15 must-read nonfiction books like Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography by Noah Van Sciver

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Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography

By: Noah Van Sciver

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Decades in the making, an original graphic novel biography about the life of Joseph Smith, founder …

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1. The Underwater Welder

By: Jeff Lemire , Steve Wands

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immen… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics

2. Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography

By: Chester Brown

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

"It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel." -Tim… read more

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3. 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
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

4. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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5. 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
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6. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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7. The Ghost in You (Reckless, #4)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The fourth book in the best-selling Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed B… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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8. 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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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • 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

"...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

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9. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Are You Willing to Die for the Cause by Chris Oliveros

10. Are You Willing to Die for the Cause

By: Chris Oliveros

4.09

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

A deep dive into a contentious and dramatic period in Canadian history―the rise of a militant separ… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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12. Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy

By: Bill Griffith

4.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Bill Griffith, the acclaimed creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes a history of comics as told t… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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13. The High Desert

By: James Spooner

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Winner of a 2022 ALA Alex Award Winner of the 2023 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Print Comics One of … read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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14. Men I Trust

By: Tommi Parrish

3.75

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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15. Rave

By: Jessica Campbell

3.65

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of chur… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • religion
  • comics
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16. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

By: Adrian Tomine

4.01

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

A COMEDIC MEMOIR ABOUT FANDOM, FAME, AND OTHER EMBARRASSMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES B… read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Sé que os vais a divertir mucho, que vais a vivir experiencias asombrosas y que encararéis cualquier reto con entereza y valentía. Por favor, haced todo lo posible por ser bondadosas, curiosas, pecul…"

-Adrian Tomine, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist

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17. Blood of the Virgin

By: Sammy Harkham

3.70

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

“A story about storytelling...Conjures up the grindhouse movie-making scene in 1970s Los Angeles an… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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18. In Utero

By: Chris Gooch

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Akira meets Aliens , and Annihilation meets Evangelion , in this coming-of-age monster tale from aw… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee by Tom Scioli

19. I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee

By: Tom Scioli

3.42

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The first graphic novel biography of the legendary Stan Lee, co-creator of many of Marvel's beloved… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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20. Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin

By: Andrew S. Weiss

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian "Box" Brown

21. The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

By: Brian "Box" Brown

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian "Box" Brown brings history and culture to life through his comics. In his new graphic novel, … read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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22. Pittsburgh

By: Frank Santoro

3.87

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Originaire de la ville de Pittsburgh (Pennsylvanie) où il habite toujours, Frank Santoro tente avec… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North

23. Danger and Other Unknown Risks

By: Ryan North

3.90

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

A twisty, spellbinding adventure about a girl and her dog who want to save the world, Danger and Ot… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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24. Ultrasound

By: Conor Stechschulte

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Eerie Archives, Vol. 3 by Archie Goodwin

25. Eerie Archives, Vol. 3

By: Archie Goodwin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Cousin Eerie is back with dozens of blood-chilling tales of terror and the macabre! Dark Horse Comi… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Time Under Tension by M.S. Harkness

26. Time Under Tension

By: M.S. Harkness

3.97

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Time Under Tension is a smart, funny, no bullshit work of autobiography, a story of searching for d… read more

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  • graphic novels
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  • nonfiction
Cover of Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith

27. Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead

By: Bill Griffith

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Nobody’s Fool follows the story of Schlitzie’s long career—from Coney Island and the Ringling Bros.… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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28. Come Home, Indio

By: Jim Terry

4.26

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

A Native American cartoonist shares his journey from childhood, through struggles with alcoholism, … read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Self-Esteem and the End of the World by Luke Healy

29. Self-Esteem and the End of the World

By: Luke Healy

3.73

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

“Who is Luke Healy?” An absurdist dramedy about self-esteem in the wake of a climate destruction L… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Age 16 by Rosena Fung

30. Age 16

By: Rosena Fung

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing dow… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography by Noah Van Sciver

31. Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography

By: Noah Van Sciver

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Decades in the making, an original graphic novel biography about the life of Joseph Smith, founder … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
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  • graphic novels
  • mormonism
  • religion
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  • comics

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4.43

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3.42

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4.00

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4.38

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