Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory
By: Solomon J. Brager
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A moving and provocative graphic memoir exploring inherited trauma, family history, and the ever-sh…
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1. We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
By: Lou Sullivan
4.76
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
Drawn from Lou Sullivan’s meticulously kept journals, this landmark book records the life of arguab… read more
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- history
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"I don't even know if there was anyone that's ever felt as I do.. how they coped, what they did...how do I find out what someone like me does?"-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"A big fear of mine is that I will die before the gender professionals acknowledge that someone like me exists, and then I really won't exist to prove them wrong."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"In a lot of ways I think the problem is I spend too much time seeing myself though other people's eyes and not really being in my body and enjoying myself and relaxing in my image."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"I finally said, "Let's put it this way: I'd rather lose you than stop my shots.""You mean that chemical is more important to you than I am?""No, I am more important to me than you are."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
2. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
3. 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
- memoir
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
4. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- queer
- lgbt
5. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- queer
- lgbt
"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)
6. 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
- nonfiction
- memoir
7. 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
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- memoir
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
- queer
8. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- queer
- lgbt
9. Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family
By: Jordan Mechner
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this intergenerational graphic memoir, renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner traces the pa… read more
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- history
- memoir
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
- holocaust
10. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
11. Victory Parade
By: Leela Corman
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The author of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Unterzakhn now gives us a heart-wrenching, phantas… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
12. Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation
By: James W. Loewen
4.33
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to Ameri… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- history
- nonfiction
13. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
14. Artificial: A Love Story
By: Amy Kurzweil
3.62
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A visionary story of three generations of artists whose search for meaning and connection transcend… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
- memoir
15. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
- queer
- lgbt
16. 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
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- comics
- queer
- lgbt
17. 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
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- graphic novels
- comics
18. 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
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- comics
- queer
- lgbt
19. Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory
By: Solomon J. Brager
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A moving and provocative graphic memoir exploring inherited trauma, family history, and the ever-sh… read more
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- history
- memoir
- jewish
- lgbt
- graphic novels
- war
- comics
- nonfiction
- holocaust
- queer
20. The Heart That Fed: A Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War
By: Carl Sciacchitano
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant graphic memoir debut, this is a loving son’s exploration of his tumultuous relationship… read more
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- history
- memoir
- graphic novels
- war
- comics
- nonfiction
21. The Field
By: Dave Lapp
3.67
Format: 540 pages, Paperback
"This might be the best story about childhood that I've ever read (or heard). It's a masterpiece." … read more
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