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All of OPL’s staff recommendations in one page. You can browse the different lists based on topics, format or genres, or you can read some of the more detailed blog posts about specific items.

You can view additional recently added staff lists here. If you can’t find what you are looking for, you can always #AskALibrarian online or in a branch!

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On the Way to ComiCon

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    Cosplay Crash Course
    A Complete Guide to Designing Cosplay Wigs, Makeup and Accessories
    Petrović, Mina
    2019
    "True to the cosplay spirit of collaboration, Cosplay Crash Course shares favorite tricks and techniques from some of the community's most imaginative artists. Step by step, you'll learn how to turn…
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    Pros and (comic) Cons
    2019
    "Following the bestselling The Secret Loves of Geeks comes this brand-new anthology featuring comics and prose stories by cartoonists and professional geeks about the world of comic book conventions…
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    Con Quest!
    Maggs, Sam
    2020
    Cat and Alex are excited to be at the world's most popular comics convention--and they're even more excited to compete in the Quest, a huge scavenger hunt run by their favorite nerdy celebrity. The…
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    Superheroes!
    Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture
    Maslon, Laurence
    2013

Yes We're Going There…

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    Briefly Perfectly Human
    Making An Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
    Arthur, Alua
    2024
    "For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country's leading death doula, she's spreading a transformative message:…
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    Advice for Future Corpses*
    *and Those Who Love Them : A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
    Tisdale, Sallie
    2018
    From the sublime (the faint sound of Mozart as you take your last breath) to the ridiculous (lessons on how to close the sagging jaw of a corpse), Tisdale leads the reader through the peaks and…
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    Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
    Big Questions From Tiny Mortals About Death
    Doughty, Caitlin
    2019
    "Best-selling author and licensed mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens…

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