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2017 selection · Graphic novels

Solid State

by Matt Fraction and Jonathan Coulton, illustrated by Albert Monteys

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Solid State by Matt Fraction and Jonathan Coulton, illustrated by Albert Monteys appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, comics & graphic novels, for music lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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