My article for Booklist is now available!
Hi friends! I’m happy to report that my article for Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels is now available to read! […]
Author: Jack Phoenix
Whoa, OverDrive buys Kanopy
The consolidation of digital library vendors continues, and OverDrive is on a roll, this time buying Kanopy. My guess is […]
OMG yes, Amazon is finally cooperating with libraries
In a step in the right direction for Amazon and a big win for DPLA, Amazon will allow its exclusive […]
Want to know about comics programs for adults? Join me for this panel of amazing people
I am truly honored to have been asked to be part of this panel. Tonight, Thursday, May 20th at 8 […]
The COVID relief plan is a big win for libraries
This is really huge. I mean, really, really huge. President Biden just signed the American Rescue Plan Act and within […]
Oh ffs, Dr. Seuss isn’t cancelled and you know it, spare us your outrage
Yes, the Dr. Seuss estate has decided to cease publication of six of his more obscure books, with arguably two […]
Join my webinar Feb. 23rd
Hi all! I’ll be doing my first library webinar with the Northeast Ohio Regional Library System on February 23rd, but […]
Library Soup – Betty & Veronica
Hot tub book talk featuring Betty & Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale by Tim Hanley.
Here’s what Wonder Woman 1984 got right.
So, that happened. WW84 dropped in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day, and to say that the reception […]
In the Age of Trumpism, Superman was the hero I needed
Something happened over the past four years, and I didn’t even realize it was happening until very recently; Superman became […]
About Me
A ravenous reader with a burning love for pop culture and balloon twisting, I write about comics, libraries, and comics in libraries. I have two master’s degrees, one in Library and Information Science from Kent State University and the other in English from Ohio Dominican University. I now work as a collection development manager for a public library, and I am the Graphic Novel Selector for a library vendor. I live in Greater Cleveland with my husband, two dogs, a cat, and pet rats.