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All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey
Teresa Wong

From the author of Dear Scarlet comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parents.

238 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory
Solomon J. Brager

A moving and provocative graphic memoir exploring inherited trauma, family history, and the ever-shifting understanding of our own identities, for readers of Gender Queer and I Was Their American Dream.

308 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

Milk Without Honey
Hanna Harms

In gorgeous, limited palette artwork, using contemplative images as well as informative charts, Hanna Harms brings us into the world of bees: their hives, their colonies, and their interactions with the global ecosystem. This is the perfect gift book for anyone concerned about climate change and the environment.

111 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

Second Hand Love
Yamada Murasaki

The two stories in Second Hand Love mark the triumphant return of Yamada Murasaki, one of literary manga's most respected feminist voices. Translated by noted historian Ryan Holmberg, this edition includes an interview with the artist from the height of her career in 1985, where her wit and wisdom are on shimmering display.

Translated by Ryan Holmberg 

222 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

Six Treasures of the Spiral: Comics Formed Under Pressure
Matt Madden

The stories in Six Treasures of the Spiral: Comics Formed Under Pressure are inventive and wide-ranging, sometimes funny, occasionally sad, and always offbeat.

224 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

The Worst Journey in the World, Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down
Sarah Airriess

A graphic novel adaption of the history masterpiece ranked #1 on National Geographic's list of the 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time.

222 pp. Hardcover - Graphic Novel

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