Book lovers discussion

I started to read Blankets by Craig Thompson but had to return it to the library before finishing. I'm hoping to take it out again in the near future. That was my only experience with a graphic novel.

Yeah it was pretty good but kind of weird for me. You know, kind of like reading a comic book! But I liked it!

I just finished Julian Hanshaw's The Art of Pho. I find to hard to put my hands on these things. Bookshops here have only comics and manga. Mostly I run across reviews and order from Blackwell's in England. The British seem to regard this stuff seriously. Suggestions? (I've published a graphic novel myself -- search my name and then look for E: Last and First Men)