Monday, June 21, 2004

"Valid forms of literature": The Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the Bucks County Library's selection of Maus: A Survivor's Tale for its inaugural "One Book, One Bucks" series:

"We are the first to use a graphic novel, and some people are going to say, 'Why is Bucks County Library promoting a comic book?' One of our objectives is to show graphic novels are valid forms of literature. The time is right, and this is a powerful story."