School Of Visual Arts 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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With over 6,000 students at its NYC campus and 41,000+ alumni from 128 countries, SVA represents one of the most influential artistic communities in the world.

Like Lava in My Veins
Derrick Barnes
'Like Lava In My Veins,' a new children's book illustrated by @SVANYCalumni Shawn Martinbrough @smartinbrough) is out now from Nancy Paulsen Books & Penguin Kids and debuted yesterday and hit #1 on Amazon! 👏 🔥 https://t.co/FvvEblRqVJ https://t.co/sIdxBa2gIy
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
Nora Krug
MFA Illustration as Visual Essay (@MFAVN) alum Nora Krug's graphic memoir, "Belonging," and her edition of Timothy Snyder’s "On Tyranny," are on view at Norman Rockwell Museum (@NRockwellMuseum) in Stockbridge, MA, through June 18. Read more: https://t.co/toMOe1MKIQ https://t.co/FP4hxnOfjG
Paperback, 2019
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal)
Doug Salati
#SVA Alumnus and Faculty Member Doug Salati Wins 2023 Caldecott 👏 👏 The American Library Association’s annual Youth Media Awards honored Salati’s ‘Hot Dog’ with its top picture book honor. https://t.co/MCHTEjeeAs https://t.co/H1ltDWGA25
Hardcover, 2022
$20.99Member price:$19.94 + Free shipping5% off
Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier
The @NYTimes' 'Your Favorite Children’s Books' series features @SVANYCalumni Raina Telgemeier’s (@goraina) 'GUTS' http://link.sva.edu/3B2VkyM https://t.co/H6aaP8995S
Paperback, 2019
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Composition Studies
Annie Hinkle
Congratulations to @SVA_AdvDesign alumnus Haonan Qi on winning a 2022 American Graphic Design Award, presented by Graphic Design USA! The award is for his Composition Studies of the @Mmuseumm . https://t.co/b4ZpT3d5vN https://t.co/vfB2jUHhaf
Paperback, 2016
$14.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping10% off
Steven Universe: The Tale of Steven
Rebecca Sugar
Representation for LGBTQ+ Youth: #StevenUniverse and #TheOwlHouse, created by @RebeccaSugar (BFA 2009 Animation) and @DanaTerrace (BFA 2013 Animation), respectively, are included in a @Them article about the importance of queer representation on kids’ TV in the “book ban era.” https://t.co/QJoyT601yS
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The Awakening
Kate Chopin
#SVAwesome: A collage by Elizabeth Castaldo (BFA 2007 Fine Arts) in collaboration with Kolaj Institute for republishing Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel The Awakening, as interpreted and illustrated by an international cohort of 21st-century collage artists. https://t.co/M7gYmeogzd https://t.co/UhMcnht2hD
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
$5.99Member price:$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red Hood
Elana K. Arnold
From Judge Kim to Red Hood: Comic book author and illustrator @SMartinbrough (BFA 1993 Illustration) talks about his new book series, Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court, along with his other titles, on a local Fox Philadelphia news segment. https://t.co/GIv2Kh53ns https://t.co/xF1r2PszMV
Paperback, 2021
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Milton Glaser: Graphic Design: Graphic Design
Milton Glaser
The @NewYorker writes about the influential work of late designer, illustrator and #SVA faculty member #MiltonGlaser on the occasion of the publication of 'Milton Glaser: ’POP,' a new anthology of Glaser’s work by three longtime SVA community members. https://t.co/zDcEcscsz5 https://t.co/4QvBCW2Cys
Paperback, 1983
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder
MFA Illustration as Visual Essay (@MFAVN) alum Nora Krug's graphic memoir, "Belonging," and her edition of Timothy Snyder’s "On Tyranny," are on view at Norman Rockwell Museum (@NRockwellMuseum) in Stockbridge, MA, through June 18. Read more: https://t.co/toMOe1MKIQ https://t.co/FP4hxnOfjG
Paperback, 2017
$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book