Book Review
Real Hero Shit
A pampered prince joins three adventurers to complete a dangerous mission in the spirited, adult-themed swords and sorcery fantasy "Real Hero Shit". Inspired by conventional role-playing game wisdom, Michel, a thief, Ani, a mage, and...
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Django, Hand on Fire
The early life of guitar legend Django Reinhardt, and the accident that almost derailed his career, are the subjects of "Django, Hand on Fire". Born among a Belgian Roma community, Django plays the banjo from a young age. He’s fast to...
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To Drink and to Eat
Intelligent and humorous, "To Drink and to Eat" covers Guillaume Long’s delightful culinary adventures. Long doesn’t claim to be a food critic, but his work with Le Monde, and his previous volumes of "To Drink and to Eat",...
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Living with Viola
"Living with Viola" is the heartwrenching but triumphant story of a girl grappling with anxiety and cultural differences. Livy is a Canadian middle school student of Chinese descent. She’s attending a new school, and feels alone. After...
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Junkwraith
A girl confronts a ghost and her own sense of self in the graphic novel "Junkwraith". Florence is an ice skater who has lived in bondage to the sport’s demands on her time and energy. One day, she throws away the skates in frustration....
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Inked
Joe Dator combines humorous cartoons with fun, behind-the-panels extras in his collection "Inked". Some of the book’s cartoons were first printed in The New Yorker; others have never been published before. Entries of both kinds spark...
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The crucial World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf is detailed through the eyes of American sailors and pilots in The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, and within it the Battle of Samar, is not as famous as other...
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Bloody Hel
Norse gods and ancient Vikings square off inside a World War I battle zone in the action-packed graphic novel "Bloody Hel". In 1917, in Belgium, a battlefield explosion awakens five Viking warriors who fell afoul of the Norse goddess Hel...