Note: Although we tend to throw around the term graphic novel to refer to all novel-length illustrated works, keep mind that there is some great graphic nonfiction for teens. This list of the best graphic novels for teens are a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Freddie has a bit of a problem: her girlfriend Laura Dean has a habit of breaking up with her on major holidays....
How will the books on this list challenge you? Some cover difficult topics that will have you reexamining your own feelings about various issues. Others deal with complicated moral issues. Some of these books will have you itching to share with your friends so you can discuss what it all means. Warning: the books on this list might even leave you with a serious book hangover for days. So consume with caution....
Karunatilaka is one of Sri Lanka’s foremost authors. He was born there and grew up in the capital of Colombo, where he now lives. Previously he studied in New Zealand, and went on to work and live in London, Amsterdam, and Singapore. He works as an advertising copywriter. His debut novel Chinaman was met with much acclaim and went on to win the Commonwealth Book Prize, among others. In The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, photographer Maali Almeida dies and finding himself in the afterlife, sets out to discover how he died and, more importantly, expose the carnage of Sri Lanka’s civil wars with a cache of hidden photos....
Content note: some of the embedded videos may contain expletives. “Let America Be American Again” by Langston Hughes: “O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet— And yet must be—the land where every man is free.” Read it in The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. “9 Things I Would Like to Tell Every to Every Teenage Girl” by Melissa NewMan-Evans “One, the world is trying to kill you....
In fact, it took a lot of careful contemplation to narrow this down to only these releases: believe me, this is far from a comprehensive list. Instead, it’s a selection of both YA and adult releases, selected on my own personal criteria that is absolutely not an objective assessment. (Which is all to say that if I missed your book, I’m sorry!) This month has a wealth of riches, including an F/F asexual marching band YA romance, the newest from the author of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, a M/M YA pirate adventure, and more....
But much as I wish the entire publishing world would stop and make way for my novel, I know that’s not how this works. These three books are among those making their way across the pond this month, too. The Parisian by Isabella Hammad (Grove Press, April 9, 2019) This literary novel is the story of Midhat Khamal, who returns home to Ottoman Palestine after studying in France to find his country under British rule, and over the course of book, both he and his nation strive for identity and independence....
Also, she punched Mando in the head so hard during their first fight, he kicked himself in the ass. I like a lady who can ring the bell of someone wearing a helmet. I like her a lot. And I would like to see more of her. Comic book flicks are begging for tall, strong, hard-hitting, women with enough dimension to have vulnerable moments, moments of terror, of hope, and of love....
Meet Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. Except one person. Someone knows Aimee very well. They know who she is and they know what she did. at Autostraddle, 8 Crime Books Featuring Women Loving Women & Other Queer People at Brit+Co, 3 New Books About Shifting Relationship Dynamics at Brightly, 6 Picture Books that Make the Sweetest Gifts for Moms at Bookish, Five Great Book Club Books for Foodies at Bustle, 8 Books About Beyoncé, Feminism, and Music to Read After You Finish ‘Queen Bey’ by Veronica Chambers at Buzzfeed, 8 Author-Owned Bookstores Every Book Lover Needs to Visit at ElectricLit, 7 Honest Books About Hoaxes at EpicReads, 37 Gorgeous Illustrated Book Covers Featuring People of Color at Quirk Books, Best Breakups in Literature at Read It Forward, 40 Best True Crime Books of All Time at Riveted, 6 Books About Introverts for Introverts at Tor, 5 Books Where the Hero Doesn’t Save the Day
Kamala Harris Books for Adults Books for Younger Readers
We readers also fantasize about being free of familial obligations and setting off into the great unknown to vanquish a dark lord or evil queen. But is it possible for protagonists to be successful with the obligations of family on their shoulders? Imagine Molly Weasley plotting with Harry in the Gryffindor common room—now that would would be epic. I want to make the case for family because it plays a significant role in shaping a character’s sense of identity....
It’s worth noting that, largely because of the Scottish origins of selkie lore, young adult books about selkies by authors of color are (to my knowledge) nonexistent. I’d love to see other cultures take on this kind of mythology with their own touch. Seals are not absent from other lore, such as the Chinook story adapted in The Boy Who Lived with the Seals. Seals, also known as Pinnipedia, are found fairly broadly around the world, so there’s material ripe and ready for authors....
But what books should you bring with you on your autumn day excursions, or when you first curl up on that first cool night when you can turn off the air conditioning and bundle up with a cup of tea instead? I have five literary book recommendations that will warm you up. Salt Slow by Julia Armfield Armfield has written a gorgeous short story collection full of strange, haunting stories featuring obstinate women, many of them queer....
Whatever the reason, I’ve been on an especially strong kick to rediscover gothic lately, and fresh, modern voices have taken me far beyond Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Full of pent-up emotion and psychological tensions, the feminist gothic genre has long been an outlet to explore the cracks in society—the ways we repress, suppress, and oppress; the things we refuse to address head-on. In gothic stories, there is a reckoning with a past that simply cannot let us live in peace....
Sandry’s Book by Tamora Pierce, Narrated by Bruce Coville and the Full Cast Family As a young teen, I adored Tamora Pierce. Never before had I seen girls and women in charge of their own fates. They saved the day as lady knights, spy masters, and demi-goddesses. Even though I owned the print editions of every novel Pierce had ever written, the audiobooks were my favorite because they were narrated by the amazing talent at Full Cast Audio....
Consequently, attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans have escalated in the last several months. Reports of verbal assault, spitting, and physical violence towards people of Asian descent have been widespread throughout the United States. In one grisly incident, three members of a family were stabbed by a man who thought they were “Chinese and infecting people with coronavirus.” To make matters worse, Trump and other government officials routinely use phrases like the “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus,” which further targets people according to race and ethnicity....
But if you weren’t aware, the genre is based off a book with the same premise and I wanted to share that book as well as some other nerdy video game reads you might want to check out if your offline life is looking for some online books. Warcross by Marie Lu Female gamers will get to see themselves represented as highly skilled bounty hunter Emika, who finds illegal gamblers in video games, in this futuristic story....
Don’t you worry, we have your back. Here are five books from different genres and styles for every taste, all short enough for a quick end-of-the-year read. They even might just help you catch up on that challenge! Read on to review some books that might make your TBR a little bigger, but will make your looming reading challenge a thing of the past. Have any other short and quick read books to recommend for readers looking to wrap up that Goodreads challenge before 2021 hits?...
My Love Story by Tina Turner Although Tina Turner, timeless superstar and the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll, had previously published an autobiography called I, Tina in 1986, My Love Story—published in 2018—is her first literary offering in over 30 years. She takes us through her upbringing, her notoriously dark and horrendous years performing with and married to Ike Turner, and what her life is like now. Definitely not to be missed for any fans, large or small, of the pop culture icon....
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library donates a free book every month to children birth through five in the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Over 100 million books have been mailed since the program started, which is pretty amazing. There’s a couple of ways to donate. You can donate to the main organization here or you can find your local affiliate and donate directly to them: Australia , Canada, United Kingdom, and the U....
