Award-winning cartoonist Lee Lai’s new graphic novel, Cannon is gorgeous with astonishing story complexity. New to Lai’s work, I decided to first check out her debut, Stone Fruit, and our review of it, and upon finishing, I quickly dove into Cannon. Fans of Stone Fruit won’t be disappointed; the two books share themes of queer… The post The Expansiveness of Visual and Verbal Craft in “Cannon”: A Conversation With Lee Lai appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.| Chicago Review of Books
Information Goodreads: Dream OnSeries: NoneAge Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary Cassie feels overlooked in her large family, and things get worse when a new girl comes between her and her best friend Vali. So when Cassie receives a letter in the mail assuring her that she won the grand prize in a sweepstakes, she … Continue reading Dream On by Shannon Hale, Ill. by Marcela Cespedes| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Carousel SummerSeries: NoneAge Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary Lucy is not particularly enjoying summer. Her best friend is away at camp and her dad and brother are both working. Mostly she does chores. Then a local artist (Ray) arrives in town with her daughter Anaïs. Milforth is preparing for its 150th anniversary … Continue reading Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The Lemonade WarSeries: None (yet–the chapter book has sequels)Age Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary Evan Treski is good with people, but not with numbers. His younger sister Jessie is the opposite. Because her school recommended that Jessie skip a grade, both will be going into fourth grade together this year. And Evan’s … Continue reading The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel by Jacqueline Davis, Ill. by Karen De La Vega| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: The Lost SundaySeries: NoneAge Category: Children’s/Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2021 Summary Nina lives in a town haunted by the wolves of the days of the wee…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Brief thoughts on the books I read in August, including books by E.K. Johnston, Intisar Khanani, Rboin Wall Kimmerer, and Nnedi Okorafor. Continue reading →| alibrarymama
My brief thoughts on the books I read in June – so many books I loved! These are mostly fantasy as usual, with a smattering of contemporary middle grade, adult romance, and one historical tee…| alibrarymama
The Inspiring True Story of Eric Liddell by Tim Challies 2025 / 128 pages Eric Liddell is probably best known as the man who refused to run the 100 meters at the 1924 Olympics because the finals were going to take place on a Sunday. He wanted to obey his LORD, and God’s 4th Commandment: […]| Reformed Perspective
Something wonderful has happened since I turned 70. Really. I got in my skin. I finally got in. I mean, I’ve been trying to get in my skin for years. But there was always an arm or leg stuck outside, restless... The full Old With Jokes by Leanne Grabel can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Hero Cave is a dark but relatable comedy about the daily grind, and a welcome reminder of the subversive pleasures of becoming ungovernable.| The Beat
Recensione dal fumetto inedito pubblicato su Internazionale L'articolo La vendetta di Polifemo: Zerocalcare e tutti i Nessuno del mondo proviene da Q Code Magazine.| Q Code Magazine
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki is a tense look at private schools, secrets, and the lengths people will go to keep them. The post Review: This Place Kills Me appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Tripping Over You by Suzana Harcum is about a romance between two boys, not sure if they're ready to announce their identities to the world. The post Review: Tripping Over You Book 1 appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Dracula's Brunch Club by Brian Gonsar is a fun ride from beginning to end, full of vampires and jelly donuts. The post Review: Dracula’s Brunch Club appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Graveyard Shift by ML Rio ★★★★ I know this book has pretty low rating on goodreads, but as someone in microbiology I am SO excited when I realized how this book will go into detail about some weird…| The Literary Huntress
In the excellent new middle grade graphic novel Creaky Acres (Kokila, 2025), a parental job change means ten-year old Nora has to leave her friends, her school, and her beloved high-end horse facil…| What's Not Wrong?
