Special Topic Paper

 There are so many different aspects of Reader's Advisory to choose from!!! With not being given a specific topic, it took me awhile to decide which direction to go with this assignment. 

One of my responsibilities at work is to order adult non-fiction. A few years back, I had ordered a book titled A Fire Story, by Brian Fies. It was about the wildfires in Northern California. When it came in, I was shocked to discover that it was a graphic novel. I was unaware that non-fiction graphic novels existed. 

Of course, it makes sense that non-fiction graphic novels are a thing, but up until that point, I had never really given it any thought. My paper will discuss their existence and importance, and ways to promote them. I will use Drowned City, by Don Brown to support my points. It is a story about Hurricane Katrina. 

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  1. Maddie HessMarch 3, 2024 at 4:13 PM

    Hello, Savannah! This sounds like a really interesting topic, non-fiction graphic novels also weren't on my radar until reading this post. Thinking about it now though, I can see how works of narrative fiction may lend themselves to a graphic novel format. I see that both of your examples here focus on natural disasters, which I imagine have plenty of elements that graphics or illustrations could enhance or emphasize in a way that written words may not.

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    1. Savannah TrostelMarch 3, 2024 at 6:57 PM

      The non-fiction graphic novels that I came across were mostly historical and biographical.

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  2. TarynMarch 3, 2024 at 5:18 PM

    It truly is weird to think about nonfiction graphic novels. It seems weird, but it also gives those who don't like reading traditional books and opportunity to learn through a forum that they actually like. There was one I read called Chartwell Manor : a comics memoir by Glenn Head. The depictions in this book, and the descriptions added made this book a very hard read. It also made me feel like I was a part of the story in a different way then a traditional book since I am physically seeing everything. Your topic is a great choice, and I hope that you learned so much more about nonfiction graphic novels.

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    1. Savannah TrostelMarch 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM

      Hi Taryn. I looked up Chartwell Manor.... I can definitely see how that would be a hard read. That's a pretty intense topic.

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