Sep 16, 2022

Denyse and Harrison each bring a hefty stack of graphic nonfiction titles to discuss. Topics include trips to the moon, the challenges of adolescence, the nigh-unattainable grownuptitude of Sheriff Buford Pusser, braces, and the unique occupational hazards faced by 20th-century Ukrainian anarchist horses.

Errata: Harrison talks about the Kent State shootings in the context of the "late '60s." The incident took place on May 4, 1970. Also, Harrison misidentified a Redbone song that features the King Kong groove--he was thinking of "Prehistoric Rhythm" by Redbone.

Discussed this week

Junior through Young Adult:

Guts, Sisters, and Smile by Raina Telgemeier

When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Moonbound by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

Hawking by Jim Ottaviana and Leland Myrick

Adult:

March by John Lewis

Invisible Differences by Mademoiselle Caroline and Julie Dachez

"Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?" by Harold Schecter and Eric Powell

Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni and Thibault Balahy

Gilmore by the Sea by Ed Cameron

Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna

My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Makho: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter by Phillippe Thirault and Roberto Zaghi

Sapiens: a Graphic History by Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave