Category: book review

Save It For Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell. Abrams Comicarts, 2021. 9781419749124. 160pp.  Powell (March, Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire, more) makes beautiful graphic novels. Every aspect of his work is amazing, but for […]
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After the Public Library Association’s 2026 conference, I had to stay in Minneapolis an extra day because of a blizzard sweeping across North Dakota. And after visiting the art museum to see the amazing Christine Sun Kim exhibit I hit […]
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Go Bananas! story by A.B. Peele, art by Lala Watkins. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2026. 9781665953566.  Bananas of all (and unexpected) varieties unite, dance, and when things go wrong. It’s the kind of insanity that would be […]
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Montreal is my favorite place in the world to visit. It’s a phenomenal walking city, plus I get to buy French comics, enjoy fresh wood-fired bagels, and eat at Damas. This year my wife and I visited during the Montreal […]
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Clock Hands by Marieke Nijkamp and Sylvia Bi. Greenwillow, 2026. 9780063027138. 282 pp. including an author’s note on guilds and strikes at the end. In the port city of Siannera, it’s hard to get decent work if you’re not a […]
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Deepwater Creek by Michael Regina. Putnam, 2025. 9780593117378. 252pp. The Enoch River is deep. After a hurricane, Wade, his younger brother Andrew, their dad, and a few friends head out for a day of fishing. There’s a nasty fog and […]
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The Night Giant by Lorenzo Coltellacci, illustrated by Lorenzo Sangió. Kids Can Press, 2025. 9781525314032. This giant plays tricks on the villagers at night. He seems to be having a great time! But not everyone is sure he’s real, and […]
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After reading Gordon’s graphic novel Into the Bewilderness I checked out a bunch of his picture books from my local libraries. I love the way he draws expressive, anthropomorphic characters, and that his illustrations include a bit of collage. Here […]
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New World by David Jesus Vignolli. Archaia, 2019. 9781684153985. 157pp. This mythological story of the “discovery” of the New World involves a warrior woman (Iracema) who wants to free mistreated slaves even though her elders would rather have her people […]
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Ionheart by Lukas Kummer. Top Shelf, 2025. 9781603095587. 308pp. (Portions originally published in German, no translator listed.) This book is a wonderful combination of science fiction and fantasy. The inside front flap references Blade Runner, Tin Tin, and The Dark […]
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