Dear ARLIS/NA Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review (NGNR) is now available. With the help of ARLIS/NA members, a total of 21 graphic novels published in 2022 were nominated and the following10 finalists were selected for review:
Reviewed by Frances Lilliston, Assistant Librarian, Cataloging, Museum of Modern Art
Reviewed by Ryan King, English Librarian, Vanderbilt University
Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism by Jess RuliffsonReviewed by Maggie Murphy, Art & Design Librarian, UNC Greensboro
Reviewed by Jacob Lackner, Teaching and Learning Librarian, Oxford College of Emory University
Reviewed by Caroline Meyers, Research and Collections Specialist, VCU Special Collections and Archives
Reviewed by Door Williams, Reference Librarian, Freeman Library/Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Reviewed by Steph Noell, Special Collections Librarian, University of Texas at San Antonio
Reviewed by Erin Carney, Arts Librarian for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, Yale University
Reviewed by June Bendich, Evening Access Services Coordinator, Pratt Institute Libraries
Reviewed by Shandy Frey, Research and Instruction Librarian, Savannah College of Art and Design
The primary objective of this
NGNR is to acknowledge and celebrate the craft of sequential art from the last year by tapping into the experience and love of this medium from ARLIS/NA members. As a result, this annual publication can assist (art) library workers in improving their own institutional collections of graphic novels by providing summaries, critical evaluations, and informed recommendations.
Thank you to all of our nominators and authors! It has been a pleasure working on this year's NGNR publication.
All the best,
Giana Ricci and Tara Spies-Smith
Co-Editors, NGNR
-- Giana Ricci
Librarian for the Fine Arts
Head, Arts, Performance, and Humanistic Inquiry Department (APHI)
Bobst Library, New York University