In this mont's roundup Iurgi and Gabby go through some of their recent reads, news and new exciting titles.

02:04 Recent reads:

Gabby:

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mansinga 

Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide

Iurgi:

One Punch Man by One, Yusuke Murata

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor by Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch

Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet by Crystal S. Chan, Julie Choy

10:28 News: 

• Alison Bechdel and Tillie Walden in conversation about art, place, and Vermont’s influence on their acclaimed, award-winning graphic memoirs and comics in a rare public conversation.
• Writer Ram V and Mariko Tamaki extended interviews 
• SLJ’s Best Books 2025 graphic novels span fantasy, sci-fi, horror, memoir, historical fiction, adventure, and contemporary drama with diverse, standout titles curated by librarians.
• The Comic Book Burnings Project maps and explores post-WWII censorship of comics, documenting dozens of US public book-burnings between 1945-55 and their implications for libraries  

24:47  New titles:

Iurgi: 

• Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives by Eleri Harris, Shay Mirk (Abrams ComicArts) 
• The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco (Vintage Publishing – Jonathan Cape)
• Reel Politik by Nathan Gelgud (Drawn & Quarterly) 
• Winging It by Megan,Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Nutter (Scholastic)
• Diary Of A Nature Nerd by Tiffany Everett (Scholastic)
• Not that they need any promotion but the new Dog Man and Wings of Fire 
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Our next podcast episode should be out soon and it will be a creator chat with Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk 

talking about their new book Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide to Graphic Narratives.

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