Katie Pryde and Andréa Gilroy–proprietors of the award-winning comic shops Books With Pictures in Portland and Eugene, OR–have announced the launch of the Graphic Novel Library. The new nation-wide subscription box shares the stores’ ongoing efforts to build community and literacy to a national audience.

Inspired by their combined decades of expertise as comic shop retailers, educators, and scholars, Pryde and Gilroy carefully curate one newly released graphic novel in each monthly subscription box. In addition, each box includes discussion questions, exclusive prints and bookmarks, and even miniature papercraft versions of each title.

The Graphic Novel Library extends Books with Pictures’ mission to find comics and graphic novels for everyone–both longtime enthusiasts looking for something new and curious readers figuring out where to begin. And while Pryde and Gilroy insist on the element of  surprise as part of the experience,  first several months will include work from publishers across the world of sequential art, including Drawn & Quarterly, Oni Press, DC Comics, Fantagraphics, and more.

Community is also a big part of the joy of comics, and Graphic Novel Library subscribers will also have access to both in-person and virtual book club meet-ups, via a dedicated and moderated Discord server.

The initial subscription boxes will be shipped out in the first week of June 2026, with new ones following each month. The children’s box is $20 a month, and adult subscriptions are $25 a month. Subscriptions are available through graphicnovellibrary.org.