Thieves worship an identity politic that the liberal world can't handle yet. What was supposed to be dressed as Malthusian social control, instead of dancing around a subculture that might incite revolution against whiteness? Maybe the truth is that "Eurasian lesbianism" is a new form of whiteness. I don’t know. Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure - full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you’ve got yourself a truly wonderful book." A cute queer graphic novel set in France during the last year of high school...What follows is a charming coming-of-age story with lovely, emotive illustrations." Everything after reads like a sadist fantasy of falling in love. " I want her ," as the reader dwells in his arousal.

With distinctive characters, lush art, and an off-kilter sapphic romance at its core, this will surely steal teen readers’ hearts.” We're incredibly excited to be having Lucie Bryon to the shop signing copies of her newly released Thieves from Nobow. Lucie will be here on Monday 7th November, from 6-7pm. Here's some words from the publisher: I love stories like this that manage to be fun and upbeat while still dealing productively with issues of mental health and self-confidence. This book is a great reminder that people’s interior life likely does not match the outward front they present to the world, and that Bryon really embraces flawed characters and makes them more loveable with their quirks and shortcomings is really wonderful. Also who doesn’t love an adorable sapphic love story!? Keep bringing the queer coming-of-age tales, publishers. Theives is a great time with great art and you should let it steal your heart too.

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I "read" Thieves once, and rather than reading, maybe instead I just felt tender and warm over the cute, girly pictures, which I fell in love immediately with, just wishing that there were indeed, in reality, badass girls like Ella and Madeleine that share the same desires I have. Thieves is a rambunctious, charming story about high schoolers partying, falling in love, and committing acts of reverse larceny. The drawing style is incredibly appealing, with delightful acting and visual jokes that make this an absolute pleasure to read.” Ella and Madeleine don’t know it yet, but they’re about to embark on the strangest romantic adventure of their lives, and it’s not just their hearts that are getting stolen in this laugh-out-loud, capering graphic novel.

Also it comes highly recommended by Alice Oseman, Molly Knox Ostertag, and my personal favorite graphic novelist Tillie Walden, and those three are amazing.

A cute queer graphic novel set in France during the last year of high school...What follows is a charming coming-of-age story with lovely, emotive illustrations.” The characters are fantastic and we get a lot of character development for such a short book. Madeline seems like the perfect, got-it-all-together girl on the outside, but inside she is riddled with anxiety (she is still reeling from frequent bullying in the past) and her grades are teetering towards failing to graduate. As the frenetic story of reverse burglary goes on, Ella and Madeline have to confront the difficult-to-love aspects of each other and choose to help the other grow instead of walk away. They are aided by Ella’s best friend, the caustic Leslie, though a big part of the story is a reminder that you can’t just want your best friends around during bad times and need to allow them to be there for the good ones as well. The surprise twist on who Leslie’s boyfriend is was great and the dynamic of the two couples makes for a really heartwarming second half to the book. Reading Thieves is like going on a decidedly queer adventure - full of heart, tension, beauty, and so much love. Add in to that the gorgeous art, and you've got yourself a truly wonderful book." Ella and Madeleine don't know it yet, but they're about to embark on the strangest romantic adventure of their lives, and it's not just their hearts that are getting stolen in this laugh-out-loud, capering graphic novel. This is a fairly new arrival, and we haven't yet had the opportuity to sit down and read it, but we can tell you that it looks great, and feel that there are sure to be some Copacetic customers who would like to get their hands on it, so we're going to hand off our listing to the publisher, NoBrow, and some other fans of the book that will likely be familiar to readers of this space: