Thursday, December 10, 2009

Graphic Novels

Did you know Sun Prairie Public Library has an Adult Graphic Novel Collection? It is located in front of the Renk Reading Room (fireplace!), next to the audiobooks.

Graphic novels are growing in popularity, and the best ones are always checked out, just like other bestsellers. In fact, The New York Times recently introduced three separate lists of the best-selling graphic books in the country: hardcover, softcover, and manga.

So, cozy up to a quick read! If the fireplace is not lit, just ask and we can add instant atmosphere (and warmth) to your reading experience.

Here’s what people are excited about:


Stitches: A Memoir.
David Small. (921 Small)
A radiologist father subjects his son to x-rays in this poignant coming-of-age memoir.

A Drifting Life.
Yoshihiro Tatsumi.
(921 Tatsumi)
A monumental memoir eleven years in the making. It begins with childhood in Osaka, Japan, and the aftermath of World War II.

A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge.
Josh Neufeld. (976.335 Neu)
Horrific true stories from seven New Orleans survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

Dark Entries.
Ian Rankin. (F Rankin)
When contestants on a reality TV show are murdered, occult detective John Constantine investigates.

Tamara Drewe.
Posy Simmonds. (F Simmonds)
Captures the frumpiness of a British writer’s retreat, a mid-life crisis, and the chaotic upheavals a young journalist unleashes upon arriving.

Tonoharu: Part One.
Lars Martinson (F Martinso)
Experience alienation, homesickness, and culture shock first-hand when a romantic confronts reality by becoming an English teacher in Japan.

The Photographer.
Emmanuel Guibert.
(958.1045 Gui)
Into war-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders.

You’ll Never Know: A Graphic Memoir.
Carol Tyler. (921 Tyler)
The author explores her fathers unspoken experiences as a GI during World War II.