Both a mystery and a romance, this story is perfect for pet lovers. Every Day Needs a Dog, by Billi Tiner, is a mystery novel for animal lovers and a unique take on the romance and thriller genres, with its unorthodox setting—a busy... Read More

“You’ll be rotten by the sixth grade,” Marist Brother Demian tells third-grader Jason Kelly when the child balks at participating in a sexual encounter with his teacher. For Jason, “from that moment onward, he would hear, even in... Read More

In hitchhiker jargon, road dogs are people who live on the road all the time. The title of author R.K.’s memoir about hitchhiking for four years also refers to her canine companion, Jambo. Travels with a Road Dog: Hitchiking Along the... Read More

Erica-Lynn Huberty’s idiosyncratic narrators add a luminescent quality to the gothic tales they tell. Her meticulous attention to the unique sensibilities of time stamps her plots, drawing the reader into unexpected contemplation of... Read More

David Boie no relation to the Thin White Duke plays the questioning straight-man in a multi-subject dialogue with a long-dead pet Thompson. The dog as in the case of the British claymation duo Wallace and Gromit is heavily armed. Not a... Read More

Thirty-nine-year-old Jeremy Shepherd trades it all—the bright lights of London, the high-profile editor position at a glossy men’s lifestyle magazine, the BMW, the designer clothes, the jet-set vacations, the personal trainer—to... Read More

Lauren, a young, starving beagle, matures into a cosmopolitan dog that takes on Paris from its cafés and cinemas to its gardens and salons. She is also the center of a small group of well-defined, fully individuated characters. There... Read More

On two legs or four, the colorful inhabitants of Tolk project a rustic charm full of whimsical folk- and fairy-tale elements, with just enough unique lore to be freshly compelling. A young boy discovers a hidden portal to a magical... Read More