{"product_id":"checked-out-paperback-1","title":"Checked Out - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatie Fricas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn which a queer library worker searches for love, artistic validation in New YorkCity, and the perfect book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn aspiring cartoonist and book lovin' lesbian, Louise works a dead-end day job at a shoe store, where she spends most of her time brooding over a coworker who will never quite love her back. By night, she works diligently and obsessively on her graphic novel--the true story of a carrier pigeon who rescued a battalion of soldiers in WWI. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Louise unexpectedly lands a new job at a private library on the Upper East Side, she feels like her graphic novel will finally take off--surely the oldest library in New York has excellent holdings on pigeons and WWI. But what she finds in the stacks might be less revelatory than her discoveries between the sheets and buried in her own family history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA graphic novel set against a perfectly cartoony NYC backdrop--complete with landmark haunts, street fashion, and quintessential characters of the city--\u003ci\u003eChecked Out\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a valentine to libraries and New York, and the story of an artist working to make her dreams come true. Drawn in a delightfully vivacious style, \u003ci\u003eChecked Out\u003c\/i\u003e buzzes with Katie Fricas's vibrant energy, quick wit, and storytelling aplomb.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Fricas\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and editor in New York City. Her comics have been in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as various anthologies. \u003ci\u003eChecked Out\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.67 x 7.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47211735908601,"sku":"9781770467811","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sa4DnGnAYV9781770467811_ef059d6a-af77-473b-9e63-bdc8622c6f2c.webp?v=1768084225","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/checked-out-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}