Demon (Volume 1) by Jason Shiga
14 Oct, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American
Warning first: This is NOT NOT NOT for kids. For us old folks, however ...
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The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
15 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction
Let me just say right up front: this is a (funny, yes – funny) story about cancer. As it might be expected of such stories, this is also filled with tears and resilience, suffering and hope, exhaustion and tenacity. And, it's undoubtedly one of the most unputdownable graphic memoirs I've read...
Turning Japanese: A Graphic Memoir by MariNaomi
24 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese, Japanese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers
In 1995 at age 22, MariNaomi leaves her boyfriend of five years, her job, her San Francisco home and transplants herself 50 miles south in San Jose, where she almost immediately "move[s] into an idyllic, century-old one bedroom cottage that rested on a large plot of untamed...
Guardians of the Louvre by Jirô Taniguchi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian
13 May, by in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
A Japanese manga artist lies feverish in a hotel bed, having arrived in Paris after attending an international comics festival in Spain. His plans to spend five days in the City of Lights before returning to Tokyo are temporarily waylaid, haunted by “alarming thoughts … like...
Nameless City (Book 1) by Faith Erin Hicks
06 May, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Pan-Asian, Young Adult Readers
Okay, so I'm warning you right up front: This is just the first of a trilogy. And YES, it's fabulous, stupendous FUN. Which means you're going to immediately want more. Since the first installment just hit shelves last month, who knows when the next will be...
what did you eat yesterday? (vol. 10) by Fumi Yoshinaga, translated by Jocelyne Allen
22 Apr, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
You hungry? Go eat something before you open this toothsome feast ...
the gods lie. by Kaori Ozaki, translated by Melissa Tanaka
15 Apr, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers
As cranky and cynical as I can be – especially as an impatient reader, ahem – every once in a (long) while, I come across a title that gets me all choked up and sighing like a moony adolescent. Perhaps I'm going soft in old...
Avatar: The Last Airbender | Smoke and Shadow (Part Three) created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, script by Gene Luen Yang, art by Gurihiru, lettering by Michael Heisler
01 Apr, by in Chinese American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Young Adult Readers
Sibling rivalry threatens to destroy the Fire Nation when a frustrated Zuko reveals the kemurikage leader on the first page: "I know that's you ...
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly, illustrated by JM Ken Niimura
25 Mar, by in Absolute Favorites, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
Barbara Thorson is most definitely not your average fifth-grader. She refuses to buy the "motivational speaking" going on in the front of the classroom on career day, quipping to the less-than-esteemed guest, "I already have a 'career,' thank you." Indeed, Barbara's calling is so much greater:...
FukuFuku: Kitten Tales (vol. 1) by Konami Kanata, translated by Marlaina McElheny and Ed Chavez
18 Mar, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation
From the creator of the internationally bestselling Chi's Sweet Home series comes another frolicking feline with irresistible energy. As an elderly woman reminisces about the early days of her now overgrown (still adorable) cat, FukuFuku, her photos become a portal back to kittenhood: "You really were so very...
A Bride’s Story (vol. 7) by Kaoru Mori, translated by William Flanagan
11 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Central Asian, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Thanks to his "fellow countryman," our peripatetic Turkey-bound Englishman, Mr. Smith, finds himself welcomed into a lavish Persian home. "I'm impressed, Boss," his guide and companion Ali remarks, "You sure know some powerful people." Momentarily glimpsed but intentionally hidden in the sprawling compound is Anis, the...
Amulet | Book Seven: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
04 Mar, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific
Whoa! The year-and-a-half wait for this, the latest volume in Kazu Kibuishi’s bestselling Amulet adventures, is finally over!! And was it worth the 18 months of excruciating patience? You betcha! So listen up: first and foremost, if this is the first Amulet cover you're seeing, stop here and...
2016 USBBY Outstanding International Books [in School Library Journal]
24 Feb, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Outstanding International Books: Presenting the 2016 USBBY Selections As the domestic publishing industry continues to respond to the resounding battle cry of “We Need Diverse Books,” the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) has been working assiduously for over a decade to promote...