Books Read, 1st Quarter 2009
Fiction
1) Blankets (graphic novel) by Craig Thompson
2) Drown by Junot Díaz
3) Y: The Last Man, Volume 9: Motherland (graphic novel) by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
4) Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores (graphic novel) by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra
5) A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
6) Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham, James Jean, Mike Allred, and Joelle Jones
7) Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham
8) Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham
9) Watchmen (graphic novel) by Alan Moore (Author) and Dave Gibbons (Illustrator)
10) The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain (graphic novel) by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn
11) Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
12) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
13) The Hour I First Believed: A Novel by Wally Lamb
14) 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa P.
15) Black Hole (graphic novel) by Charles Burns
16) M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
17) Promethea (Book 1) (graphic novel) by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray, and Charles Vess
Nonfiction
1) Confessions of a Carb Queen: A Memoir by Susan Blech and Caroline Bock
2) The Daily Fix: Your Guide to Healthy Habits for Good Nutrition by Alexa L. Fishback
3) French Milk (graphic novel) by Lucy Knisley
4) American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent
5) Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
6) Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
7) The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude by Carol Lay
8) The Burma Chronicles (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
9) Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (graphic novel) by Alison Bechdel
10) Feed Me!: Writers Dish About Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image (anthology) edited by Harriet Brown
11) Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir by Jennette Fulda
12) Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (anthology) edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
Obviously, way way up on my graphic novel reading this quarter. Don't tell me they don't count!
1) Blankets (graphic novel) by Craig Thompson
2) Drown by Junot Díaz
3) Y: The Last Man, Volume 9: Motherland (graphic novel) by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
4) Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores (graphic novel) by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra
5) A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
6) Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham, James Jean, Mike Allred, and Joelle Jones
7) Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham
8) Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces (graphic novel) by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham
9) Watchmen (graphic novel) by Alan Moore (Author) and Dave Gibbons (Illustrator)
10) The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain (graphic novel) by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn
11) Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun
12) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
13) The Hour I First Believed: A Novel by Wally Lamb
14) 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa P.
15) Black Hole (graphic novel) by Charles Burns
16) M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
17) Promethea (Book 1) (graphic novel) by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray, and Charles Vess
Nonfiction
1) Confessions of a Carb Queen: A Memoir by Susan Blech and Caroline Bock
2) The Daily Fix: Your Guide to Healthy Habits for Good Nutrition by Alexa L. Fishback
3) French Milk (graphic novel) by Lucy Knisley
4) American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent
5) Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
6) Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
7) The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude by Carol Lay
8) The Burma Chronicles (graphic novel) by Guy Delisle
9) Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (graphic novel) by Alison Bechdel
10) Feed Me!: Writers Dish About Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image (anthology) edited by Harriet Brown
11) Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir by Jennette Fulda
12) Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (anthology) edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
Obviously, way way up on my graphic novel reading this quarter. Don't tell me they don't count!