Non-Fiction

"Vermeulen vibrantly, gloriously, unabashedly shares her "imperfect life."--Starred Review Booklist In this graphic memoir, Cape Town artist Karen Vermeulen reflects on the absurdities of contemporary womanhood--from romance and friendship to the ever-elusive "self-care".Trust her--Karen is trying really hard to be an adult. Harder than...

Color the beautiful and mind-bending art from Peter Kuper's epic graphic work Insectopolis. When lockdown arrived in 2020, Kuper was a Cullman Center Fellow at the New York Public Library, where he was studying insects. Virtually alone in the empty library, he visualized the...

Eleanor Davis's bike tour from Tucson, Arizona to Athens, Georgia is a quest of epic proportions -- not just geographically, which it surely is, but inwardly as well. While facing off formidable headwinds, drivers with reckless abandon, and screaming knee pain, the author confronts...

The memoir of gay activist Ryousuke Nanasaki and the first religiously recognized same-sex marriage in Japan. (Original novel of essays also available from Seven Seas.) From school crushes to awkward dating sites to finding a community, this collection of stories recounts the author's "firsts"...

An in-depth piece of comics journalism exploring the persistent use of the deadly chemical Chlordecone to support the banana crops in Martinique and Guadeloupe. In 1975, pesticide producer LifeSciences closed their plant that produced the chemical chlordecone, after numerous employees had toxic chemical poisoning,...

The deceptively simple through-line for Swedish media personality and activist Liv Strömquist's The Reddest Rose is the question: Why does Leonardo DiCaprio date an endless string of 20-something models? Her answer -- in the form of this collection of well-researched, humorous comics essays --...

The complete backstory of Japanese cuisine explained in richly illustrated manga style! This book explores the fascinating history, lore and practice of Japanese cooking through the eyes of Manabu, a young man who aspires to become a professional Japanese chef. Each chapter presents a...

A graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, based on his autobiographical writings and speeches, spotlighting the key events and people that shaped the life of this great American. Recently returned to the...

Pamela Colman Smith: artist, occultist, true bohemian. Her illustrations defined the iconography of the classic tarot deck, but she is all too often forgotten.Born in London in 1878, Pamela moved to Jamaica with her parents at the age of eleven and then to New...

A poignant graphic memoir about the power of art to transform and heal after the death of a loved oneIn April 2020, cartoonist Sarah Leavitt's partner of twenty-two years, Donimo, died with medical assistance after years of severe chronic pain and a rapid decline...

The newest volume in the Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium series is bursting with classic comic stories featuring everyone's favorite animated family--The Simpsons--and includes a collectible, one-of-a-kind, pullout paper craft of Springfield's Kwik-E-Mart.Everyone in Springfield is getting into the swing of things in this collection...

Alan Moore's entrancing fantasy masterpiece is collected in an all-new Deluxe Edition hardcover format featuring the spectacular art of J.H. Williams III. Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life...

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - A visually arresting graphic memoir about a young artist struggling against what's expected of her as a woman, and learning to accept her true self, from an acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist A BEST BOOK OF THE...

Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz is an act of self-discovery and the resuscitation of historical memory. At its heart is the intersection of a genocidal political moment in 20th century history and the author's own family history. Told from the perspectives of four...

An explosive exhibition of art by a celebrated cartoonist chronicling America's march toward right-wing authoritarianism.Museum of Degenerates invites you to a delirious display of art by one of contemporary America's most original and incendiary political cartoonists. Eli Valley's extraordinary work is a scathing indictment...

Voices from the Middle East on the fight for self-determination. Much of the present discourse about the pro-democracy Arab uprisings of 2011 paints a bleak picture of their defeat. But the truth is more complicated, and moments of struggle and inspiration still recur despite...

The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium -- the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed hip...

"Female Force: Brandi Carlile" is an empowering comic book biography that celebrates the life and career of the groundbreaking singer-songwriter. From her early days in rural Washington to becoming a Grammy-winning artist, this story highlights Brandi Carlile's resilience, authenticity, and impact on the music...

From the author of Dear Scarlet comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parentsBeginning with her mother's stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to...

What is trauma? How does it change the way our brains work? And how can we overcome it? When something traumatic happens to us, we dissociate and our bodies shut down their normal processes. This unique comic explains the strange nature of trauma and...