Historical and political non-fiction

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Historical and political non-fiction books describe true accounts of historical events or political happenings.

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Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest by Nate Powell

Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
Nate Powell with Nate Powell (Illustrator)

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics history memoir politics emotional reflective medium-paced

Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest

Nate Powell with Nate Powell (Illustrator)

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics history memoir politics emotional reflective medium-paced

The Bystander Anthology by Kadak Collective

The Bystander Anthology
Kadak Collective

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction comics feminism gender race challenging reflective medium-paced

The Bystander Anthology

Kadak Collective

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction comics feminism gender race challenging reflective medium-paced

Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography graphic novel memoir informative slow-paced

Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography graphic novel memoir informative slow-paced

Be Prepared
Vera Brosgol with Vera Brosgol (Illustrator)

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective fast-paced

Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol with Vera Brosgol (Illustrator)

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel middle grade emotional reflective fast-paced

Almost American Girl
Robin Ha with Robin Ha (Illustrator)

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha with Robin Ha (Illustrator)

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter by Dan Méndez Moore, Dan P. Moore

Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter
Dan Méndez Moore, Dan P. Moore

96 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction comics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

Dan Méndez Moore, Dan P. Moore

96 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction comics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

King, The Complete Edition: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Gary Groth, Ho Che Anderson, Stanley Crouch

King, The Complete Edition: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King #1-3

Gary Groth, Ho Che Anderson, Stanley Crouch

228 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography comics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

King, The Complete Edition: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

King #1-3

Gary Groth, Ho Che Anderson, Stanley Crouch

228 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography comics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga by Lee Francis IV, Weshoyot Alvitre

Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga
Lee Francis IV, Weshoyot Alvitre

119 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga

Lee Francis IV, Weshoyot Alvitre

119 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Be Gay, Do Comics by Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris

Be Gay, Do Comics
Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris with Joey Alison Sayers (Illustrator), Matt Lubchansky (Illustrator), Breena Nunez (Illustrator), Mady G. (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Maia Kobabe (Illustrator), Shing Yin Khor (Illustrator), Levi Hastings (Illustrator), Sasha Velour (Illustrator), Bianca Xunise (Illustrator), Kazimir Lee (Illustrator), Alex Graudins (Illustrator), Trinidad Escobar (Illustrator), Sam Wallman (Illustrator), Binglin Hu (Illustrator), Scout Tran (Illustrator), Sage Coffey (Illustrator), Dylan Edwards (Illustrator), Benjamin A. Wilgus (Illustrator), Kendra Wells (Illustrator), Shelby Criswell (Illustrator), Dorian Alexander (Illustrator), Rosa Colón Guerra (Illustrator), Josh Trujillo (Illustrator), Sfé R. Monster (Illustrator), Taneka Stotts (Illustrator), Ria Martinez (Illustrator), Delta Vasquez (Illustrator), Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator), Max Dlabick (Illustrator), Robyn Jordan (Illustrator), JB Brager (Illustrator), Nero O'Reilly (Illustrator), Elísabet Rún (Illustrator), Mariah-Rose Marie (Illustrator), Jason Michaels (Contributor), Alexis Sudgen (Illustrator), Melanie Gillman (Illustrator), Julia Bernhard (Illustrator)

250 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction comics history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Be Gay, Do Comics

Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris with Joey Alison Sayers (Illustrator), Matt Lubchansky (Illustrator), Breena Nunez (Illustrator), Mady G. (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Maia Kobabe (Illustrator), Shing Yin Khor (Illustrator), Levi Hastings (Illustrator), Sasha Velour (Illustrator), Bianca Xunise (Illustrator), Kazimir Lee (Illustrator), Alex Graudins (Illustrator), Trinidad Escobar (Illustrator), Sam Wallman (Illustrator), Binglin Hu (Illustrator), Scout Tran (Illustrator), Sage Coffey (Illustrator), Dylan Edwards (Illustrator), Benjamin A. Wilgus (Illustrator), Kendra Wells (Illustrator), Shelby Criswell (Illustrator), Dorian Alexander (Illustrator), Rosa Colón Guerra (Illustrator), Josh Trujillo (Illustrator), Sfé R. Monster (Illustrator), Taneka Stotts (Illustrator), Ria Martinez (Illustrator), Delta Vasquez (Illustrator), Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator), Max Dlabick (Illustrator), Robyn Jordan (Illustrator), JB Brager (Illustrator), Nero O'Reilly (Illustrator), Elísabet Rún (Illustrator), Mariah-Rose Marie (Illustrator), Jason Michaels (Contributor), Alexis Sudgen (Illustrator), Melanie Gillman (Illustrator), Julia Bernhard (Illustrator)

250 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction comics history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

The Nib #1: The Death Issue by Matt Bors, Matt Lubchansky, Eleri Harris

The Nib #1: The Death Issue
The Nib #1

Matt Bors, Matt Lubchansky, Eleri Harris

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction comics politics adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

The Nib #1: The Death Issue

The Nib #1

Matt Bors, Matt Lubchansky, Eleri Harris

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction comics politics adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

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