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Hello, hello, everyone! I'm excited to share a delightful graphic novel with you today, so let's hop to it! Hungry Heart Volume 1 Written and illustrated by Jem Milton Young adult/adult · Graphic novel · 2024 Add it on Goodreads  ·  Preview the illustrations · · · The publisher says: · · · The humdrum life of an aspiring food writer changes when he meets a famous celebrity chef. Equal parts funny and heartwarming,  Hungry Heart , based on the hit webcomic, is an endearing queer rom-com that grapples with self-discovery, finding your voice, and the power of acceptance. Laurie, a plucky young food writer, gets his big break interviewing heartthrob chef, Oryan Adjei. Laurie has idolized Oryan since watching him rise to fame in the  UK Kitchen Trials  back when they were both teens. But Oryan's life is lonelier than it seems from the outside and his career has taken a direction he isn't sure he wants to continue. Laurie seems to get Oryan in...

So it took me six weeks to finish this book, plus another two to get the review written, plus one more between when I wrote it and when I posted it. Good grief! But it's not for a lack of quality on the book's part. This book is amazing  and essential to read right now, and I'm excited to bring it to y'all's attention today! Fine A Comic About Gender Written and illustrated by Rhea Ewing Adult · Graphic nonfiction · 2022 Add it on Goodreads · Preview the illustrations · · · The publisher says: · · · A vibrant and informative debut with “great documentary power” (Alison Bechdel), Fine is an elegantly illustrated celebration of the transgender community. As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwest town for interviews to turn into comics. A decade later, this project exploded into...