The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels (2nd edition)

This slender volume contains a wealth of information for librarians wishing to expand their practice of and facility with readers’ advisory related to graphic novels. Goldsmith demonstrates both a strong knowledge of and enthusiasm for the practice of readers’ advisory, as well as a robust understanding of the contemporary graphic novel landscape. The book serves as a useful guide to the basics of readers’ advisory in addition to the specifics of issues pertaining to the graphic format.

The book invites librarians who might regard graphic novels as niche materials of interest to narrow populations to embrace them as a format...