Alison Bechdel's Books

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

By: Alison Bechdel

For 25 years Bechdel's path-breaking "Dykes to Watch Out For" strip has been collected in award-winning volumes, syndicated in alternative newspapers, and translated into many languages. This collection gathers 60 of the newest strips.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

424

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0618968806

ISBN 13

9780618968800

Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

By: Alison Bechdel

A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter. Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and fiercely funny, we are drawn into a daughter's complex yearning for her father. And yet, apart from assigned stints dusting caskets at the family-owned "fun home," as Alison and her brothers call it, the relationship achieves its most intimate expression through the shared code of books. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescense, the denouement is swift, graphic -- and redemptive.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

250

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0618871713

ISBN 13

9780618871711

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

The New York Times–bestselling graphic memoir about Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home, becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel's childhood…and who stopped touching or kissing her daughter good night, forever, when she was seven. Poignantly, hilariously, Bechdel embarks on a quest for answers concerning the mother-daughter gulf. It's a richly layered search that leads readers from the fascinating life and work of the iconic twentieth-century psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, to one explosively illuminating Dr. Seuss illustration, to Bechdel’s own (serially monogamous) adult love life. And, finally, back to Mother—to a truce, fragile and real-time, that will move and astonish all adult children of gifted mothers. A New York Times, USA Today, Time, Slate, and Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year “As complicated, brainy, inventive and satisfying as the finest prose memoirs.”—New York Times Book Review “A work of the most humane kind of genius, bravely going right to the heart of things: why we are who we are. It's also incredibly funny. And visually stunning. And page-turningly addictive. And heartbreaking.”—Jonathan Safran Foer “Many of us are living out the unlived lives of our mothers. Alison Bechdel has written a graphic novel about this; sort of like a comic book by Virginia Woolf. You won't believe it until you read it—and you must!”—Gloria Steinem

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

303

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0547524366

ISBN 13

9780547524368

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By: Alison Bechdel

From the author of Fun Home, a profoundly affecting graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads in our times Comics and cultural superstar Alison Bechdel delivers a deeply layered story of her fascination, from childhood to adulthood, with every fitness craze to come down the pike: from Jack LaLanne in the 60s ("Outlandish jumpsuit! Cantaloupe-sized guns!") to the existential oddness of present-day spin class. Readers will see their athletic or semi-active pasts flash before their eyes through an ever-evolving panoply of running shoes, bicycles, skis, and sundry other gear. But the more Bechdel tries to improve herself, the more her self appears to be the thing in her way. She turns for enlightenment to Eastern philosophers and literary figures, including Beat writer Jack Kerouac, whose search for self-transcendence in the great outdoors appears in moving conversation with the author's own. This gifted artist and not-getting-any-younger exerciser comes to a soulful conclusion. The secret to superhuman strength lies not in six-pack abs, but in something much less clearly defined: facing her own non-transcendent but all-important interdependence with others. A heartrendingly comic chronicle for our times.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

245

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0544387651

ISBN 13

9780544387652

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

A graphic novel follow-up to Fun Home depicts the author's mother as a voracious reader, music lover and passionate amateur actress who quietly suffers as the wife of a closeted gay artist and withdraws from her young daughter.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0618982507

ISBN 13

9780618982509

Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

By: Alison Bechdel

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

250

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0618871713

ISBN 13

9780618871711

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Are You My Mother?

A Comic Drama

By: Alison Bechdel

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

303

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0547524366

ISBN 13

9780547524368

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By: Alison Bechdel

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

245

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0544387651

ISBN 13

9780544387652

Feminist Media Studies

By: Alison Harvey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Feminist Media Studies

By: Alison Harvey

Feminist Media Studies is a cutting-edge introduction to the core and emerging theories, methods, and approaches in a field that has blossomed over the past twenty-five years. Adopting an intersectional approach – a framework concerning the interconnected character of oppression based on gender, race, class, and other constructed identities – Alison Harvey takes a global view of gendered practices in and around the media. She provides an accessible overview of classical and contemporary issues in media culture by exploring the past, present, and future of feminist media studies, accounting for changes in the media landscape, from digital technologies and globalized media systems to emergent inequalities, discourses, and practices. By engaging with research from a diverse body of scholarship, this book situates feminist media studies as vital to researching and analysing a range of significant issues. The go-to textbook for a new generation of students, as well as an important resource for scholars, Feminist Media Studies is both an exciting invitation to the field and a passionate call to arms.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

