Durham County Library’s Patrick Holt talks about how he helps book groups find and discuss great graphic novels; Audio Editor Heather Booth shares her top 5 tips for bringing audio to your book group; and Books for Youth’s Ronny Khuri talks about the underrated art of the picture book and gives a few suggestions. Wow!

Here’s what we talked about: (links on booklistonline.com/shelf-care)

Booklist’s Reading for Change Anti-Racism Reading List

Black Lives Matter Comics Reading List

Encyclopedia of Early Earth. Written and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg

Boxers. Written and Illustrated by Gene Luen Yang

Saints. Written and Illustrated by Gene Luen Yang

Aya of Yop City. Written and illustrated by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Obrerie.

Understanding Comics. Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Scott McCloud’s TED Talk

Patrick also recommends reading "Inventing Comics" by cartoonist Dylan Horrocks, originally published in The Comics Journal, and Lynda Barry’s Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor, which, in addition to being relevant, is also “just real freakin' inspirational.”

March: Book One. Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Illustrated by Nathan Powell.

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Using Graphic Novels in Education

Dumb: Living Without a Voice. Written and illustrated by Georgia Webber.

Audiobooks for your book group:

Dominicana. By Angie Cruz. Read by Coral Peña.

Stonewall Reader. Edited by the New York Public Library. Read by a full cast.

The Bishop’s Pawn. By Steve Berry. Read by Scott Brick.

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home. By Joseph Fink and Jeff Cranor. Read by Mara Wilson.

American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves. By Bob Garfield. Read by the author.

The Killer Across the Table. By John E. Douglas. Read by Jonathan Groff.

Ronny Khuri is reading:

Lion Needs a Haircut. Written and illustrated by Hyewon Yum

The Magic Fish. Written and illustrated by Trung Lê Nguyễn