Charles Hatfield Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Rusty Brown
Chris Ware
This week the excellent comics criticism site #SOLRAD is doing a book club on Chris Ware’s formidable Rusty Brown — check it out! (I get to contribute to the discussion soon...) https://t.co/1gHUvlP2Wf https://t.co/uhcwo2llla
Hardcover, 2019
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Oracle Code
Marieke Nijkamp
Today #KinderComics reviews The Oracle Code, by Marieke Nijkamp and Manuel Preitano, a YA reenvisioning of DC’s Barbara Gordon rooted in intersectional disability politics: https://t.co/PRtk3zqf5A
Hardcover, 2020
$33.35$16.67 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe
Today on #KinderComics: Maia Kobabe’s remarkable memoir Gender Queer: https://t.co/RXbP58L63g #QueerComicsAreGoodComics
Paperback, 2019
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest
Qiana Whitted
Lots of great news from the Eisner Awards this year (it was a strong year), but one of the best pieces of news is that @QianaWhitted's book, "EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest" (Rutgers UP), won in the Best Academic/Scholarly Work! Great work in a great, rich category!
Paperback, 2019
$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thirsty Mermaids
Kat Leyh
On #KinderComics today: my review of Kat Leyh’s riotous “Thirsty Mermaids,” a comic that actually made me swear out loud! https://t.co/e9vsgMhxGi
Hardcover, 2021
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Runaway Princess: (A Graphic Novel)
Johan Troïanowski
#KinderComics at last gets to the first book in the RH Graphic imprint, Johan Troïanowski’s playful, self-aware fairy-tale riff, The Runaway Princess: https://t.co/wZ1pGl7Ti0
Paperback, 2020
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
Robin Ha
Up on #KinderComics today: Robin Ha's powerful graphic memoir, "Almost American Girl." https://t.co/5vT7skFxrU
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Thud
Mikael Ross
Proud to have published my third review with @SOLRAD_mag this week: on Mikael Ross’s beautiful and challenging GN “The Thud”: https://t.co/92lZT0zISD #DisabilityComics #KinderComics #SOLRADcomics
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Lulu: Working Girl
John Stanley
2020, globally nightmarish, often felt joyless to me, even on the comics front. I’m so glad I’ve been able to resume comics reading & reviewing this past month. Today #KinderComics reviews works by Jerry Craft and Tyler Feder, plus classic Little Lulu! https://t.co/CZ7k2zXLYh
Hardcover, 2019
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told
Douglas Wolk
I just reviewed @douglaswolk’s new book, “All of the Marvels,” which is a bouquet of wonders: https://t.co/dbInNhJMeP
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book