Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank Miller
500 Essential Graphic Novels
452nd out of 939 books — 863 voters
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly HayslipThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherThe Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine WamariyaCity of Thorns by Ben Rawlence
Refugee/Immigrant/Asylee Non Fiction
54th out of 293 books — 72 voters

Maus I by Art SpiegelmanPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiStitches by David Small
Best Memoir Graphic Novels
148th out of 405 books — 443 voters
The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMarch by John LewisMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art Spiegelman
History through graphic novels
319th out of 617 books — 494 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKitchen by Banana YoshimotoNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese authors
164th out of 236 books — 173 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Best Books About Japan
381st out of 517 books — 358 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTales of the City by Armistead MaupinCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Books Set in San Francisco
141st out of 169 books — 124 voters
Reconsidering Reagan by Daniel S. LucksNew York Burning by Jill LeporeBreaking Chains by R. Gregory NokesIn the Shadow of Slavery by Leslie M. HarrisSlavery in the North by Marc Howard Ross
Race, racism, and slavery in the North and West
48th out of 136 books — 5 voters

Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaVampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino
Best Mangas
215th out of 343 books — 142 voters
1984 by George Orwell1776 by David McCullough11/22/63 by Stephen King1066 and all that by W.C. Sellar2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
When Was That? Dates in Titles
282nd out of 667 books — 112 voters

The Best We Could Do by Thi BuiThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangStargazing by Jen WangThe Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang
AAPI Graphic Novels
88th out of 124 books — 13 voters
Born Slippy by Tom LutzThe Mountains of California by John MuirMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
A California Reader
92nd out of 120 books — 13 voters

Instruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim RussellKitchen by Banana YoshimotoH/H by Banana YoshimotoSly by Banana YoshimotoThe Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe
About Japan literature
109th out of 117 books — 19 voters
Year of the Rabbit by Tian VeasnaThe Arab of the Future by Riad SattoufAya of Yop City by Marguerite AbouetThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Grande Odalisque by Bastien Vivès
Graphic Novels from Around the World
80th out of 149 books — 10 voters

Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora KroeberSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. HollidayHistoric San Francisco by Rand RichardsSeason of the Witch by David Talbot
Northern Californian history (nonfiction)
114th out of 123 books — 36 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Bohemians by Ben TarnoffThe Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound by Ralph J. GleasonThe Ohlone Way by Malcolm MargolinSan Francisco Is Burning by Dennis Smith
Reading for San Francisco Tour Guides
25th out of 63 books — 4 voters

This I Know by Eldonna EdwardsWild by Cheryl StrayedWatchers by Dean KoontzOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
California Authors
159th out of 186 books — 34 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaCity of Quartz by Mike DavisSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. Holliday
California History
98th out of 204 books — 46 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 by Hayao MiyazakiAkira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoThe Wonder Woman Chronicles, Vol. 1 by William Moulton MarstonThe Yellow Kid by R.F. Outcault
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die - Complete
209th out of 316 books — 12 voters
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste NgThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanLast Boat Out of Shanghai by Helen ZiaThe Chinatown Trunk Mystery by Mary Ting Yi LuiRed Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
Asian American History
90th out of 102 books — 14 voters

Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership by Sharon I RaddMarch by John LewisMarch by John LewisMarch by John LewisWhy We Left by Joanna Brooks
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Culture
119th out of 198 books — 35 voters
Season of the Witch by David TalbotThe Bohemians by Ben TarnoffSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe Barbary Coast by Herbert AsburyBART by Michael C. Healy
San Francisco History
35th out of 193 books — 30 voters

Undocumented by Duncan TonatiuhMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art SpiegelmanIllegal by Eoin ColferAbina and the Important Men by Trevor R. Getz
Comics and Graphic Works on Migrants, Refugees, Human Trafficking
15th out of 35 books — 10 voters
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl by Vann ChowHokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonGeisha, a Life by Mineko IwasakiNeon Pilgrim by Lisa DempsterJapanland by Karin Muller
Japanese Life & Culture
88th out of 114 books — 39 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best California Books
373rd out of 434 books — 217 voters
Steven D. Lavine. Failure is What It's All About by Jörn Jacob RohwerAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerCalifornia by Edan LepuckiAssembling California by John McPheeCrossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Smart Books about California
39th out of 48 books — 12 voters

Saga #1 by Brian K. VaughanThis One Summer by Mariko TamakiScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyCheck, Please! by Ngozi UkazuSnotgirl, Vol. 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Comic Creators of Color
315th out of 411 books — 29 voters
Milk and honey by Rupi KaurBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSalt by Nayyirah Waheed
Books by POC Authors: List 1
56th out of 132 books — 20 voters

Cardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 1 by ClampSailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko TakeuchiInuYasha, Vol. 1 by Rumiko TakahashiRurouni Kenshin, Volume 01 by Nobuhiro WatsukiFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
Manga Released Before 2000
83rd out of 128 books — 38 voters
My Thoughts Be Bloody by Nora TitoneU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersConfederates in the Attic by Tony HorwitzNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns GoodwinDestiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Favorite Historical Books
176th out of 231 books — 26 voters


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