Read OnGraphic Novels: Reading Lists for Every Taste

(Paperback)

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With more than 500 original descriptive annotations in over 70 thematic lists, this unique compilation makes it easy for adult readers and librarians to discover graphic novel reads that satisfy their interests and reading tastes. Graphic novels are not the junk food of the literature world. Indeed, this inventive, high-quality storytelling medium comprises satisfying adult literature that can contain and express as much intellect, moral conflict, depth, and complexity as other artistic formats, embracing all genres, fiction and non-fiction alike. Read OnGraphic Novels: Reading Lists for Every Taste fulfills the promise of its title, providing more than 500 original annotations organized within 70 thematic lists. The broad selection of titles is further categorized by key appeal elements, including story, character, setting, language, and mood, providing unique access points that allow discovery of interests to transcend subject headings in catalogs. The selection encompasses all genres, ranging from literary fiction to mystery to science fiction, and from superhero stories to family sagas to coming-of-age tales. Nonfiction titlesmemoirs, travelogues, history, and text booksare also well represented, as are international graphic novels, including the extremely popular manga category (Japanese graphic novels).

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This accessible guide is equally effective for collection building, readers' advisory, or individual perusal, and most public collections will find it perceptive and helpful. Recommended. * Booklist Online *
Readers' advisory has had a renaissance in recent years, and this is a useful work for readers and librarians alike. This resource is highly recommended for public libraries and academic libraries that support genre studies. * ARBA *
Graphic novels are becoming more and more popular, and as such there are just so many to know that a book full of lists of them like this one can be quite helpful. . . . A good index compliments the content organization. Recommended. * Teacher Librarian *

Author Bio

Abby Alpert, MLIS, was a readers' advisor librarian with more than 15 years' experience working with adults and youth at Evanston Public Library and its branches in Evanston, IL.