Thieves: An LGBTQIA+ YA Graphic Novel

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Thieves worship an identity politic that the liberal world can't handle yet. What was supposed to be dressed as Malthusian social control, instead of dancing around a subculture that might incite revolution against whiteness? Maybe the truth is that "Eurasian lesbianism" is a new form of whiteness. I don’t know. This is a fairly new arrival, and we haven't yet had the opportuity to sit down and read it, but we can tell you that it looks great, and feel that there are sure to be some Copacetic customers who would like to get their hands on it, so we're going to hand off our listing to the publisher, NoBrow, and some other fans of the book that will likely be familiar to readers of this space: An adorable sapphic romance about two teens who steal! Such a sweet and funny story with complex, flawed characters that you can't help but love, along with gorgeous, emotive artwork.' - Alice Oseman, creator of Heartstopper Ella and Madeleine don’t know it yet, but they’re about to embark on the strangest romantic adventure of their lives, and it’s not just their hearts that are getting stolen in this laugh-out-loud, capering graphic novel.

I "read" Thieves once, and rather than reading, maybe instead I just felt tender and warm over the cute, girly pictures, which I fell in love immediately with, just wishing that there were indeed, in reality, badass girls like Ella and Madeleine that share the same desires I have.The characters are fantastic and we get a lot of character development for such a short book. Madeline seems like the perfect, got-it-all-together girl on the outside, but inside she is riddled with anxiety (she is still reeling from frequent bullying in the past) and her grades are teetering towards failing to graduate. As the frenetic story of reverse burglary goes on, Ella and Madeline have to confront the difficult-to-love aspects of each other and choose to help the other grow instead of walk away. They are aided by Ella’s best friend, the caustic Leslie, though a big part of the story is a reminder that you can’t just want your best friends around during bad times and need to allow them to be there for the good ones as well. The surprise twist on who Leslie’s boyfriend is was great and the dynamic of the two couples makes for a really heartwarming second half to the book. Also it comes highly recommended by Alice Oseman, Molly Knox Ostertag, and my personal favorite graphic novelist Tillie Walden, and those three are amazing. Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure – full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you’ve got yourself a truly wonderful book.” The liberal fears desire. Desire conflicts with one another. That means one will use prejudice to discriminate, foiling egalitarianism. Desires are niche, and therefore, society must worship the niche, by force. The rhizome theory is against individualism, as anything is possible.

The story begins with Ella waking up and going to school. Bryon draws each frame as a film shot, highlighting the objects around her room, and who she is, by subcultural aspiration, and as a person. The workaround " Object Oriented Ontology " and what materialism exists within Thieves is an important underlying theme. I don't want to get into the specifics of " OOO ," but try and imagine Ella's interest in fashion, movies, and parties (which is underneath the text and only presented through pictures) reveal a greater truth about life outside the narrative. Objects are connected to both the culture and subculture of Ella, where a simple cameo of In The Mood for Love reveals an ideological presence of who Ella is, as a human, and as an individual, through consumer objects. All of this leans towards something that has not been said, or explained, before. They say "Necessity is the mother of invention." It is a necessity to write what you know. Importantly, with regards to creative writing, or even "fantasy memoirs," you write out of a necessity to tell the world what and how you feel, where these feelings were not known before. For Ella, we are understanding what it means to be her, and how others like her can “come out,” and represent a new subculture. Thieves is about her love for Madeleine, a white female, and how she discovers herself through her desires. Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure - full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you’ve got yourself a truly wonderful book." Ella and Madeleine don't know it yet, but they're about to embark on the strangest romantic adventure of their lives, and it's not just their hearts that are getting stolen in this laugh-out-loud, capering graphic novel.

We're incredibly excited to be having Lucie Bryon to the shop signing copies of her newly released Thieves from Nobow. Lucie will be here on Monday 7th November, from 6-7pm. Here's some words from the publisher: A cute queer graphic novel set in France during the last year of high school…What follows is a charming coming-of-age story with lovely, emotive illustrations.” Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure - full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you've got yourself a truly wonderful book." A cute queer graphic novel set in France during the last year of high school...What follows is a charming coming-of-age story with lovely, emotive illustrations.”