Ho scoperto Alison Bechdel nei primi anni dell’università, quando le prime lesbiche sono entrate nella mia vita e io nella loro: fino ad allora ne avevo sentito solo parlare, forse ne avevo avvistata qualcuna nel mio paese e dintorni ma non avevo mai condiviso con loro una quotidianità. E ammetto che devo ringraziarle per tante […] L'articolo Alla scoperta di Alison Bechdel: fumettista e icona queer proviene da Alice Fadda.| Alice Fadda
My brief thoughts of the 15 books I read in May – from middle grade to adult, including lots of fantasy, some romance, and one deeply thoughtful nonfiction title.| alibrarymama
I got this graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ yesterday. It looked very beautiful and so I immediately paused my current reading project, and started reading…| Vishy's Blog
My brief thoughts of the 14 books I read in April, including three re-reads of beloved books. Continue reading →| alibrarymama
It’s the first hour of Easter, and with this, I have four posts to write. Given how slow I’m typing, it will be a long day, but even like the steps of a turtle, I have faith I will make it. I…| Mybookworld24
My brief thoughts of the 16 books I read in March – so many books I loved!| alibrarymama
Quante cose è il nostro corpo? Se nasci o ti identifichi femmina, il tuo corpo non è solo un corpo. Fin da bambina comprendi che è qualcosa da tenere sempre composto, che dovrebbe essere leggiadro e elegante. Deve essere in ordine, pulito, conforme a ciò che la società ha deciso per te. Capirai che quel […]| Alice Fadda
The Kiss Bet by Ingrid Ochoa Publisher: Webtoon (Webtoon Unscrolled) Release Date: February 25, 2025 Available through Bookshop Sub-genres: YA romcom, school life, & contemporary romance [Recei…| 24hryabookblog
Middle grade fiction is such a terrific place to find interesting characters and challenges. These three brand new books have an amazing variety of those! | The Book Search
I might have mentioned before that I'm not typically a fan of graphic novels. I like creating my own mental images of characters and settings and so I don't usually choose graphic novels. BUT, holy cow, these two new ones have such interesting story lines and the art work is SO compelling, you have to look for them!| The Book Search
Still reading for the CYBILS award, but coming down the end of the pile. Today I found this really great one lurking!| The Book Search
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Like Steve Reich’s Different Trains, Jordan Mechner’s graphic memoir Replay is a work of introspection that looks to history and tragic synchronicity.| PopMatters
Dryad, volumes 1-2by Kurtis J. Wiebe The Glass family has spent thirteen years hiding peacefully in the sleepy forest settlement of Frostbrook where Morgan and Yale planted roots and raised their t…| LessthanThreeD
Rat Queens, volumes 7-8by Ryan Ferrier 7: A vengeful presence from the past forces the Rat Queens to face their own demons in order to save everything they’ve ever loved! Can the Queens hold their …| LessthanThreeD
Giant Days, volumes 9-14by John Allison 9: It’s the end of second year, and everything is happening so fast! Moving out, breaking up, breaking hearts, breaking…bones? Best-Mates-for-Life Esther, Da…| LessthanThreeD
Check out this wonderful graphic novel for teens about the resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Third Day: The Gospel of Luke Chapters 22-24| Thinking Kids
Quick The Marble Queen sketches 🌹⚔️ You can pre-order the graphic novel here| Gabrielle Kari
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! If you love sword lesbians two queens in love you should preorder mine and Anna Kopp’s graphic novel releasing in March! -> The Marble Queen Preorder and if you preorder you can pick up some extra goodies Summary: A sapphic YA graphic novel with sword fighting, political intrigue, and magic where the princess needs a marriage alliance for the welfare of her kingdom, but she unknowingly accepts a proposal from a mysterious country, having come not from the prince, but h...| Gabrielle Kari
Canadian-South African comics creator Maya LeMaitre has published a book of comics about a teenager from Earth named Mimi who moves to Mars with her family. The book, which is suitable for all ages, explores how Mimi adapts to her new home and features LeMaitre's signature watercolour art and sense of whimsy.| brainwavez.org
For this post, I’m sharing details of my most recent article, “Snapping the Quijote: Examining L2 Literature, Social Media, and Digital Storytelling through a Cervantine Lens”, which was publ…| Rebecca M. Bender, PhD