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BostonPL_Read More... Graphic Novels: Recommendations for Adult Summer Reading 2024

Are you looking for suggestions for this year's Adult Summer Reading "Read More" Bingo? Check out one of these graphic novels for a great read! However, you do NOT have to follow our recommendations—you can read any book that you think fits the theme. Not using the "Read More" bingo board? No problem! These titles also work for our standard summer reading bingo board as well. If you're not signed up yet, click the link at the end of the list to learn more about Adult Summer Reading at the Boston Public Library, including information about the challenges and how to sign up.

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  • Published in the 1920s (Or: Under 200 Pages, Classic Book)
    Graphic NovelMineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004. — NE1112.W37 G63 2004x
  • Main Character over 60 (Or: Book in Translation, One Word Title, Under 200 Pages)
    Downloadable Graphic NovelFantagraphics Books, 2016
  • Children's Chapter Book (Or: Disabled or Neurodivergent Author, LGBTQ+ Author, One Word Title, Under 200 Pages)
    Graphic NovelSan Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, [2021] — J GRAPHIC GOOSEBUM
  • Debut Author (Or: Main Character over 60, Author of Color, LGBTQ+ Author)
    eBookFirst Second, 2021
  • Maus

    a Survivor's Tale

    Spiegelman, Art
    Classic Book (Or: Award Winner, Disabled or Neurodivergent Author, One Word Title, First in a Series, Banned or Challenged Book)
    Graphic NovelNew York : Pantheon Books, c1986. — D804.3 .S66 1986x
  • Monumental

    Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana

    Mitchell, Brian K.,
    Book about Social Justice (Or: Book with a Purple Cover, Author of Color, Award Winner)
    Graphic NovelNew Orleans, Louisiana : The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2021. — F375 .M59 2021
  • Banned or Challenged Book (Or: LGBTQ+ Author, Award Winner, Disabled or Neurodivergent Author, Debut Author, Memoir)
    Downloadable Graphic NovelOni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, 2022
  • Under 200 Pages (Or: Memoir, Disabled or Neurodivergent Author, LGBTQ+ Author, First in a Series, Book in Translation, Debut Author, Award Winner, Author of Color)
    Graphic NovelLos Angeles, CA : Seven Seas Entertainment, 2017. — GRAPHIC MY LESBIAN EXPERIEN
  • Poems to See by

    a Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry

    Poetry Collection (Or: Debut Author, Under 200 Pages)
    Graphic NovelWalden, New York : Plough Publishing House, 2020. — PN6101 .P498 2020
  • Until I Love Myself

    the Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist. Vol. 1

    Pesuyama, Poppy,
    Memoir (Or: First in a Series, Book in Translation, Award Winner, LGBTQ+ Author)
    Graphic NovelSan Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2023. — GRAPHIC UNTIL I LOVE
  • Book about a Road Trip (Or: Children's Chapter Book, Debut Author, Author of Color, Award Winner, One Word Title, Memoir)
    Graphic NovelNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2023. — PN6727.M2453 Z46 2023
  • New England Author (Or: Book with a Purple Cover, Award Winner, Main Character over 60, Memoir, Debut Author)
    Graphic NovelNew York : Bloomsbury, [2014] — NC1429.C525 A3 2014x
  • Sensory

    Life on the Spectrum : An Autistic Comics Anthology

    Disabled or Neurodivergent Author (Or: Award Winner, Under 200 Pages)
    Graphic NovelKansas City : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2022] — RC553.A88 S46 2022x
  • Indigenous Author (Or: Book about Social Justice, Under 200 Pages, Award Winner, One Word Title)
    Graphic NovelMadeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas and McIntyre, 2023. — PN6733.Y34 J35 2023
  • Unreliable Narrator (Or: Classic Book, Banned or Challenged Book, Award Winner)
    Graphic NovelNew York : DC Comics, 2005. — Graphic Novel V for Vendetta
  • First in a Series (Or: One Word Title, Book about Social Justice, Author of Color, Award Winner, Memoir, Young Adult Book)
    Graphic NovelMarietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, c2013. — E840.8.L43 A3 2013
  • One-Word Title (Or: Book in Translation, Author of Color, Award Winner)
    Graphic NovelNew York : Kodansha Comics, [2009]. — GRAPHIC AKIRA
  • Book in Translation (Or: Unreliable Narrator, Debut Author, Under 200 Pages)
    Downloadable Graphic NovelArsenal Pulp Press, 2019
  • Award Winner (Or: First in a Series, Unreliable Narrator, Under 200 Pages)
    eBookMarvel, 2020
  • Book with a Purple Cover (Or: Memoir, LGBTQ+ Author, Young Adult Book, Debut Author)
    Graphic NovelNew York, NY : Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — PN6737.P37 Z46 2024