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Book Lovers: Episode 2

Episode 2: LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels Beyond Fun Home

July 2, 2020

To cap off Pride Month virtual programming at SCPL, Jess and Joseph review seven recent LGBTQ+ graphic novels, which range from romance and noir to urban fantasy and philosophical nonfiction. Along the way, we talk about the varying styles of the different titles and suggested similar books for interested readers. Time travel, necromancy, smartphone apps that grow mushrooms from your phone, and graduate school are also discussed and general hilarity ensues.

Graphic novels discussed:

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
Love is Love: A Comic Book Anthology to Benefit the Survivors of the Orlando Pulse Shooting, edited by Marc Andreyko
Taproot: A Story About A Gardener and a Ghost by Keezy Young
Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn
Luisa Now and Then by Carole Maurel
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker

Other titles mentioned in this episode:

Diablo III
Back to the Future
Killing Eve
Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Habibi by Craig Thompson
The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
Wicked by Gregory Maguire