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Southside Reads: Recommended Reads

Graphic Novels (July 2025)

Welcome to Southside Reads! We’re challenging you to read a variety of books in 2025 by assigning a different category to every month, but don’t worry! The categories are broad enough to put your own spin on them.

For July, we want you to read a book that reflects the theme Graphic Novels. You could read a graphic novel/comic book, or maybe you want a gritty thriller with graphic violence, or a steamy romance with graphic...AHEM! Go out and find a book, but if you want some suggestions to get you thinking, check out the list below (with information about local library availability*):

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood book cover with link to Goodreads description page
The Coldest Winter Ever book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Naked book cover with link to Goodreads description page
March: Book One book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Black Leopard, Red Wolf book cover with link to Goodreads description page
How Stella Got Her Groove Back book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening book cover with link to Goodreads description page
The Family Business book cover with link to Goodreads description page
The Best We Could Do book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Who Fears Death book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Fourth Wing book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Blue Is the Warmest Color book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Razorblade Tears book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Thieves' Paradise book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Gender Queer: A Memoir book cover with link to Goodreads description page
My Heart Is a Chainsaw book cover with link to Goodreads description page
The Paying Guests book cover with link to Goodreads description page
The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For book cover with link to Goodreads description page
Almanac of the Dead book cover with link to Goodreads description page

Key for Local Library Availability

Locations:

  • CVRL - Central Virginia Regional Library
  • LU - Longwood University: Greenwood Library
  • HSC - Hampden-Sydney College: Bortz Library

Services:

*LU Libby/Overdrive is available for current students, faculty and staff only.