books with visual artist main characters
recs welcome !! (i have not read all of these books - if you notice anything that’s mislabeled on this list, please let me know)
created by virgoreads
last updated November, 2026
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
Hagstone
Sinéad Gleeson
Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi
Slip (A Graphic Novel)
Marika McCoola
Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
Ngozi Ukazu
A Forgery of Roses
Jessica S. Olson
The Unknown Masterpiece
Honoré de Balzac
Red Flags and Butterflies
Sheryl Azzam
Self Portrait
Ludwig Volbeda
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
Starfish
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Lanny
Max Porter
Spending
Mary Gordon
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Akwaeke Emezi
Cat’s Eye
Margaret Atwood
Shadowshaper
Daniel José Older
These Vengeful Wishes
Vanessa Montalban
Big Lies in a Small Town
Diane Chamberlain
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Bitter
Pet
The Henna Wars
Adiba Jaigirdar
Bad Art Mother
Edwina Preston
Minor Black Figures
Brandon Taylor
A Reverie of Roses
Thea Hawthorne
Blue Period, Vol. 1
Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Second Place
Rachel Cusk
Outdrawn
Deanna Grey
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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