New 2020 Edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review on new ARLIS/NA Humanities Commons site!

We are pleased to announce the latest edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review is available to read on the newly created Notable Graphic Novels Review ARLIS/NA Humanities Commons site: https://notablegraphicnovels.arlisna.hcommons.org/. This edition includes reviews for 11 titles that were published in 2020 (reviews were written in 2021), plus an appendix of nominations. Special thanks to our reviewers for volunteering their time: Amelia Foster, Mimosa Shah, Giana Ricci, Claire Payne, Rebecca Bruner, Callie Cherry, Stephanie Kays, Katrina Spencer, Emily Decker-Bess, Alison Baitz, and Dai Newman.

More information on the Notable Graphic Novels Review: 

The primary objective of this list is to acknowledge and celebrate the craft of sequential art from the last year by tapping into the experience and love of this medium from ARLIS/NA members. As a result, this annual publication can assist (art) library workers in improving their own institutional collections of graphic novels by providing summaries, critical evaluations, and informed recommendations.

 

 

Come learn what a zine is, where to find them at zine fests and libraries, and how to make your own zine. Art & Design Librarian, Tara Smith, will host guest presenters,Yes Ma'am zine creators, Elle Minter & Suzy Gonzales (Texas State alumni artists) for the 10 year anniversary of the first issue of their zine,Yes Ma'am that they made at Alkek Library. 

Check out the exhibit to accompany the workshop on the 2nd floor with issues of their zines, photographs, and memorabilia related to 2011 when they made the first issue of their zine. 

The Zine Workshop is open to everyone. TXST-affiliated attendees should register for the Zine Workshop here.

Learn more about the Alkek Library Zine Collection here

Hope to see you at the Zine Workshop!

Exhibit: The Painters And Paintings In Marcel Proust’s Novel 'In Search Of Lost Time - A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu'

There are over one hundred paintings by painters from all over the world that Proust writes about in the volumes of his novel, In Search Of Lost Time - A la recherche du temps perdu.

In the exhibit located on the 3rd floor of Alkek Library, across from the Checkout Desk, you can see books from the library's collection of art books that feature a few of the painters Proust writes about in his novel. 

You can also see a French edition of Proust's novel in fifteen volumes and the book that inspired the exhibit, Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to 'In Search of Lost Time' by Eric Karpeles.

Virtual Zine Workshop this Friday!

Come learn what a zine is, where to find them at zine fests and libraries, and how to make your own zine. Art & Design Librarian, Tara Smith, will host guest presenters, Jennifer Hecker (Librarian, Archivist at Austin History Center, and Austin Lone Star Zine Fest Coordinator) and 'Yes Ma'am' zine creators, Elle Minter & Suzy Gonzales (Texas State alumni artists). 

 

The Zine Workshop is open to everyone. TXST-affiliated attendees should sign up here to receive the Zoom link. Attendees who are not affiliated with Texas State should email ts20@txstate.edu for the Zoom link.

New Notable Graphic Novels Review!

 Dear colleagues,

The latest edition of the Notable Graphic Novels Review is available to read here: https://arlisna.org/publications/notable-graphic-novels-review. This edition includes reviews for 12 titles that were published in 2019 (reviews were written in 2020), plus an appendix of nominations. Thank you all for your patience as we figured out how to adjust our process this last year. And special thanks to our reviewers for volunteering their time: Claire Payne, Courtney Baron, Lora Farrell, Jasper Lastoria, Vaughan Hennen, Jennifer Martinez Wormser, Stephanie Kays, Missy Brown, Katy Parker, Lauren Scanlon, Dai Newman, and Rebekah Scoggins.

More information on the Notable Graphic Novels Review: The primary objective of this list is to acknowledge and celebrate the craft of sequential art from the last year by tapping into the experience and love of this medium from ARLIS/NA members. As a result, this annual publication can assist (art) library workers in improving their own institutional collections of graphic novels by providing summaries, critical evaluations, and informed recommendations.

Wishing you all well!

Andrew Wang, aandrewwangg@gmail.com

Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu

Notable Graphic Novels Review Co-editors