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Arab American Teens Come of Age in Nayra and the Djinn

Arab American Teens Come of Age in Nayra and the Djinn

Katie Logan reviews a graphic novel that blends the real world with the fantastical in a coming of...

JULY 31, 2023 • By Katie Logan
New Graphic Novel is a Memorial for Holocaust Undesirables

New Graphic Novel is a Memorial for Holocaust Undesirables

Katie Logan has read "The Undesirables" — a graphic novel set in WW II-era Europe and North Africa.

JULY 17, 2023 • By Katie Logan
Inside the Giant Fish—excerpt from Rawand Issa’s graphic novel

Inside the Giant Fish—excerpt from Rawand Issa’s graphic novel

In Rawand Issa's "Inside the Giant Fish," a girl looks for her lost memories on a beach that...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Rawand Issa
Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.

MAY 1, 2023 • By Clive Bell
TMR Conversations: Mana Neyestani, Graphic Novelist

TMR Conversations: Mana Neyestani, Graphic Novelist

Malu Halasa interviews the Iranian graphic novelist who like Marjane Satrapi has made France his home as a...

MAY 1, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Squire, the Provocative Graphic Novel That Channels Edward Said

Squire, the Provocative Graphic Novel That Channels Edward Said

Katie Logan reviews a familiar coming-of-age story elevated by deep thinking about the nature of history, empire and...

APRIL 24, 2023 • By Katie Logan
The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

Katie Logan reviews the much-anticipated English version of the Egyptian graphic novel, a tour de force.

MARCH 13, 2023 • By Katie Logan
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