Welcome to our Comics & Graphic Novels issue! Among the titles reviewed this week: Arca by Van Jensen, illus. by Jesse Lonergan, is "part mystery, part coming of age sci-fi graphic novel adventure"; the graphic novella LSBN, in which Emma Jayne "deftly balances elements of science fiction with romance and erotica"; and Thien Pham's "moving, insightful graphic novel memoir" Family Style, which shares the Vietnamese refugee experience through food. Plus so many more!
In The Writer's Life, debut picture book creators Leah Hayes and Balint Zsako discuss illustration as "problem solving." And don't miss our round-up of more outstanding comics & graphic novels that we reviewed earlier this year.
--Jennifer M. Brown, senior editor, Shelf Awareness