With nearly $800 million in revenue and counting, Wonder Woman is smashing box-office records and lighting imaginations on fire. And books are smoldering, too!

The Library has dozens of Wonder Woman books and comics for kids, teens, and adults, which are a great place to start.

We also asked our NYPL book experts to take it a step further and recommend non-WW-specific books for people who loved the movie — other graphic novels, as well as fiction and nonfiction about women superheroes (defined however they chose). Here’s what they picked.

Graphic Novels

Faith is the unapologetic fat girl superhero we didn't even know we were waiting for in Faith, Vol. 1: Hollywood and Vine.  Smart and kind, she's determined to save LA as super alter-ego Zephyr... as long as soul-sucking millennial pop culture day job doesn't kill her first. Whether she's battling aliens or dealing with her ex-boyfriend's new reality show plastered everywhere, Faith does it with poise and grace. —Lauren Bradley, 53^rd Street

 

 

 

Kamala Khan is just an ordinary Muslim teen suddenly turned superheorine in Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona. It is up to her to defend Jersey City as she tries to balance her newfound gifts with her regular life. This Marvel reboot is both fun and inspiring. Also, who wouldn't love to see a Marvel/DC crossover with Wonder Woman? —Jessica Gavilan, Library for the Performing Arts

 

 

 

Former Wonder Woman writer Gail Simone takes superheroine comics to new heights in her second run of the series Birds of Prey. In Endrun, DC heroines Oracle (Barbara Gordon - librarian and computer hacker!), Canary, the Huntress, and Lady Blackhawk join forces with members of Gotham's underworld to fight back against a mysterious blackmailer. —Erica Parker, Mid-Manhattan

 

 

 

 

For more fantastic warrior women, Promethea is the story of an exiled magician's daughter who is smiled upon by the ancient gods and imbued with incredible powers. Fast forward to a the future, where Promethea's spirit inhabits various human vessels in times of great need. A fantastic read from Alan Moore infuses folklore and feminism. —Alessandra Affinito, Children’s Center

 

 

 

My favorite female superhero has always been Mrs. Peel, of the British TV Show, The Avengers. Check out the comic book, Batman '66 Meets Steed and Mrs. Peel as Batman & Robin and Steed & Mrs. Peel combine forces to fight Catwoman. Great fun! —Maura Muller, Volunteer Office

 

 

 

 

 

DC Comics: Bombshells is a re-imagining of World War II with superheroines such as Batwoman, Wonder Woman and Stargirl right in the middle of the action.  This series contains fantastic action, gorgeous artwork and ladies being awesome. —Althea Georges, Mosholu

 

 

 

 

Nonfiction

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore is the perfect book for the true Wonder Woman enthusiast. William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman's creator, was an eccentric, a creative, and a feminist (albeit a problematic one). Diana Prince's (real life) origin story is fascinating! —Emily Merlino, Yorkville

 

 

 

 

 

Actress Robin Wright gave The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World to the cast of the film to educate and inspire them! Adrienne Mayor's book looks into the actual history of Amazon warriors, as well as female warriors across the world. Extremely detailed in its facts, it manages to educate and captivate. —Sara Beth Joren, Communications

 

 

 

 

Fiction

The Grand Central book club just read Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart.  There will be several more books in the series about these real sisters from the early 20th century who helped the cops take down criminals. They toted their own guns, intimidated men, and took care of their farm on their own. —Laura Stein, Grand Central

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Olamina, the teenage protagonist of Octavia E. Butler's dystopian sci-fi classic, Parable of the Sower (and its sequel, Parable of the Talents) demonstrates her superhero credentials by leading a band of refugees through a lawless California landscape of the 2020s ravaged by climate change and drug addicted hordes of looters towards the hope of building a safe community. She even has a superpower, unenviable though it may be in such a violent world: hyperempathy, a syndrome inherited from her addict mother causing her to experience physically the feelings of others, both pleasurable and painful. —David Nochimson, Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library

 

The Valiant by Lesley Livingston: A proud and defiant Celtic warrior Fallon is kidnapped in Britannia and sold into Roman slavery where she ends up a gladiatrix, fighting in the arena. Fallon is a kickass heroine straight out of the Amazon warrior playbook. The female gladiator novel you didn't know you needed. —Anne Rouyer, Mulberry Street

 

 

 

 

For Kids

El Deafo by Cece Bell is a real life super hero story about Cece Bell's experience losing her hearing at a young age, adjusting to life with a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and becoming "El Deafo, Listener for All."  Told in graphic novel format, this book is a win for kids and adults! —Susie Heimbach, Mulberry Street

 

 

 

 

 

I've always been fascinated by the story of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and only woman to win a Nobel twice — in two different sciences! Her efforts gave us the x-ray, among other amazing discoveries. To this day, her notebooks must be kept in a lead- lined box, they are still so radioactive. Kathleen Krull does a great job of telling her life story for kids and young adults in the book titled Marie Curie. —Maura Muller, Volunteer Office

 

 

 

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Have trouble reading standard print? Many of these titles are available in formats for patrons with print disabilities.

Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations!