Dogland Blog
Snowflakes in a Blizzard
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...
read moreNew signing, new book review, and new stats
Save the Date! I will be participating in the Princeton Public Library's Local Author Day on Saturday, March 25 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. I'll be joined by some forty authors from the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area. So please, stop by, meet authors,...
read moreA tug-at-your-heart kind of essay
Growing old isn't easy. Not that I consider myself old. I'll soon be pushing fifty, but these days I think fifty may be the new thirty. Still, there's some fleeting knee pain here, random wrist pain there. Mentally, there are the black holes...
read moreBook Review: Being a Dog
Dogs can sniff out some pretty incredible things—explosives, drugs, cancer, criminals—the list continues to grow, bounded only, says cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz, by human imagination. In her newest exploration of doghood, Being a...
read moreHappy Birthday Galen!
On September 25, the New York Times’ Sunday Styles section paid tribute to “Fashion’s Favorite Pets”: Marc Jacobs’ bull terrier Neville, Karl Lagerfeld’s Birman cat Choupette, and Thom Browne’s miniature dachshund Hector, all of whom, the...
read moreABOUT
Jacki Skole is an award-winning journalist, author and adjunct professor of communication. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she spent a decade as a writer and producer at CNN before turning to teaching. Jacki launched WRITE Now to assist students in writing the college application essays that will chart their future. Read More...
