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 January's read:  "Ghost World has become a cultural and generational touchstone, and continues to enthrall and inspire readers over a decade after its original release as a graphic novel. Originally serialized in the pages of the seminal comic book Eightball throughout the mid-1990s, this quasi-autobiographical story (the name of one of the protagonists is famously an anagram of the author's name) follows the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, two best friends facing the prospect of growing up, and more importantly, apart. Daniel Clowes is one of the most respected cartoonists of his generation, and Ghost World is his magnum opus. Adapted into a major motion picture directed by Terry Zwigoff (director of the acclaimed documentary Crumb), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. This graphic novel is a must for any self-respecting comics fan's library." (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