Where I'M Coming From
By: Barbara Brandon-Croft
4.19
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Written by the only African-American woman cartoonist to be nationally syndicated, this collection …
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1. Beauty
By: Kerascoët , Hubert
4.22
Format: 649 pages, Hardcover
When the repulsively ugly Coddie unintentionally saves a fairy from a spell, she does not understan… read more
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2. An Age of License: A Travelogue
By: Lucy Knisley
3.49
Format: 465 pages,
Midnight picnics at the Eiffel Tower; wine tastings paired with blowgun lessons; and romance in caf… read more
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3. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- feminism
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
4. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
By: Zoe Thorogood
4.21
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt … read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
"And maybe that 'something' is a piece of my stupid little soul trapped in a book with very divisive reviews on Goodreads!"-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
"You're going to spend infinitely more time being dead than alive, so it's probably best to make peace with it while you can."-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
5. Shubeik Lubeik
By: Deena Mohamed
4.50
Format: 528 pages, ebook
A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishe… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- fiction
6. The Talk
By: Darrin Bell
4.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more
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- graphic novels comics
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7. Monica
By: Daniel Clowes
3.95
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
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8. Exhibit
By: R.O. Kwon
3.24
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between… read more
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- fiction
9. Cryptid Club
By: Sarah Andersen
4.27
Format: 112 pages, ebook
Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- humor
- comics
- fiction
10. The Mysteries
By: Bill Watterson
3.76
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more
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11. Timid
By: Jonathan Todd
3.57
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more
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- comics
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12. Roaming
By: Jillian Tamaki
3.77
Format: 443 pages, Paperback
Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more
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- fiction
13. A Guest in the House
By: Emily Carroll
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more
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"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
14. Revenge of the Librarians
By: Tom Gauld
3.94
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the … read more
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- graphic novels
- humor
- fiction
- comics
15. Sports Is Hell
By: Ben Passmore
3.50
Format: 60 pages, Paperback
Some wars are for religion and some are for political belief, but this one is for football. Afte… read more
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16. Parasocial
By: Alex de Campi
3.50
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In the middle of the pandemic, a fading genre-TV actor, fresh from his long-running series' cancell… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- fiction
17. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
18. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story
By: Julia Wertz
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more
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- comics
"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story
"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story
"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story
"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story
19. Butter Honey Pig Bread
By: Francesca Ekwuyasi
4.31
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tel… read more
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"Death is only a doorway."-Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread
20. Corps vivante
By: Julie Delporte
4.30
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
En 1990, Julie Delporte n’a encore jamais vu de butch, mais sa tante préférée chasse et fume le cig… read more
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"On entend dire que le sexe est bon pour la santé, mais la moitié du monde autour de moi a été violée."-Julie Delporte, Corps vivante
21. Banned Book Club
By: Kim Hyun Sook
3.97
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more
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- graphic novels
"In times like this, no act is apolitical."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club
22. What You Need to Be Warm
By: Neil Gaiman
4.20
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more
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23. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
By: Ntozake Shange
4.28
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
In celebration of its highly anticipated Broadway revival, Ntozake Shange’s classic, award-winning … read more
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- feminism
- african american
- fiction
"What I want and I wanted to be unforgettable."-Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
"i done forgot all abt words aint got no definitions"-Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
"Through my tears 1 found god in myself and I loved her fiercely"."-Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
"And this is for Colored girls who have considered suicide, but are moving to the ends of their own rainbows."-Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
24. Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir
By: Ai Weiwei
3.74
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
25. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
By: Sarah Myer
4.40
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more
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- comics
26. 40 Men and 12 Rifles: Indochina 1954
By: Marcelino Truong
3.80
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
By the author of Such a Lovely Little War and Saigon Calling , a stirring graphic novel about lo… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
27. Tender
By: Beth Hetland
3.91
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
A psychological thriller about a woman obsessed with her vision for a picture-perfect, curated life… read more
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28. Sunflowers
By: Keezy Young
4.45
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
An autobiographical comic about one person's experience living with bipolar I disorder. From mania … read more
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29. Where I'M Coming From
By: Barbara Brandon-Croft
4.19
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Written by the only African-American woman cartoonist to be nationally syndicated, this collection … read more
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- humor
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- african american
30. The Coin
By: Yasmin Zaher
3.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling, far from home, as she gets… read more
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- fiction
"And the poet, he asked, who was it again? Aisha didn't know him, neither did Matthew. But, of course, Gregory did. He asked if he was the 9/11 denier. No, definitely not a denier, but very vocal when…"-Yasmin Zaher, The Coin
31. Burn
By: Peter Heller
3.72
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emer… read more
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- fiction