188

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1509524509

ISBN 13

9781509524501

Queer Icons and Their Cats

By: Alison Nastasi,PJ Nastasi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Queer Icons and Their Cats

By: Alison Nastasi,PJ Nastasi

These cat lovers are out and purr-oud! Freddie Mercury, Sylvia Rivera, Alison Bechdel, Dusty Springfield. This book is a celebration of queer icons of the past and present and their furry feline friends. From images of lost legends such as Josephine Baker and James Baldwin, to snapshots of contemporary trailblazers like comedian Tig Notaro and fashion designer Jason Wu—these charming and eccentric photographs capture what it truly means to be a cat purr-son. • PURR-FECT FOR CAT LOVERS: This book celebrates the love between human and cat. What better gift could you get the feline fancier in your life? • AMEWSING ANECDOTES AND IMPAWTENT MOMENTS: Learn about the lives of the queer heroes who came before us and those who are still fighting for equality and inclusion. We're not kitten around—with watershed moments like the Stonewall riots and sweet stories of domestic bliss, this book will both entertain and inspire you. • PHOTOS WITH CATITUDE: In these purr-ecious photographs, you'll get to see your heroes in unguarded moments expressing love for their pets. This collection of images will bring joy to any cat lover's heart. Perfect for: • LGBTQIA+ cat lovers and the people who shop for them • Anyone interested in learning more about influential queer figures—and their pets!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

107

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1797206230

ISBN 13

9781797206233

Kiss Her Once for Me

A Novel

By: Alison Cochrun

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kiss Her Once for Me

A Novel

By: Alison Cochrun

Winner of Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Romance A Best New Holiday Romance by PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and more! The author of the “swoon-worthy debut” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister. One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December, Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1982191147

ISBN 13

9781982191146

Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

By: Alison Gaylin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

By: Alison Gaylin

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates the dark side of social media in the latest exciting thriller in the bestselling series. Sunny Randall’s newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails—a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake’s manager, Bethany, to protect him and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies and schemes…and ties to a dangerous criminal scene. When Bethany goes missing and the threats against Blake escalate, Sunny realizes that in order to solve this case, she has to find out exactly who Blake and Bethany are, behind the Instagram filters. While digging into their pasts, she is also forced to confront her own, as old friends—and ex-husbands—reappear. With a combination of old-school crime-solving skills and modern internet savvy, Sunny will stop at nothing to catch a killer.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

353

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0593540549

ISBN 13

9780593540541

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

By: Alison Bechdel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

By: Alison Bechdel

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

424

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published Date

ISBN 10

0618968806

ISBN 13

9780618968800

Gus and Oliver—A Family Tale

By: Alison Pears

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gus and Oliver—A Family Tale

By: Alison Pears

People have known for many years the wisdom of cats, and indeed the wisdom of many of our pets. People have also known the importance of family and healthy family relationships. Through the differences in our personalities, as a family, Gus and Oliver and I have taught each other about respecting one another, sharing life with one another, having compassion for one another, taking care of one another, communicating with one another, and loving one another. These are all values and behaviours that we may bring to our family dynamics at any stage in our lives, no matter who is part of our immediate or extended family. It is always important to be connected, mindful, honest, and loving, so that we can trust each other for our personal growth. Gus and Oliver—A Family Tale sheds light on some of the more subtle intricacies of our day-to-day relationships and reminds us of the most important thing of all: love.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

BalboaPress

Published Date

ISBN 10

1452554714

ISBN 13

9781452554716

Book's by Alison Bechdel

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

Fun Home

Fun Home

Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?

Fun Home

Fun Home

Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Feminist Media Studies

Feminist Media Studies

Queer Icons and Their Cats

Queer Icons and Their Cats

Kiss Her Once for Me

Kiss Her Once for Me

Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

Gus and Oliver—A Family Tale

Gus and Oliver—A Family Tale

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email