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The Friend: A Novel

September 29, 2019November 13, 2018 by Jacki Skole
Cover of The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

Sigrid Nunez’s new novel, The Friend, is a meditation on grief, writing, and the transcendent power of the human-canine bond. It is also the winner of the 2018 National Book …

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Categories Book Reviews, Fiction, Pets, Riverhead Books

The Great (Unknown) Pet Massacre

September 29, 2019October 21, 2018 by John Yunker
Cover of The Great Cat and Dog Massacre by Hilda Kean

The title of this book almost begs incredulity. The Great Cat & Dog Massacre? When I first saw the book cover I struggled to imagine what the book was about …

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Categories Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Pets, University of Chicago Press
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