Martha Cornog

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When I Came Out

Anne Mette Kaerulf Lorentzen | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Jan 22, 2021

Both poignant and funny, Louise’s life-changing decision to leave her marriage and live as a lesbian evokes the classic coming-of-age tale, skewed older yet still universal. A readalike for fans of Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love.

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The Times I Knew I Was Gay

Eleanor Crewes | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Dec 18, 2020

As Western culture becomes increasingly gay-friendly, Crewes’s experience will—fortunately—become more and more typical. The story of her journey will be much appreciated by young people who are curious about themselves and their friends.

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Churchill: A Graphic Biography

Vincent Delmas | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Apr 17, 2020

Complex enough for adults seeking entrée into the Churchill mystique while also great reading for historically minded teens down through middle-schoolers.

Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës

Isabel Greenberg | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Feb 01, 2020

Greenberg not only shows how the juvenile “scribblemania” of the Brontës prefigured later literary accomplishments, such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, but also crafts a story that resonates within our own century. Engrossing for both adults and teens attracted to alt-history fantasy or the Brontës. (See also, Catherynne M. Valente’s The Glass Town Game, SLJ 6/17.)

Afrofuturism and More: Top Graphic Novels for February, Black History Month, and Beyond

Martha Cornog, Nov 21, 2019

Boost your displays with these 20 diverse graphic works across genres.

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EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest

Qiana Whitted | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Nov 01, 2019

Long before diversity became a buzzword and rallying cry throughout publishing, the notorious EC Comics sneaked socially conscious stories about civil rights and justice for minorities into its 1950s sensationalist anthologies...

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Ezra Claytan (text) Daniels & | GRAPHIC NOVELS, Nov 01, 2019

Escaping her upwardly mobile parents, Darla moves back to their old neighborhood in Chicago’s Bottomyards to find bare-bones housing where she can grow her design business on the cheap...