The first woman, first Jewish person, and first scientist to become president of Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum gets her due in this biographical picture book about believing in yourself, in your dreams, and in a better world for... Read More
The life and career of a prominent business and political figure is depicted in the graphic biography Elon Musk: American Oligarch. Elon Musk was born in South Africa, where his father and mother, Errol and Maye, had a relationship... Read More
Establishing a place in the scientific annals for one of photography’s most underappreciated pioneers, Corey Keller’s intimate biography of Anna Atkins reveals a remarkable, unorthodox Victorian scientist. Atkins, the creator of the... Read More
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s dynamic mini-biography anthology celebrates Latine and Hispanic lives and legacies through stories of heritage and resilience. The book introduces fifty-two Latine and Hispanic figures, including scientists,... Read More
The life and work of a comics pioneer is documented in Steve Weiner and Dan Mazur’s informative graphic biography "Will Eisner". Amid economic hardships, Eisner found relief in classic fiction and “pulp” magazines. He gained... Read More
About eminent painter Georgia O’Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer, a trailblazer of the American suffragist movement, Liza Bennett’s rich biography "Georgia and Anita" covers a dynamic, tragic friendship. O’Keeffe and Pollitzer forged an... Read More
In Torben Kuhlmann’s lovely illustrated novel "Earhart", a field mouse builds an airplane to fly around the world, mirroring the exploits of the famous aviatrix. A mouse inventor who manufactures machines in her underground workshop... Read More
Bonnie Yochelson’s enlightening biography "Too Good to Get Married" captures the life and work of nineteenth-century lesbian photographer Alice Austen. Born in March 1866, Austen, an amateur photographer living among elite Staten... Read More