Masatsugu Ono’s "Lion Cross Point" is an atmospheric, melancholy tale about memory and absence. Ten-year-old Takeru arrives at his mother’s childhood village by the sea. Under the care of a relative, Mitsuko, he settles into a... Read More

A striking and memorable new heroine emerges in the pages of Valiant’s "War Mother". Van Lente and his colleagues create a rich, futuristic, postapocalyptic world in which Ana, better known as War Mother, leads her people in a quest... Read More

"The Slave" is a compact self-help book with exceptional accessibility and a profundity that encourages repeat reads. "The Slave" by Anand Dílvar deftly combines a fictional narrative with inspiring philosophy and advice, resulting in a... Read More

In the graphic novel "Angelitos", Ilan Stavans and Santiago Cohen team up for a fictional tale about a controversial real-life figure, Padre Chinchachoma of Mexico, and a student introduced into his world and the seedy underside of... Read More

Following in the footsteps of her Cool Japan Guide, Abby Denson presents the "Cool Tokyo Guide", a graphic novel tour of standard and off-beat highlights of the city. There aren’t many graphic novel guidebooks around, but that may... Read More