Dogs We Love


Posted on Apr 8, 2008
By Julia Szabo

Artisan, 176 pages, $15.95  

Edited by Michael J. Rosen  

Available on Amazon.com

This brilliant book first came out a few years ago, in a very different format. A slim, oversize paperback, it was the book equivalent of a Saluki. Now, the publisher has wisely opted to reissue it, repackaging the book as a compact hardcover with beautiful, glossy pages - think of this new version as a literary French Bulldog: compact, hard-bodied, yet cute enough to sit on the coffee table and get noticed.  

With writings on dogs by the likes of Edward Albee, Ann Beattie, Jane Smiley, Armistead Maupin, and Merrill Markoe, it well deserves to get noticed. There is literally something for everyone in this heartfelt collection, which is that rare thing in a canine-themed anthology: a true work of literature.

My favorite chapter of this book is "The Eyes Have It," in which the excellent Arthur Yorinks, founder and director of the Night Kitchen Radio Theater, immortalizes one unforgettable summer vacation with his family's Border Collies. It's a real-life cliffhanger that's impossible, improbable, heartbreaking, hilarious - and absolutely true. It's a small masterpiece that really must be read to be believed. (And I guarantee you'll re-read it a few more times just to savor it; it's that good.)

This book is a must for anyone who's ever loved a dog. Buy two copies - one for yourself and one for the inevitable occasion when you find yourself short a gift. This is a present anyone would be thrilled to get.
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