John Lewis

=== ''March'' (2013)===
[[File:11.7.13JohnLewisByLuigiNovi14.jpg|thumb|right|Lewis signing copies of ''[[March Book One]]'' (2013), the first volume of his graphic novel autobiography, at [[Midtown Comics]] in Manhattan]]
{{external media| float = right | width = 230px | video1=[https://www.c-span.org/video/?400036-3/march Presentation by Lewis and Andrew Aydin on ''March: Book Two'', November 21, 2015], [[C-SPAN]] | video2 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?415635-6/open-phones-representative-john-lewis-andrew-aydin Interview with Lewis and Aydin on ''March: Book Three'', September 24, 2016], [[C-SPAN]]}}
In 2013, Lewis became the first member of Congress to write a [[graphic novel]], with the launch of a trilogy titled ''[[March (comics)|March]]''. The ''March'' trilogy is a black and white comics trilogy about the [[Civil Rights Movement]], told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The first volume, ''March: Book One'' is written by Lewis and [[Andrew Aydin]], illustrated and lettered by [[Nate Powell]] and was published in August 2013,<ref name=WashPost>{{cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |title=In the graphic novel 'March,' Rep. John Lewis renders a powerful civil rights memoir |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-12/lifestyle/41333709_1_john-lewis-lewis-s-graphic-novel |access-date=October 25, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204717/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-12/lifestyle/41333709_1_john-lewis-lewis-s-graphic-novel |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> the second volume, ''March: Book Two'' was published in January 2015 and the final volume, ''March: Book Three'' was published in August 2016.<ref>{{cite book |title=March: Book Three |first1=John |last1=Lewis |first2=Andrew |last2=Aydin |date=August 2, 2016 |publisher=Top Shelf Productions |isbn=978-1-60309-402-3}}</ref>

In an August 2014 interview, Lewis cited the influence of a 1958 comic book, ''[[Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story]]'', on his decision to adapt his experience to the graphic novel format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cartoonician.com/u-s-rep-john-lewis-discusses-his-graphic-novel-march/ |title=U.S. Rep. John Lewis Discusses His Graphic Novel "March" |website=Cartoonician|date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=September 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909004656/http://cartoonician.com/u-s-rep-john-lewis-discusses-his-graphic-novel-march/|archive-date=September 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[March: Book One]]'' became a number one ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller for graphic novels<ref>{{cite news |title=Best Sellers |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-01/paperback-graphic-books/list.html |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326194424/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-01/paperback-graphic-books/list.html |archive-date=March 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and spent more than a year on the lists.

''March: Book One'' received an "Author Honor" from the [[American Library Association]]'s 2014 [[Coretta Scott King Book Awards]], which honors an African American author of a children's book.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coretta Scott King Book Awards – All Recipients, 1970–present |url=http://www.ala.org/emiert/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present |website=American Library Association |access-date=December 4, 2014 |date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316004911/http://www.ala.org/emiert/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Book One'' also became the first graphic novel to win a [[Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]], receiving a "Special Recognition" bust in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |title=March Book One is first graphic novel to win the RFK Book Award |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/march-book-one-is-first-grahpic-novel-to-win-the-rfk-book-award/ |website=Comics Beat |date=March 21, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113933/http://www.comicsbeat.com/march-book-one-is-first-grahpic-novel-to-win-the-rfk-book-award/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

''March: Book One'' was selected by first-year reading programs in 2014 at [[Michigan State University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Book |url=http://www.onebookeastlansing.com/Home/2014Works.aspx |publisher=City of East Lansing & Michigan State University |access-date=December 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112213251/http://www.onebookeastlansing.com/Home/2014Works.aspx |archive-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> [[Georgia State University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Fall 2014 Selection |url=http://success.students.gsu.edu/first-year-programs/first-year-book/fall-2014-nominations/ |website=Georgia State University |access-date=December 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220200840/http://success.students.gsu.edu/first-year-programs/first-year-book/fall-2014-nominations/ |archive-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref> and [[Marquette University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Book |url=http://www.marquette.edu/osd/reading/about.shtml |website=Marquette University, Office of Student Development |access-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111003625/http://www.marquette.edu/osd/reading/about.shtml|archive-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

''March: Book Two'' was released in 2015 and immediately became both a ''New York Times'' and ''Washington Post'' bestseller for graphic novels.

The release of ''March: Book Three'' in August 2016 brought all three volumes into the top 3 slots of the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for graphic novels for 6 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paperback Graphic Books |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/09/25/paperback-graphic-books/ |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004045820/http://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/09/25/paperback-graphic-books/|archive-date=October 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The third volume was announced as the recipient of the 2017 [[Printz Award]] for excellence in young-adult literature, the [[Coretta Scott King Award]], the [[YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction]], the 2016 [[National Book Award]] in Young People's Literature,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/11/17/rep-john-lewiss-national-book-award-win-is-a-milestone-moment-for-graphic-novels/ |title=Rep. John Lewis's National Book Award win is a milestone moment for graphic novels |date=November 17, 2016 |first=Michael|last=Cavna |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201054343/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/11/17/rep-john-lewiss-national-book-award-win-is-a-milestone-moment-for-graphic-novels/|archive-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Sibert Medal]] at the [[American Library Association]]'s annual Midwinter Meeting in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners |website=American Library Association |access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124051155/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners|archive-date=January 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''March'' trilogy received the [[National Council for the Social Studies#Awards|Carter G. Woodson Book Award]] in the Secondary (grades 7–12) category in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners |title=Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners |publisher=[[National Council for the Social Studies]] |location=Silver Spring, Maryland|access-date=February 25, 2019 |date=June 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427204823/https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>