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MARCH 2, 2009
Frank(ly) Speaking ~ Literary Dogs
Megan's last post about her dog in-training, Frank, got me thinking about all the wonderful books featuring man's best friend. Just this past year alone we've added these best sellers to our collection: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein F STEIN Izzy & Lenore " Two dogs, an unexpected journey, and me and of course everyone's waiting for the dvd version of John Grogan's 2005 runaway hit Marley & Me (expected the end of March). So what is it with our fascination with dogs as literary subjects? This was just the question put to Dr. Bryan Cummins, an expert on dog books in the most recent Avid Reader Newsletter published by Abebooks. Cummins is a professor at McMaster and Trent Universities in Ontario, an avid collector of dog books, an author, and has been selling on AbeBooks since 1999. Read this informative and fun interview The Dog and the Novel: Loyal Companions for a bit of insight. |
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