Written by Angela Erickson Those of us who work or live in a world of books know that perhaps the richest terrain for graphic novelists is memoir and biography. As I type this, I can picture the covers of Maus, Persepolis, and Dragon Hoops -- some of the graphic memoirs that I regularly press into … Continue reading #INTYALITMONTH: Graphic Novels of Displacement
#INTYALITMONTH: Feminism, Storytelling & the Power of the Graphic Novel
Written by Angela Erickson From Skeptic to Enthusiast (Again!) When I wrote recently about my evolving relationship with graphic novels, I focused on the nonfiction science titles in translation that had caught me by surprise. I wrote about those first because they were what I have been reading most recently, but it was not graphic … Continue reading #INTYALITMONTH: Feminism, Storytelling & the Power of the Graphic Novel
#INTYALITMONTH: Seeing Science in Translation
Written by Angela Erickson My Early Skepticism I’ve been thinking a lot about graphic novels lately. As a former Head of Middle School English, the teachers in my department and I often struggled to get students to move from graphic novels to traditional novels. And to be fair, there’s research suggesting that graphic novels cultivate … Continue reading #INTYALITMONTH: Seeing Science in Translation
Congratulations to the 2025 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books
The 2025 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the winner and honor books for the 2025 prize. This is the seventh year of the prize and twenty-five books in fourteen languages, published within the past three years, were submitted by publishers. Winner The 2025 winner … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2025 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books
Announcing the Shortlist for the 2025 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize
The 2025 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2025 prize. This is the seventh year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize, which recognizes publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers, aged 12 through 18 inclusive. Publisher submissions to the … Continue reading Announcing the Shortlist for the 2025 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize
Congratulations to the 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books!
The 2024 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the winner and honor books for the 2024 prize. This is the sixth year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize and it has been an outstanding one for graphic novels, as evidenced below. The Winner for the … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books!
Announcing the 2024 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize Shortlist
The 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is very pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 prize. This is the sixth year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize, which recognizes publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers, aged 12 through 18 inclusive. Publisher submissions to … Continue reading Announcing the 2024 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize Shortlist
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 