Secret Stacks

Welcome back, everyone! The show has undergone a bit of a format change, and kicking it off is special guest Mahnaz Dar, section editor for School Library Journal. We talk about middle grade and young adult titles, the nuts and bolts of selecting titles for review in SLJ, the nature of illustrated storytelling, rant a bit about NFTs, and of course recommend some great comics! Show Notes SLJ Best Graphic Novels 2020 The Onion: Adults Go Wild Over Latest In Children’s Picture Book Series Kimberly Parker: Most artists are not making money off NFTs and here are some graphs to prove it Vice: People's Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing. This Is Why Mahnaz Dar: @DibblyFresh / mdar@mediasourceinc.com Fresh Picks Chunky by Yehudi Mercado 9780062972781 Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki Find a comics shop near you Secret Stacks logo and avatar by Severin Piehl, go read his webcomic Tove Theme song by Julie Jurgens, y’all