206 On "Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me" and Comics in Libraries with Alea Perez

On the Comics Syllabus today, our special guest is Alea Perez (@ShhhYeah), President-Elect of the American Library Association's Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable and Multiversity contributor.

At ( 38:40 ), we talk about Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell's "Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me" (First Second), this past summer's graphic novel hit.

But first, we talk with Alea about comics and graphic novels in libraries, how she became a librarian advocate for comics, and the ALA's Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable.

"Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me" by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second)

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