Nonfiction
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Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews
$16.95 Add to cartThe wildly varied essays in Not-Knowing combine to form a posthumous manifesto of one of America’s masters of literary experiment. Here are Barthelme’s thoughts on writing (his own and others); his ob
- Author: Barthelme, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1593761732
- Language: English
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The Drought
$15.99 Add to cartWeird and mesmerizingly grotesque, The Drought tells the chilling story of the world on the brink of extinction, where a global drought, brought on by industrial waste, has left mankind in a life-or-d… [more below]
- Author: Ballard, J. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 16 2012
- ISBN10: 087140401X
- Language: English
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Regiment of Women
$16.00 Add to cartObsessive friendships lead to tragedy in this early-twentieth-century novel about a charismatic schoolmistress, a na?e new teacher, and an impressionable student–with an afterword by Melissa Broder, … [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Torchbearers
- Author: Dane, Clemence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0593244052
- Language: English
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Firebrands: Activists You Didn’t Learn about in School
$15.95 Add to cart- Series: Real Heroes
- Author: Justseeds
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1648413447
- Language: English
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Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession
$22.99 Add to cartA humorous graphic investigation of the author’s obsession with true crime, the murders that have most captivated her throughout her life, and a love letter to her fellow true-crime fanatics.
Why is i- Author: Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1524861162
- Language: English
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Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371
$24.95 Add to cartA graphic memoir and adapted oral history of Unit 371, an inpatient AIDS care hospital unit in Chicago that was in existence from 1985 to 2000. Examines the human costs of caregiving and the role art … [more below]
- Author: Czerwiec, Mk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1637790074
- Language: English
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Look Again
$20.99 Read more“an inventive and introspective memoir . . . crafted with equal parts mystery, honesty, and empathy.” —Publishers Weekly
Once, years ago, while walking her dogs in the woods, Elizabeth found a dead bo
- Author: A. Trembley, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1951491181
- Language: English
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Vietnamerica: A Family’s Journey
$32.00 Add to cartA superb new graphic memoir in which an inspired artist/storyteller reveals the road that brought his family to where they are today: Vietnamerica
GB Tran is a young Vietnamese American artist who gr- Author: Tran, Gb
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0345508726
- Language: English
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The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent
$22.00 Add to cartFrom the Nobel Prize-winning author of Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go comes a gorgeously illustrated volume of lyrics written for the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent.… [more below]
- Author: Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593802519
- Language: English
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Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio
$20.00 Add to cartA Library Journal Best Book of 2015
Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every wee- Author: Abel, Jessica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0385348436
- Language: English
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The Comic Book Story of Basketball: A Fast-Break History of Hoops
$19.99 Read moreA fast-break history of basketball–from its humble beginnings to its all-time great players–featuring engaging true tales from the court and vivid, dynamic illustrations.
Whether it’s millionaire pr- Series: Comic Book Story of
- Author: Van Lente, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1984856189
- Language: English
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What Is Home, Mum?
$22.99 Read moreOne of the top ten graphic novels for Spring 2022, as chosen by Publishers Weekly
“Khan debuts with a deeply introspective, elegantly rendered graphic memoir about her experiences, faith, and family i- Author: Khan, Sabba
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 17, 2022
- ISBN10: 1951491173
- Language: English
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Museum of Mistakes
$29.95 Read moreFor almost two decades, Julia Wertz has been documenting her life’s most intimate, absurd, and amusing moments through a whimsical and hilarious diary comic book called The Fart Party. Wertz retells c… [more below]
- Author: Wertz, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1941250467
- Language: English
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Give Me Space But Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety
$25.00 Add to cartA tender, funny, illustrated memoir about anxiety and self-acceptance from the artist behind @haleydrewthis
Anxiety has been glued to Haley Weaver’s side since she was a child. Like most people, Weave- Author: Weaver, Haley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0593539338
- Language: English
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Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family
$29.99 Add to cart“[A] vibrant, poignant book.” –NPR Book Reviews
1914. A teenage romantic heads to the enlistment office when his idyllic life in a Jewish enclave of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is shattered by World- Author: Mechner, Jordan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1250873754
- Language: English
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Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington
$24.99 Read moreAward-winning storytellers Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot’s full-color graphic novel Armed with Madness presents a new perspective on the 1930s Paris art scene from neglected artist, feminist icon, a… [more below]
- Author: Talbot, Mary M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1914224124
- Language: English
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Hip Hop Family Tree, Book 4: 1984-1985
$27.99 Add to cartBook 4 charts the rise of Dr. Dre and Def Jam records, and introduces new branches on the “tree” Will Smith, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and Biz Markie. This volume is also jam-packed with films Hollywood rel… [more below]
- Series: Hip Hop Family Tree #0
- Author: Piskor, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1606999400
- Language: English
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Leonard Cohen: On a Wire
$24.95 Add to cartA captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poet
Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man’s life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and mu- Author: Girard, Philippe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1770464891
- Language: English
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The Comic Book Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Shows You How to Make Comics
$18.99 Read moreAn aspiring young creator learns the fundamentals of visual storytelling from three comic book mentors in this charming illustrated tale–a graphic novel that teaches you how to turn your stories into… [more below]
- Author: Crilley, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1984858432
- Language: English
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Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour (a Graphic Novel): A Japanese American Woman’s Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II
$16.99 Add to cart**2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year: Silver Award Winner in Graphic Novels & Comics Category**
**Recommended by The New York Public Library as one of its 50 best comics for adults**
**A Junior Libr… [more below]- Author: Frattino, Andre R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 4805316950
- Language: English
