6 best-selling nonfiction books like Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira

Cover of Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira

Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

By: Sam Nakahira

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

“A tender and thoughtful rendering of an important artist’s life. Sam Nakahira uses the power and b…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of City of Glass by Paul Auster, Art Spiegelman, David Mazzucchelli, Paul Karasik

1. City of Glass

By: Paul Auster , Art Spiegelman , David Mazzucchelli , Paul Karasik

3.97

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

A graphic novel classic with a new introduction by Art SpiegelmanQuinn writes mysteries. The Washin… read more

Similar categories in Paul Auster's City of Glass book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Quinn froze. There was nothing he could do now that would not be a mistake. Whatever choice he made--and he had to make a choice--would be arbitrary, a submission to chance. Uncertainty would haunt h…"

-Paul Auster, City of Glass

Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

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Cover of The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3. The Worst Ronin

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for … read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's The Worst Ronin book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Homebody by Theo Parish

4. 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

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • 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

Cover of Corps vivante by Julie Delporte

5. 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

Similar categories in Julie Delporte's Corps vivante book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"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

Cover of Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy

6. 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 Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • 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?

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

7. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

8. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Sunhead by Alex Assan

9. Sunhead

By: Alex Assan

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more

Similar categories in Alex Assan's Sunhead book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

10. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

Similar categories in Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise

11. Punk Rock Karaoke

By: Bianca Xunise

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A debut young adult graphic novel from Ignatz Award-winning and nationally syndicated cartoonist, B… read more

Similar categories in Bianca Xunise's Punk Rock Karaoke book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop

12. I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir

By: Maurice Vellekoop

4.17

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of four children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Vellekoop's I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Harrowing: A Graphic Novel by Kristen Kiesling

13. The Harrowing: A Graphic Novel

By: Kristen Kiesling

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this YA graphic novel, a psychic teen hunts potential killers until she discovers the boy she lo… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Kiesling's The Harrowing: A Graphic Novel book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Gulf by Adam de Souza

14. The Gulf

By: Adam de Souza

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Staring down the final days of high school, a group of friends runs away from home in order to join… read more

Similar categories in Adam de Souza's The Gulf book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan

15. Spider in the Well

By: Jess Hannigan

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utter… read more

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Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

16. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of 49 Days by Agnes   Lee

17. 49 Days

By: Agnes Lee

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more

Similar categories in Agnes Lee's 49 Days book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Tender by Beth Hetland

18. 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

Similar categories in Beth Hetland's Tender book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod

19. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

Similar categories in Kathy MacLeod's Continental Drifter book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg

20. Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest

By: Isabel Greenberg

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Isabel Greenberg’s Young Hag and th… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Greenberg's Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Lost in Taiwan (A Graphic Novel) by Mark Crilley

21. Lost in Taiwan (A Graphic Novel)

By: Mark Crilley

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this exciting graphic novel about stepping out of your comfort zone, a traveler finds himself lo… read more

Similar categories in Mark Crilley's Lost in Taiwan (A Graphic Novel) book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

22. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Hogbook and Lazer Eyes by Maria Bamford

23. 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 Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Squish by Breanna Carzoo

24. The Squish

By: Breanna Carzoo

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Sandcastle. Sandcastle’s world was new and exciting until their very first... SQUISH! … read more

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Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

25. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira

26. Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

By: Sam Nakahira

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

“A tender and thoughtful rendering of an important artist’s life. Sam Nakahira uses the power and b… read more

Similar categories in Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • womens
Cover of The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge

27. The Pale Queen

By: Ethan M. Aldridge

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed creator of Estranged and The Legend of Brightblade comes a lush fantasy graphic … read more

Similar categories in Ethan M. Aldridge's The Pale Queen book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer

28. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Teer's Brownstone book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun

29. The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1

By: Yu Pei-Yun

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history o… read more

Similar categories in Yu Pei-Yun's The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Youth Group by Jordan  Morris

30. Youth Group

By: Jordan Morris

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County Califo… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Morris's Youth Group book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

31. How It All Ends

By: Emma Hunsinger

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more

Similar categories in Emma Hunsinger's How It All Ends book and Sam Nakahira's Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape

  • graphic novels
  • comics

6 Best memoir books like Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira

Transform Your Habits

Corps vivante

Julie Delporte

4.30

Transform Your Habits

I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir

Maurice Vellekoop

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Continental Drifter

Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Hogbook and Lazer Eyes

Maria Bamford

3.99

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Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

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3.87

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Homebody

Theo Parish

4.43

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Sunhead

Alex Assan

3.53

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Stephanie Cooke

3.85

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