Graphic Novel Book Club
Discuss the group's chosen graphic novel with fellow readers age 16 and up at Mitchell Park Library.
Monthly book discussion on a graphic novel selected by the group! This program is for readers age 16 and up. 2026-2027 titles: September 10 - Ginseng Roots: A Memoir by Craig Thompson (2025) 448 pages. Nonfiction. USA. October 8 - The Winter of the Cartoonist by Paco Roca (author) and Andrea Rosenberg (translator) (2020) 128 pages. Historical nonfiction. Spain. Translation. November 12 - It's Not What You Thought It Would Be by Lizzy Stewart (2021) 168 pages. Fiction. Coming-of-age story of young women. The author, originally from Scotland, lives in London, England. December 10 - Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz (2023) 320 pages. Nonfiction. Julia Wertz lives in Sonoma County. January 14 - Love Languages by James Albon (2025) 176 pages. Queer romance graphic novel set in France. Fiction. James Albon is from Scotland. February 11 - Illegal: A Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer (Author), Andrew Donkin (Author), Giovanni Rigano (Illustrator) (2018) 144 pages. Fiction, based on real events. It explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants. March 11 - More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey (2025) 532 pages. Historical nonfiction. The book explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years later. USA. April 8 - The Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (2021) 247 pages. Fiction, based on real events. Story of a Korean family separated by the war. Translation. May 13 - You and a Bike and a Road by Eleanor Davis (2024) 172 pages. Nonfiction. A two-wheeled journey across the landscape of America, and through the heart and mind of an artist. USA. Titles can be borrowed from the Palo Alto City Library and through our Link+ system - click on the links above or search in our catalog for more information. Meetings are held in person in the Midtown Room at Mitchell Park Library and facilitated by Danièle Archambault. Danièle Archambault, Ph. D. (Linguistics), is a researcher, author, and educator who is interested in comics as a way to document a society's cultural and linguistic landscape. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, she now lives in Palo Alto, where she is an artist in residence at the Cubberley Artist Studio Program, a program of the City of Palo Alto. In the past few years, she has published several full-color comic books, graphic novels, and electronic books. Ms. Archambault is a regular guest speaker on documenting culture and dialects through comics at various educational and cultural institutions. She teaches Visual Storytelling at the Palo Alto Art Center, and at other educational venues. http://danielebd.com/
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM–8:30 PM
- Where
- Mitchell Park Library — 3700 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto Map
- Listed by
- Palo Alto City Library
- Refreshed