Posted by Beth on Thursday, Aug 28, 2014
August 26th is National Dog Day, and to celebrate we have two new displays on the 2nd floor. There is a photo display of ICPL Staff Dogs and book display of with all kinds of dog books:
Books about the history of domesticated dogs and owning ( or being owned by) dogs.
Books about bringing a new dog into your family.
Books about specific breeds of dogs.
And books about fun things to do with your dog - from Dog Parks to books about photographing your dog.
This first book in what I hope is a very long series of crime/detective fiction by author Joe Ide. I started with the print copy and was grabbed quickly by the story. However there is a lot of East LA dialect in this book that slowed me down, so I checked out a copy of the e-aduio and I'm so glad I did. Actor Sullivan Jones brought the characters to life in ways my imagination couldn't. After listening to a few chapters the characters are firmly in my brain and I hear their voices when I read the text. Isaiah Quintabe (IQ) is my new favorite private investigator. He sees things other people miss. Things that aren't where they're supposed to be, or shouldn't be where they are, or things that just don't make sense. Author Joe Ide masterfully weaves together two stories - Isaiah's own rough teenage years and the current case he's been hired to solve - to introduce us to a great new character in detective fiction. The second book in the series is "Righteous" and the third "Wrecked" is due out in October 2018. -Beth