Biography and memoir

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Biographies and memoirs are detailed non-fiction accounts of an individual's life. They may be written by the person or by someone else, with the help of primary or secondary sources.

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THE GOOD FIGHT: A Peaceful Stand Against Bigotry and Racism by Adam Ferris, David F. Walker, Danny Lore

THE GOOD FIGHT: A Peaceful Stand Against Bigotry and Racism
Adam Ferris, David F. Walker, Danny Lore

219 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

race emotional medium-paced

THE GOOD FIGHT: A Peaceful Stand Against Bigotry and Racism

Adam Ferris, David F. Walker, Danny Lore

219 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

race emotional medium-paced

Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology by Ruth Awad, Kenzie Allen, Rosebud Ben-Oni

Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology
Ruth Awad, Kenzie Allen, Rosebud Ben-Oni with Ayşegül Sınav (Illustrator), Weshoyot Alvitre (Illustrator), Liana Kangas (Illustrator), Y. Sanders (Illustrator), Stelladia (Illustrator), Emily Pearson (Illustrator), Kaylee Rowena (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Sara Woolley (Illustrator), Ned Barnett (Illustrator), Carola Borelli (Illustrator), Rio Burton (Illustrator), Mia Casesa (Illustrator), Ronnie Garcia (Illustrator), Rye Hickman (Illustrator), Morgan Beem (Illustrator), Marika Cresta (Illustrator), Soo Lee (Illustrator), Jessica Lynn (Illustrator), Ashley A. Woods (Illustrator), Jude Vigants (Illustrator)

200 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics feminism lgbtqia+ literary poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology

Ruth Awad, Kenzie Allen, Rosebud Ben-Oni with Ayşegül Sınav (Illustrator), Weshoyot Alvitre (Illustrator), Liana Kangas (Illustrator), Y. Sanders (Illustrator), Stelladia (Illustrator), Emily Pearson (Illustrator), Kaylee Rowena (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Sara Woolley (Illustrator), Ned Barnett (Illustrator), Carola Borelli (Illustrator), Rio Burton (Illustrator), Mia Casesa (Illustrator), Ronnie Garcia (Illustrator), Rye Hickman (Illustrator), Morgan Beem (Illustrator), Marika Cresta (Illustrator), Soo Lee (Illustrator), Jessica Lynn (Illustrator), Ashley A. Woods (Illustrator), Jude Vigants (Illustrator)

200 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics feminism lgbtqia+ literary poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

Der Duft der Kiefern by Bianca Schaalburg

Der Duft der Kiefern
Bianca Schaalburg

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction autobiography graphic novel medium-paced

Der Duft der Kiefern

Bianca Schaalburg

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction autobiography graphic novel medium-paced

Yunas Reise zum Ich: My Sex Change Experience by Yuna Hirasawa

Yunas Reise zum Ich: My Sex Change Experience
Yuna Hirasawa

144 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ manga memoir funny hopeful informative fast-paced

Yunas Reise zum Ich: My Sex Change Experience

Yuna Hirasawa

144 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ manga memoir funny hopeful informative fast-paced

Liebe schaut weg
Line Hoven

80 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

comics informative slow-paced

Liebe schaut weg

Line Hoven

80 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

comics informative slow-paced

Tagebuch Einer Reise
—
Craig Thompson

Tagebuch Einer Reise
Craig Thompson

224 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction comics travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Tagebuch Einer Reise
—
Craig Thompson

Tagebuch Einer Reise

Craig Thompson

224 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction comics travel adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Factory Summers
Guy Delisle with Helge Dascher (Translator), Rob Aspinall (Translator)

152 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir informative reflective medium-paced

Factory Summers

Guy Delisle with Helge Dascher (Translator), Rob Aspinall (Translator)

152 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir informative reflective medium-paced

Gejagt: Die Flucht der Angela Davis by Fabien Grolleau

Gejagt: Die Flucht der Angela Davis
Fabien Grolleau with Nicolas Pitz (Illustrator), Jano Rohleder (Translator)

136 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography graphic novel history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

Gejagt: Die Flucht der Angela Davis

Fabien Grolleau with Nicolas Pitz (Illustrator), Jano Rohleder (Translator)

136 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography graphic novel history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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

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