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)Find the Comics Syllabus at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/Subscribe and follow the Comics Syllabus podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you find podcasts, or copy this RSS feed to your podcatcher: https://paulflai.com/feed/podcast/comicssyllabusJoin the discussion on the Comics Syllabus Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ComicsSyllabus or with Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoPlai or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twoplai/Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit comicssyllabus.substack.com