Santa Clara Public Library

Are you a person 18 years-of-age and up who loves graphic novels? Want to meet up with other readers and discuss great comic book literature? Then join the Santa Clara City Library’s Graphic Novel Book Club for the 2022 season! We will enjoy celebrated classics, award winning titles, and a wide range of genres from around the world. Just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and an open mind!

The Graphic Novel Book Club meets every second Thursday of the month at 5PM on Zoom.

To RSVP for this event use this link: bit.ly/gnbookclub2022

Books can be found on the Santa Clara City Library online catalog (sclibrary.bibliocommons.com), through LINK+ (https://www.sclibrary.org/services/other-services/link), or as an ebook through Hoopla (https://www.sclibrary.org/books-more/digital-library). The selected titles for each month should be completed before each meeting. Reading ahead is encouraged!

About April's read: "The Best We Could Do, the debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui, is an intimate look at one family's journey from their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui's story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent — the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through.

With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home. The Best We Could Do brings to life her journey of understanding and provides inspiration to all who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past." (via Goodreads)

GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB 2022 SCHEDULE

JANUARY: Ghost World by Dan Clowes

FEBRUARY: Sabrina by Nick Drnaso

MARCH: Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn

APRIL: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

MAY: The Sandman Vols. 1 & 2 by Neil Gaiman

JUNE: Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá

JULY: Habibi by Craig Thompson

AUGUST: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris

SEPTEMBER: Y, The Last Man Vols. 1 & 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

OCTOBER: Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine

NOVEMBER: Blacksad Vol. 1 by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido

DECEMBER: The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire