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Book Review: American Wolf

Dogland Blog When I’m in public with Galen, I often hear parents say one of two things to their children. The first: Look at that old dog. To which I think: Nope. Not old. Gray since birth. The second thing parents say is: Look at that dog. He looks like a wolf. To...

Take Two: Grab a tissue… or two, or three

Dogland Blog A news story recently caught my attention. It was about a dog, in Brazil, who has been sitting outside a Sao Paolo hospital for some four months. You probably know where this story is going. The dog’s owner–a homeless man–died at the...

DOGLAND turns 2! Win a signed copy.

Dogland Blog In 2012, I decided I was going to write a book. The idea was a mix of hubris, crazy, and a whole lot of naiveté. I had never before written for any kind of print publication–my  background was in TV news. Nor did I know anything about the world of...

New Releases

Dogland Blog If you felt like your life was breaking apart, where would you go to try to put it back together? If you’re thirty-year-old Cooper Gosling, you’d go to the South Pole. For a year. Seriously. Gosling is the central character in Ashley Shelby’s debut novel,...

Snowflakes in a Blizzard

Dogland Blog Technology, as everyone knows, is forcing all sorts of industries to adapt to new realities. The book publishing industry is no exception. From the advent of online book-sellers to e-readers to print-on-demand, it’s never been easier—or cheaper—to buy...