18 must-read memoir books like A Fade of Light by Nate Fakes

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A Fade of Light

By: Nate Fakes

4.31

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

An intimate and moving graphic memoir by cartoonist Nate Fakes, dedicated to his stepdad Ron, a lar…

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1. Special Exits

By: Joyce Farmer

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joyce Farmer's memoir chronicles the decline of the author's parents' health, their relationship wi… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Farmer's Special Exits book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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2. Green River Killer

By: Jonathan Case , Jeff Jensen

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

The story of one of America's most notorious killers is revealed in this true-crime comic unlike an… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Case's Green River Killer book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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3. Robot Dreams

By: Sara Varon

3.84

Format: 179 pages,

Richly endearing and full of surprises, Robot Dreamsfollows an ill-fated friendship between a dog a… read more

Similar categories in Sara Varon's Robot Dreams book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels
  • comics

4. My Friend Dahmer

By: Derf Backderf

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer -- the most notorious serial killer sin… read more

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5. In.

By: Will McPhail

4.38

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and witty graphic novel by a leading New Yorker cartoonist, following a millennial's jou… read more

Similar categories in Will McPhail's In. book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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6. 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

Similar categories in Zoe Thorogood's It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"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

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7. 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

Similar categories in Deena Mohamed's Shubeik Lubeik book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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8. 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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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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9. 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
  • comics
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10. Keeping Two

By: Jordan Crane

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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11. 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

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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12. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

Similar categories in Deb J.J. Lee's In Limbo book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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13. The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

By: Marjorie M. Liu

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda—the creati… read more

Similar categories in Marjorie M. Liu's The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"No creepy dolls!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"Not the demon anus!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"It’s Sarlaac Satan!"

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

"Oh my God. We’re superheroes."

-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night

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14. 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

Similar categories in Julia Wertz's Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"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

"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

"...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

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15. Everything Is OK

By: Debbie Tung

4.31

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Everything Is OK book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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16. Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?

By: Harold Schechter

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One of the greats in the field of true-crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Kill… read more

Similar categories in Harold Schechter's Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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17. Tokyo These Days, Volume 1

By: Taiyo Matsumoto

3.96

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The winner of multiple Eisner Awards, author Taiyo Matsumoto explores the relationships between a m… read more

Similar categories in Taiyo Matsumoto's Tokyo These Days, Volume 1 book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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18. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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19. Ephemera

By: Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A debut graphic novel that poignantly blends memoir, magic realism, and graphic medicine. Ephem… read more

Similar categories in Briana Loewinsohn's Ephemera book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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20. Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir

By: Robert Kirby

3.75

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Marriage doesn’t define a relationship. Unless you want it to. In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby r… read more

Similar categories in Robert Kirby's Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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21. Why Don't You Love Me?

By: Paul B. Rainey

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Claire and Mark are in the doldrums of an unhappy marriage. She doesn’t get out of her bathrobe and… read more

Similar categories in Paul B. Rainey's Why Don't You Love Me? book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

22. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

Similar categories in Navied Mahdavian's This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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23. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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24. Our Little Secret

By: Emily Carrington

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize At 15, Emily is a relatively typical teenage girl… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib

25. It Won't Always Be Like This

By: Malaka Gharib

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father's new family,… read more

Similar categories in Malaka Gharib's It Won't Always Be Like This book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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26. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir

By: Denise Dorrance

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For fans of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , an unputdownable debut graphic The what… read more

Similar categories in Denise Dorrance's Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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27. Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir

By: Rick Louis

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

WINNER Outstanding Work of Graphic Medicine (Long Form) 2023 Awards for Excellence in Graphic Medic… read more

Similar categories in Rick Louis's Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars: A Graphic Memoir book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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28. A Fade of Light

By: Nate Fakes

4.31

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

An intimate and moving graphic memoir by cartoonist Nate Fakes, dedicated to his stepdad Ron, a lar… read more

Similar categories in Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • medical
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Hogbook and Lazer Eyes by Maria Bamford

29. Hogbook and Lazer Eyes

By: Maria Bamford

3.99

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Maria Bamford’s acclaimed quasi-autobiographical Lady Dynamite  Netflix series already know… read more

Similar categories in Maria Bamford's Hogbook and Lazer Eyes book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

30. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

Similar categories in Bex Ollerton's Sensory: Life on the Spectrum book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing by Marian Henley

31. Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing

By: Marian Henley

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Marian Henley's beautifully illustrated memoir tells an emotionally resonant story about the wonder… read more

Similar categories in Marian Henley's Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing book and Nate Fakes's A Fade of Light

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction

20 Best nonfiction books like A Fade of Light by Nate Fakes

Transform Your Habits

Special Exits

Joyce Farmer

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Green River Killer

Jonathan Case , Jeff Jensen

0.00

Transform Your Habits

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

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Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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4.06

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