Biker mice from Mars, a mysterious manuscript that can control the world, and a space-traveling samurai rabbit all play out in the creatively vibrant pages of graphic works this season, filling collections with innovation and engagement.
By Thomas Batten “Usagi Yojimbo” features a samurai rabbit named Miyamoto Usagi living in 17th-century Japan; the new installment, Space Usagi: White Star Rising, is due out from Dark Horse in May. LJ asks Sakai about samurai warriors, blending genres, and his enduring career.
The Jew Who Would Be King tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs—a nineteenth-century British Jew who helped establish the Zulu kingdom only to become a ruthless warlord and slaveholder. Rovner exposes the entangled forces of Jewish emancipation and antisemitism, slavery and abolition, the dichotomies of civilization and “savagery.”
Prisons, border security, and police are meant to protect. Yet for the most vulnerable, they more often cause harm. With contributions from scholars, activists, and incarcerated artists, All This Safety Is Killing Us exposes how mass criminalization harms our health—while envisioning political strategy and evidence-based solutions for a post-carceral society.
By Ron Block, Kimberly McGee, and Linda Quinn Strangers in Time by David Baldacci is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes by Patti Callahan Henry, Amita Parikh, and Lori Rader-Day for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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