Graphic, Nonfiction, Comics, & Cartoons

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“This book is both witty and fierce. It’s a gift that keeps on giving, and we can only hope its nonagenarian author continues to do so as well.”

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“‘Barely had you arrived in this world that you had to leave it, sweetheart . . . Too precocious, too uncompromising, too talented.’”

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“No detail escapes Dauber. . . . A master storyteller . . .”

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“Shadmi’s deeply absorbing and moving biography will appeal to Dracula afficionados of all ages.”

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SelfMadeHero, a small British niche publisher of graphic narratives, has issued The Dancing Plague by Gareth Brookes, an award-winning illustrator and writer.

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“Unfortunately, this isn’t the accurate biography it purports to be.”

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“A sterling example of how graphic novels are uniquely able to get readers through tough subjects.”

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“Bechdel is ruthlessly honest, her sharp gaze helping us see ourselves, our culture, more clearly.”

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“The little boy who dreamed of painting like Norman Rockwell ended up with his own art on the cover of The New Yorker. What could be more magical than that?

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“A powerful story of our earliest days as a species.”

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“In Pollock Confidential, they’re given a fascinating slice of this mercurial artist’s life, a strange marriage between a conservative government intrigue and rebellious creativity

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“thoughtfully rendered, carried through a harrowing, often funny, engaging personal story.”

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“. . . a hilarious romp through chemistry and biology. . . . A fun way to learn the science of life.”

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“In this wide-ranging story of exploration, Fetter-Vorm captures both the mystical pull of the moon and the many men and women who worked hard to understand and reach it.

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“This book offers a sweet ray of hope in a very confusing time.”

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“a first-rate effort with enough detail to capture the history combined with a sharp pace and magnificent artwork.

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“The question of ‘What are you?’ has never been answered with so much charm.”

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“How did a sickly kid from a poor family in Pittsburgh become Andy Warhol, the cultural superstar?”

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“There could not be a better subject for a work of graphic nonfiction (to use the author’s term) than the great Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.”

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“Masterly, vivid, dramatic. . . This is beautiful writing, visceral and deep.”

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“Does an excellent job of describing Debs’ life and work, his passion and purpose.”

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