2023 DMPL Reading Challenge - hosted by desmoinespubliclibrary

Nonfiction Book in a Nontraditional Format
This prompt can include graphic novel memoirs, collections of letters or diary entries, or books of poetry, art, or photographs. 
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Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer

Maia Kobabe

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Alison Bechdel

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir sports emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian Box Brown

The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

Brian Box Brown

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history informative reflective fast-paced
Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession

Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir true crime dark funny informative medium-paced
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Schnumn, Bex Ollerton

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

Schnumn, Bex Ollerton

173 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics health emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn

Ephemera

Briana Loewinsohn

189 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes and Other Bullshit by Jane Morris

Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes and Other Bullshit

Jane Morris

245 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction education funny informative fast-paced
Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

Fine: A Comic About Gender

Rhea Ewing

323 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction comics gender lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced