Here on the Book Wars’ own Cover Wars, we judge books by their covers: front and back, art and blurb. The Cover Wars has a theme this month: books with ace (asexual) protagonists. Some of these characters are aro (aromantic); others are not. [webcomic by Emily Griggs. Book 1 (of …
The Vancouver Public Library recently updated their Presented with Pride for Teens brochure, which now includes annotations of over 25 LGTBQ+ books for young adults, including contemporary fiction, memoirs, short stories, nonfiction and graphic novels! You can find the book list in its entirety on the library’s website. Here are …
Hm, it seems like all of my good webcomic recommendations come from Lindsay/Me On Books*–including, but not limited to, the two webcomics I’d like to talk about today? Basically, if you aren’t already following her blog and/or her Twitter, you’re settling for second-hand recommendations from me. *ahem* Speaking of recommendations, I better …
Since I started off February with a book that will make you cry, I figured it’s only fair I pick a happier story this week. Besides, I haven’t actually talked about Check, Please! on its own here at The Book Wars. (Though Yuriy has talked at length about Ukazu’s art, …
Now, how to do justice to the absolute beauty that is walkingnorth’s Always Human using only mostly words? Here is Sunati, our narrator (most of the time). Sunati has blue hair, mad coding skills (she works as a virtual reality environment designer), a sliiiight obsession with outer space, excellent fashion sense …
Hi there! Welcome to the second installment of Yuriy’s Webcomic Corner, the world’s favourite monthly feature where I educate myself about webcomics and report back with the results. It only took me a month to cheat and write about something I’d already read before! So, without further adieu, I’d like …
NOTE: This is a repost of an article I wrote for Book Riot on the 26th of June, 2016. I’ll be back next week with two book recommendations for Australian Authors month. Until then, enjoy. And–apologies for the shameless self-promotion–do check out my other work for Book Riot. 🙂 WARNING: Included …
*Disclaimer: In my efforts to stick to this month’s theme, I kind of lost track of everything else. Consequently, this comic is NOT kid friendly due to violence, quite a bit of swearing, and some other stuff. I think it would be fine for an older teen, but don’t quote me …
Walkingnorth (Ari) is a bespectacled artist living in England. She like books, chocolate, and pretty dresses (especially when other people are wearing them). Stories with diverse characters and world-building are very important to her, something that is evident in her popular webcomic Always Human. — [X] *** 1. As the writer and …
This is a story about nanobots, genetic engineering, and two girls falling in love. No matter how technology changes us, we’ll always be human. — [X] I swear I’m not pretending this month’s theme is Whatever Yash Wants. It’s just that I’m in a bit of a reading slump, and …
