Dogland Blog
Book Review: Only the Animals
A Russian tortoise launched into space during the Cold War. A Lebanese parrot abandoned on the doorknob of a pet store during Israel’s 2006 bombing of Beirut. A US Navy-trained dolphin called to serve in the Second Gulf War... These are just...
read moreDOGLAND: Behind the Prose
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Keysha Whitaker on her popular podcast, Behind the Prose. We talked about writing, publishing, and of course, dogs. The program is now online, and you can listen here. I will forewarn:...
read moreDOGLAND wins Maxwell Award
Thank you to the Dog Writers Association of America for recognizing DOGLAND as the Best Rescue Book of 2015. Prior to the awards luncheon yesterday, I attended a seminar sponsored by the DWAA. One of the speakers, Ranny Green--long-time...
read moreYou’re invited…
This Friday—that’s February 5— at noon I’ll be talking about DOGLAND with Behind the Prose’s Keysha Whitaker on BlogTalkRadio. If Keysha models my interview on those she’s done in the past, our conversation will focus as much on the craft of...
read moreLandfill Dogs Celebrates Life
If you like the photograph that graces Dogland's cover, you'll want to page through Landfill Dogs, Shannon Johnstone's photographic tribute to shelter dogs. I've written about Johnstone in past posts--the first time, in 2013, after I stumbled...
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...
