What could be better than a talk about dogs in a library? By a writer who truly appreciates and understands dogs?
The Community Library in Cobleskill is hosting a visit by Jon Katz, author, dog enthusiast and library advocate on
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM. He will be discussing his novel Rose in a Storm.
Mr Katz has written several books about his dogs: A Dog Year (2003), The Dogs of Bedlam Farm (2004), A Good Dog (2006), Dog Days (2007), Izzie & Lenore (2008) and Soul of a Dog (2009). He also writes a blog called Farm Journal.
He began writing about dogs after adopting a difficult border collie, whom Katz credited with
changing his life by causing him to take up sheepherding and then moving to a farm. He has written extensively on the way we train dogs, arguing that most approaches fail because they are too inflexible, and because, as dog owners, we over-anthropomorphize our companion animals. He says “we give them too much credit, make them too complex, muddying our communications” by treating them as “soul mates” rather than understanding and respecting their animal nature.” I can’t imagine life without a dog,” Katz said in a 2002 interview. “I don’t think dogs are substitutes for people, but I must confess I often find them more reliable.”
According to a review in Booklist, Rose in a Storm is a return to Katz’s “fiction roots with this gently appealing tale of a sheepdog named Rose. Fully immersing himself inside the mind and the soul of his furry protagonist, he conjures up a believably canine view of the joys and sorrows of life on a small farm. Spinning the narrative from Rose’s point of view, he paints a portrait of a close-knit community, where animals and humans rely on one another for comfort and protection. With her master injured and a ferocious storm swirling around at the height of lambing season, it is up to Rose to call upon all her instinctive resources to battle the elements of nature in order to save the lives of her sheep and rescue her farmer. Heartwarming fodder for the pet set.”
For more information about the event, call the Library at 518-234-7897.
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