The mood is carnage-fuelled in the opening pages of When We Are Strangers. It is 1946; Calcutta, glittering bastion of the British Empire, is ravaged by communal riots. Two characters emerge from the smoky atmosphere — Sita, a student of history, and Mahmud, a photographer. Together, they manage to break into the Indian Museum on Chowringhee…
For most people, knowledge of what life is like on the job for healthcare workers comes primarily from two limited vantage points: watching television shows and experiencing their own patient care. The same is true for many people who eventually become doctors and nurses, as Grace Faris reminds us in her sensitive, energetic graphic memoir,
The past few years have been tough for graphic tees. A longtime Americana staple, Merchant’s much-publicized death two years earlier posed an existential threat to the style, as men around the world increasingly turned from colorful tees to earthy button-ups and simple blanks. But you can’t keep a nice guy or a funny portrayal of
In the middle of the year, we here at Book Riot want to review the many (many, many) great new titles we’ve read so far and determine which one is the best. It’s not easy to narrow that list down to a select few representatives, but as you’ll see below, we’ve managed to select five
opting out © 2026, Maiya Kobabe and Swati “Lucky” Sreekumar, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Graphics used with permission graphics hide caption toggle caption graphics In a key scene from the new middle grade graphic novel opting out, 12-year-old Sachi’s father is encouraging her: “You don’t start out good at something. You get better and
Summer overall isn’t my favorite season, but I also have to admit that everything about this time of year – bright blue skies, flourishing trees, abundance of flowers – looks great. And these newly published graphic novels aren’t too shabby either. This month, you’ll find a lot of books about dance for some reason –