Join us this Thursday for a special opportunity to meet the author of the celebrated graphic memoir Family Style, Thien Pham! Whether you are joining us online or in-person, this is your chance to ask the author about his life in comics, how he crafted this book, and his work as an arts educator, and more! Check the details below and we hope to see you soon.

The Graphic Novel Book Club meets every second Thursday of the month at 5PM at the Central Park Library's Board Room and also on Zoom.

To RSVP for the Zoom use this link: tinyurl.com/scclgnbookclub

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 May's read:

"Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam.

After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that bring Thien so much joy that they become a necessity.

Behind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search-- for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream."

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 2024 season! We will enjoy celebrated comic creators, award winning titles, and a wide range of genres from around the world. Just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and an open mind!

GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB 2024 SCHEDULE

JANUARY: Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki

FEBRUARY: The Talk by Darren Bell

MARCH: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V

APRIL: Ephemera: A Memoir by Briana Loewinsohn

MAY: Family Style by Thien Pham

JUNE: Flung Out of Space by Grace Ellis

JULY: The Man in the McIntosh Suit by Rina Ayuyang

AUGUST: Yellow Cab by Chabouté

SEPTEMBER: Shubeik Lubeik by Dīnā Muḥammad

OCTOBER: A Guest In the House by Emily Carroll

NOVEMBER: Days of Sand by Aimée de Jongh

DECEMBER: What Is Home, Mum? by Sabba Khan