9 must-read lgbt books like Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank by Eric Orner

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Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank

By: Eric Orner

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Eric Orner, the acclaimed cartoonist of one of the country’s most popular and longest-running gay c…

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Cover of Dava by Franz Kafka, David Zane Mairowitz, Kutlukhan Kutlu, Chantal Montellier

1. Dava

By: Franz Kafka , David Zane Mairowitz , Kutlukhan Kutlu , Chantal Montellier

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

NTV Yayinlari'nin yeni serisi Cizgi Roman Dunya Klasikleri, ilk cizgi roman Macbeth'in ardindan Fra… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Palestine by None, Joe Sacco

2. Palestine

By: None , Joe Sacco

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995--Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of … read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels comics
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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3. Here

By: Richard McGuire

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hereis Richard McGuire's unique graphic novel based on the legendary 1989 comic strip of the same n… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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4. Shortcomings

By: Adrian Tomine

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007 Shortc… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics

5. 300

By: Frank Miller , Lynn Varley

4.00

Format: 98 pages,

The army of Persia - a force so vast it shakes the earth with its march - is poised to crush Greece… read more

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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

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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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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  • biography
  • 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
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

10. 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
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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11. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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12. The Waiting

By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

4.43

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The story begins with a mother's confession... sisters permanently separated by a border during the… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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13. 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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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • lgbt
Cover of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

14. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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15. 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
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
"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

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16. A Book of Days

By: Patti Smith

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz

17. 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
  • 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

"...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

Cover of Us by Sara Soler

18. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.37

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

¿Qué pasa cuando la vida que tenías asumida da un giro de 180 grados? Nada... Y también todo. Us es… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
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19. Sabrina

By: Nick Drnaso

3.83

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Rate your overall mood from 1 to 5, 1 being poor. R… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"There you are."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"Just remember that crisis leads to opportunity."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"A lot of people are able to turn their grief into something positive. Maybe you’re destined for some kind of job in law enforcement."

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

"What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even peripherally, in the plot? Are you willing to participate in a crime like t…"

-Nick Drnaso, Sabrina

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20. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

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  • biography
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith

21. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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22. The Third Person

By: Emma Grove

4.14

Format: 920 pages, Paperback

In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby’s office. She wants to share this wonder… read more

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

23. 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

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1) by Lewis Hancox

24. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure (St. Hell, #1)

By: Lewis Hancox

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the … read more

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  • biography
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls

25. Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

By: Tessa Hulls

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring lo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis

26. Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith

By: Grace Ellis

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A fictional and complex portrait of bestselling author Patricia Highsmith caught up in the longing … read more

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  • biography
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Let There Be Light by Liana Finck

27. Let There Be Light

By: Liana Finck

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A bold retelling of the Book of Genesis, starring a female God, from the acclaimed New Yorker carto… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin by Andrew S. Weiss

28. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib

29. 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

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  • biography
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alone in Space: A Collection by Tillie Walden

30. Alone in Space: A Collection

By: Tillie Walden

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alone In Space compiles award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden’s short comics into a stunning and c… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • lgbt
Cover of Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank by Eric Orner

31. Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank

By: Eric Orner

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Eric Orner, the acclaimed cartoonist of one of the country’s most popular and longest-running gay c… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction

6 must-read history books like Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank by Eric Orner

Transform Your Habits

Palestine

None , Joe Sacco

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

Tommie Smith

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

Tessa Hulls

4.52

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10 Top adult books like The Talk by Darrin Bell

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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A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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