Snoop Dogg Adapting Modern Sherlock
Joe Ide’s IQ series–a modern day Sherlock set in East Long Beach complete with his own Watson, named Dodson–is getting the TV series adaptation treatment. And Snoop Dogg (Snoopadelic Films) is executive producing. “I don’t think I have ever seen a better match than Joe Ide and Snoop Dogg: this is going to be explosive TV at its very best.” If you’re looking for a gritty crime series to marathon catch up with the books: IQ; Righteous; Wrecked; Hi Five.
Amazon’s Current Best Seller List
While the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality continue, there have been many calls for non-Black people to do better and to educate themselves, leading to the circulation of many anti-racist reading lists. And people are taking the step of buying books to learn about the systems that oppress Black people: “As of Wednesday, 15 of the top 20 bestselling books are about race, racism and white supremacy in the US.” Hopefully everyone is taking the next step and reading the books. (Remember if the physical book is sold out ebooks and audiobooks don’t sell out if those formats work for you.)
Kids Book Bingo Card
The Seattle Times has a beautiful, free, and fun Kids Summer Book Bingo card you can download. When you shout “bingo” (you have a horizontal, vertical, diagonal line–or the full card!) you can email them with your information for a chance to win a certificate to a local indie bookstore. Some Bingo squares include “Read it in a fort”; “About two things that seem very silly together”; “About a culture different from your own”.
Free Audiobook