monthly favorites august 2008

most empowering book of the month:

• Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution edited by Alix Olsen

saddest graphic novel i've ever read:

• The Last Lonely Saturday by Jordan Crane

now that i've read the manga, i have to watch the anime:

• Revolutionary Girl Utena series by Chiho Saito & Be-Papas

non fiction book i learned the most from:

• Flush!: The Scoop on Poop Throughout the Ages by Charise Mericle Harper

best & weirdest short stories i've read in a long time:

• Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan

hottest yaoi:

• My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor by Kazuka Minami
• Man's Best Friend by Kazusa Takashima

hottest implied yaoi:

• Godchild series by Kaori Yuki

biggest attack of cuteness EVER:

• The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade by Meomi

book that makes me wish i knew a dragon:

• Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

cutest manga characters:

• Free Collars Kingdom series by Takuya Fujima

bestest picture books this month:

• Cesar Takes a Break by Susan Collins Thoms & Roge
• The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade by Meomi
• Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski & Lee Harper

best Meg Cabot book i read this month:

• How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot

most interesting (and creepy) book concept:

• Generation Dead by Daniel Waters

best graphic novel of the month:

• Fables: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham & others