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Should this be in a family newspaper?
File under "heavy petting" (and "equal time" for this blog): I love this. If a dog can smile, Joan Lowell Smith's husky is smiling.photo credit: Jim Pathe/The Star-Ledger
Steve Dale’s PetCast
Columnist and WGN-AM (720) Chicago radio personality Steve Dale named "Cries and Whiskers" a "pick of the litter," and interviewed me for his Pet Central show. Here's the PetCast. (I'm up after "The Shelter Dog." Equal time?)
quickies…
I review "Night Train to Lisbon" for the Boston Globe. Didn't like it much.But I was happy to see TNR mentioned in this story about feral cats in today's Globe.
Posting for Patry
Hi folks,I'm a member of Backspace, , a fun and supportive writing site, of which Karen Dionne is the administrator. She sent this email around a few days ago, and I've signed up. So, you'll be hearing more from me on this on Jan. 29. But in case any of you out there...
Guest blog: Brett Milano
Brett Milano has done a lot of things in his life, many of which have to do with rock and roll and some with cats. So when I saw this stellar review of his new book, The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock, I knew I had to ask him to blog. Take it away, Brett!...
Library cats
It must be something in the air. I guest blogged over at Jungle Red today in praise of libraries. And then I heard that another blog was starting a "library cat" blog, the idea being to solicit library cat stories for an e-book celebrating National Library Week this...
Guest Blogger: Linda L. Richards
What’s in a name, anyway? This question came up for me again a few days ago, when Clea and I were making preparations for my visit here. At one point she said something like, “it’s a good thing the protagonist of your book is named Kitty, ‘cause she’ll feel right at...
A different kind of Kitty…
Tomorrow, we'll be turning this space over to Linda L. Richards. In addition to being the editor of January magazine, Linda's a crime fiction author. We'll be celebrating the release of her new Death Was the Other Woman, which takes us back to 1930s Los Angeles in the...
In defense of the cozy, take 2
Hi, everyone! Hope your holidays have brought you all the treats you desire (like this basketball-playing kitty) and no lumps of coal. As we wait for 2008 to come 'round, I thought I'd cheat a little and re-post something not quite new. A version of this ran on Linda...
Thank you, Jay Strafford
"With urban edginess, realistic characters, a feisty and sympathetic heroine and a big heart, Simon spins a frightening tale that will have you postponing your catnap till you turn the final page."Thank you, Jay Strafford and the Richmond Times Dispatch!