by Moni Barrette | Mar 25, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
Feelings are universal. They transcend language and cultural barriers, and are major influencers in love and war. Even folks who identify as being more analytical and less emotional, such as myself, are not immune to experiencing a broad range of human emotions at any...
by Moni Barrette | Feb 24, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
In 1957, The Montgomery Story told the story of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Montgomery Bus Boycott. It was both a powerful tool for teaching nonviolent civil resistance and an accessible way to get the information to a wider audience. It was also a comic...
by Moni Barrette | Jan 27, 2025 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
Modern romance has been the most popular genre in novels for years, primarily driven by femme-identifying readers and writers. Published in 1740, Samuel Richardson’s Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded is generally considered to be the first romance novel, about a teenage...
by Moni Barrette | Dec 30, 2024 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
There’s a prevailing notion that the joy of reading comics ends as people grow and mature. Some of this myth stems from the lingering (and harmful) narrative that comics are illustrated and therefore must be exclusively reserved for young readers. While patronizing...
by Moni Barrette | Dec 3, 2024 | Comic Spotlight, Comics Plus, Resources
The end of each year brings an inevitable onslaught of “best of” and “must read” lists. It can be overwhelming, especially for library professionals trying to decide which titles to acquire and recommend for different readers. The perennial bestseller and...