This made me think of Anna Quindlen's Good Dog. Stay., which I read a couple of months ago. I haven't read Marley and Me
, the book that supposedly kicked off the trend, but I have definitely noticed the number of dog books on the new arrivals table lately at Barnes & Noble.Of course, I also immediately thought of Kathy Kehrli of Screw You!, who has a dog book idea of her own. Looks like your idea has got the green light, Kathy!
I wonder if horse books are the next trend, or perhaps an offshoot of the dog books trend? On my shelf of books I plan to read, I have a memoir called Chosen by a Horse
, about a rescue horse. And of course, since I rescued Panama I have plenty of ideas for a horse book of my own!
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Thanks for sharing this. I guess maybe I should work on finishing that manuscript of mine while the dog market is still hot, huh? I'm not sure I agree with the comment about dogs/religion, however. I have both in my life and quite honestly, I think pets provide a genuine glimpse into the spiritual world. You don't always get that in church or in people.
I agree, the dogs/religion comment annoyed me a bit. It seemed kind of flippant. Although I know what he meant about dogs not necessarily being "wise" in a human sense of the word, I still think they can remind us of the simpler pleasures in life. At least for me, dogs add a sense of balance and enjoyment to life. (As do the cats and Panama...)
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