Writing Professor Tahneer Oksman Contributes to NPR’s Books We Love List
NPR publishes an annual list of favorite books published in that year, chosen by their staffers and critics. This year, Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., selected 9 books in the Comics & Graphic Novels section!
The books in question are:
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Muybridge by Guy Delisle
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The Emphemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
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Remember Us to Life: A Graphic Memoir by Joanna Rubin Dranger
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The Weight by Melissa Mendes
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Spent: A Comic Novel by Alison Bechdel
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This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story by Hayley Gullen
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Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Bill Griffith
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Breadcrumbs: Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Poland by Kasia Babis
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Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Kate Evans
Dr. Oksman teaches several classes at MMC, including Women’s Literary Traditions and Reporting on Tech & Social Media. This Fall, she is teaching EWL-369- Graphic Storytelling: Exploring Contemporary Comics.
To check out the rest of the list, click here.
Congratulations, Dr. Oksman!
Published: November 24, 2025
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