This question, and many more, are brought out of the doghouse in John Homans’s informative new dog book as he discusses domestic life with his lab mix, Stella — as well as the overall explosion in dog ownership in America (from 53 million in 1996 to 77 million in 2010).
The author questions if we as a people are becoming more isolated — or, perhaps, it’s just harder to make true, loyal friends in today’s fast-paced Internet age? (NYT)
I Could Pee On This was the original working title for my comic dog novel (haha, not really!) –– but then this cool cat, Francesco Marciuliano, came up with it first!
CNN was so touched by Fiona Apple’s touching letter in honor of her dying dog — that it inspired Kat Kinsman to write a tribute about her late Irish Wolfhound, Mordred, as “The Worldwide Leader in News” unveiled a new dead dog-friendly section dubbed Loving and Losing A Dog: Your Stories…
Just in case you’re going through withdrawal from the disappearance of all the Presidential polls and campaign events, Calvin Trillin nicely sums up the recent Obama vs. Romney election in comedic/poetic verse in Dogfight. (New York Times)
Fiona Apple has cancelled her South American concert tour to tend to her dying Pit Bull, Janet, during her final days. Regardless of what you think of Apple’s music, her lovely, emotional letter to fans explaining her decision will make all dog lover’s hearts melt/swoon. (pic credit: PuppiesLovers.net)
Meredith Viera’s hubby, Richard Cohen, has a darkly funny take on his relationship with their family dog in I Want To Kill the Dog…
Don’t worry, dog advocates: this book is just a light-hearted love-hate spoof. At least I hope so. Or else they’ll be getting some hate tweets!
Uggie, the adorable Jack Russell terrier from The Artist, is back with a new autobiography called (what else) Uggie – My Story. My question is, do you think he really wrote it or did he hire one of those fancy-pants ghostwriters? Get your paw-tographed copy now! (The Guardian)
No writer has consistently written better stuff on dogs in the past decade than Jon Katz, whose bestseller, A Dog Year, was adapted into an HBO movie starring Jeff Bridges — but he may have saved the best for his latest, Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die, a touching, no nonsense non-fiction guide to grieving and getting over the loss of your lovely pet.
Susan Orlean (Rin Tin Tin) and Julie Klam (You Had Me At Woof) discuss the ruff world of dog books in The New York Times.
Boo: The World’s Cutest Dog is back and even cuter with his follow-up book, Boo: Little Dog in the Big City (Chronicle Books).
And this time around we learn that Boo has landed a commercial spokespet deal with Virgin — and that his proud owner is a Facebook employee named Irene Ahn.
If you liked A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron, then you’ll surely enjoy A Dog’s Journey — as the troubling, but inspirational tales of Bailey the reincarnated dog continue…
Alfred Hitchcock may be dubbed “The Master of Suspense”, but after reading thriller writer Dean Koontz’s A Big Little Life, a tender, thoughtful ode to his late Golden Retriever, Trixie Koontz (who also penned a few books herself) — I think no dog could be prouder of its master…
Not to mention, Mr. Koontz also donates much of his time and money to Canine Companions for Independence.
There’s certainly no more humorous observer of canines than funny dogmother, Merrill Markoe — creator of the Stupid Pet Tricks segment on David Letterman — and the author of several comedic hound books, including Walking In Circles Before Lying Down and What The Dogs Taught Me.
Fairy Tale Interrupted by Rosemarie Terenzio is not a book about dogs — but rather about her relationship as the personal assistant to JFK Jr. (although there are a few brief descriptions of Sam, JFK Jr.’s crazy rescue dog) — but for some reason, it just gets me…
There’s not many things that get me more excited than cool covers for dog books (okay, maybe a couple other non-dog book related things, too!). That said, Julie Klam has two covers that will make any dog book fan drool — and a handsome animated book trailer to boot!
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