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In this deeply personal graphic memoir, Forney chronicles her experience as a woman with bipolar disorder, as well as her discovery of other artists and writers with mood disorders.

This beautifully drawn graphic novel combines court intrigue, a magical world, and a forbidden romance, as Lady Poppy – the former king’s illegitimate daughter – searches to find out who is making attempts on her life. Fans of “Saga” and “Fable” should definitely check this one out!

In her first book, mortician Caitlin Doughty seeks to understand our cultural fear of death. While working at a crematory and attending mortuary school, she explores the death industry practices and cultural norms that often leave the bereaved with little control of – and far removed – from the death process.

Written by the famous author and New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, this book outlines an approach to eating vegan “part-time” as part of a health make over. Bittman’s approach is simple and apparently effective – recommended for those wishing to test drive a vegan diet.

Through short, well-written essays, the author shares his time working on an ambulance in Queens in the late 1960s. The writing style is direct; the result is the reader seeing and feeling the calls along with the author.

Learn how easy it is to dot (or bullet) journal, and find the right methods for you to track, plan or get any aspect of your life – work, home, life, beauty, hobbies – under control.

Bui’s painful and honest graphic memoir recounts her family’s upheaval and survival in pre- and post-war Vietnam, and their later transculturation and struggle to survive as emigres to America.

What would it be like to endure the darkness of cruel captivity for three months? “Hostage” exemplifies how well suited the graphic format is for tackling difficult subject matter.

If you loved Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” you’ll definitely also want to read the sensational true life story of Margaret Garner, the inspiration for Morrison’s Pulitzer-prize winning work.

Through beautiful illustrations, the narrative follows Ebo on his dangerous journey from his home in Ghana across the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea to a new life. Ebo encounters many who try to thwart him, and others who sacrifice much to assist him on his journey.