Brigid Alverson

Romance, humor, and unrequited love are all at play in these recent works.

Recent and upcoming titles for elementary through YA readers encompassing a range of genres and styles.

From “Pokémon” to “Snow White with the Red Hair,” there’s something here for every budding manga fan.

New types of manga have proliferated—and students can’t get enough. This overview of genres, publishers, formats, and more, will help get you up to date.

12 stories for grades 3 and up spotlight Queen Hatshepsut, Josephine Baker, Mary Shelley, and more remarkable women. 

In these works, characters with disabilities are presented as well-rounded, complex personalities.

The most challenged graphic novel this fall: Gender Queer. And the award-winning Maia Kobabe memoir remains a frequent target nationwide. Graphic novels are more vulnerable, says Jonathan Friedman of PEN America, as older people simply are less comfortable with them. 

From graphical COVID diaries to investigative journalism, these comics are a time capsule of the pandemic experience.

A booklist, resources, and an interview with Sasha Bouché, editor at HighWater Press.