Review: Hand-Me-Down: A Graphic Memoir by Damian Alexander Damian grew up with his grandmother after losing his mother as a baby, and this graphic memoir traces what gets passed down when someone is gone, the objects, the stories, the love that travels across generations even when the people carrying it […]
Comic Crush Saturday: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman My first Alice Oseman book was Radio Silence, and I never actually read it. 😬 It came to me as an ARC in 2016, one of the first I ever received, passed along by another blogger back when I was still figuring out […]
Review Blog Tour: Finish Lines by Sarah Broyles, with art by Hanna Schroy We are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for Finish Lines, a graphic novel by Sarah Broyles with art by Hanna Schroy, out tomorrow. Sarah is a Texas-based author and the Texas Water Safari, the 260-mile […]
Review & Blog Tour: Forgive Me Not by Mari Costa We are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for Forgive-Me-Not by Mari Costa, a graphic novel out April 14th from First Second Books. If you have been following BookCrushin for any length of time you know we love a […]
Comic Crush: That Time I Marathoned a Stack of Graphic Novels on My TBR I didn’t mean to curate an identity under pressure marathon, but looking at my TBR pile, that’s exactly what happened (with a side of awards season). I just powered through four graphic novels that couldn’t be […]
Feature: On the Eve of Returning to Hawkins with A Wrinkle in Time The day before Volume 2 of Stranger Things drops feels like the right time to talk about A Wrinkle in Time (specifically the graphic novel edition) which I read to prep for Vol 2. Many thanks to […]
Review: Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander Middle school is messy, complicated, and full of changes, and Damian Alexander captures all of it with humor and heart in Absolutely Everything. This new middle grade graphic novel follows Marcella, a sixth grader juggling shifting friendships, a family move, and the daily challenges […]
Cover Crush: Drome by Jesse Lonergan Look at this wild cover. It’s like stained glass, a cosmic portal, and an 80s metal album had a baby. We’re in love. DROME is a trippy creation myth with war, love, death, and a giant demigoddess who rises from the ocean to tell […]
Comic Crush Saturday: Pride 2025 Edition It’s Comic Crush Saturday and this week we’re queering the page and the screen with graphic novels, webtoons-turned-graphic-novels, and Marvel moments that pack a punch. Whether you’re here for the gay yearning, the emotional catharsis, or the highnstakes heroics, we’ve got you covered. PRIDE […]
Author Interview: Brielle & Bear: Vol 1 by Salomey Doku We’re so excited to bring you an exclusive interview with Salomey Doku, the talented creator and illustrator behind the YA graphic novel Brielle & Bear! This dreamy and enchanting love story, inspired by Beauty and the Beast, is the perfect […]