I met Maria Christina Schultz through a mutual friend recently. She is doing great things — publishing books, speaking at events, representing top dog brands online and such. If you are interested at all in…
Brette Sember is a prolific writer on topics as wide ranging as cookbooks and co-parenting to all manner of real-world legal things. Her newest book would come in handy if you're getting divorced and want…
Jana Rade is a dog blogger and moderator of a Dog Health Issues Group on Facebook with more than 10,000 members. She has written quick-reference guide that I highly recommend. Here is my book review…
Bestselling author Jim Kraus asked me to do a book review of his novel The Dog That Whispered. After first making SURE that the book did NOT mention / condone / include any references to…
Today is publication day for a book called Living Large in Our Little House: Thriving in 480-Square Feet With Six Dogs, a Husband and One Remote -- Plus More Stories of How You Can Too…
The older I get, the more I realize how many people I know who have a parent who is a narcissist. All of them are still suffering because of it. I don't just mean selfish.…
It's funny how books sometimes end up being a convergence of different worlds and unexpected timing. The Changing Season by Steven Manchester is a novel about the summer between high school and college for one…
House Trained is the third novel by Jackie Bouchard that Champion of My Heart has reviewed in recent years. At this point, you can assume we're fans. Big ones. This is going to sound weird,…
Author Peggy Frezon serves as master curator of laugh-worthy, awww-worthy, and cry-worthy animal stories in her latest book Faithfully Yours: The Amazing Bond Between Us and the Animals We Love. Whether it's a tale you…
ALL DOGS GO TO KEVIN - Everything Three Dogs Taught Me (That I Didn’t Learn in Veterinary School) is the debut memoir by veterinarian Dr. Jessica Vogelsang of veterinary blog fame -- Pawcurious. The biggest…
Breath to Breath, a novel by Carrie Maloney, is not for the faint of heart, but it's worth every tear shed and every moment of heartache. Breath to Breath tells the story of veterinarian Anna…
Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes is a memoir by Kari Neumeyer, who is a fellow freelance / independent writer. It tells the story of a German Shepherd Dog named Isis (bought…
Through a site called NetGalley, I downloaded a FREE review copy Dog Gone, Back Soon by veterinarian / author Nick Trout. It's a clever tale involving fierce competition between veterinary practices (one family owned, one…
Rescue Me, Maybe, the latest novel from author Jackie Bouchard, is a story about finding a new path when what had been your real life up and dies on you -- literally. Considering all the…
Why is a Dog Mom like me reviewing a book about pregnancy and babies? Well, The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your…
By now, you've likely read several book reviews of Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted Kerasote. I'm a little late to the party. It took me a while to read the book…
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morell is a deeply researched trek around the world and into the minds and talents of creatures large and small. Beautifully rendered profiles…
Set in Baltimore, with a cast of gritty characters, Murder in the Dog Park - Bad Girl. Good Cop. Bad Dog -- a novella by Jill Yesko -- provides a satisfying adventure with undertones of…
Jimmy Mender and His Miracle Dog by Angelo Dirks and Leland Dirks is the latest novel from the duo who happen also to live here in Colorado. Full disclosure, we've become friends since Lilly and…
On the surface, Following Atticus by Tom Ryan is the story of an overweight, independent, muckraking newspaper guy hiking a bunch of mountains in all seasons with his small schauzer -- first just to do…
I'd call Dog Trots Globe - To Paris & Provence by Chula Wula D'Augue (a sheltie) as barked to Sheron Long a "coffee table book," except it's too tiny for that. A diminutive travelogue with…
Summer reading recommendation! A Violet Season by Kathy Leonard Czepiel is a fantastic read. Set in the Hudson River Valley in upstate New York in the late 1800s, A Violet Season chronicles one growing season…
Follow the Dog Home by Bob, Samantha, and Kevin Walsh, is an epic story that spans 17 dogs, 3 generations, and 70 years. It's core message, with which I agree, is that dog lovers raise…
Dog Photography for Dummies by Kim Rodgers and Sarah Sypniewski (Bark Pet Photography in Los Angeles) is perfect for dog lovers who have really good cameras at home or for those who want to volunteer…
What the Dog Ate is what I would call a midlife novel about a woman who reinvents her life and her career after a veterinarian pulls a pair of another woman's underwear out of her…