I first encountered Lucy Knisley through her wondrous graphic novels, An Age of License: A Travelogue and Relish: My Life In The Kitchen. I instantly …
Comics & Graphic Novels
‘Gotham High’ Interview: Author Melissa de la Cruz on Reinventing Iconic American Superheroes
The Au Pairs. Blue Bloods. Alex & Eliza. The Descendants. The Witches of East End. For over twenty years, Melissa de la Cruz has been at the helm …
Persepolis 20 Years Later: In Which a Coming of Age Novel Comes of Age
Written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, first published in 2000, is a memoir dedicated to the intersection between threats and repression, between tra…
10 Epic Buffy-verse Novels and Graphic Novels To Get Your Slayer Fix
As a teenager in the late ‘00s, I discovered Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the worst possible time, just a year after the show ended for good. I had spe…
Book Review: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu is one of the best graphic novels I’ve had the pleasure of reading, living up to all my expectations as…
Book Review: Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
I can think of no other book to satisfy early autumnal cravings than Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks. Set in the Disneyland of Pum…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Author Preeti Chhibber on ‘Homecoming’ as the Ultimate YA Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming combined two of my favorite things in one fantastic film: Young Adult stories and super-hero films. With its young cast, genera…