Seattle Kennel Club and the Seattle Dog Show

Edited by Martha White. Tilbury House Publishers. $22.95. Noted American essayist, poet, author and longtime The New Yorker magazine contributor E.B. White disdained publicity, hated to come to the office yet epitomized the human-animal bond as you’ll see in this terrific, yet meandering collection dating from 1929 to 1984. Known equally for his New Yorker [...]

By Ronie Kendig, Barbour Publishing. $9.97. A twin sister’s resilient, can-do commitment to find her missing brother, a Military War Dog’s affecting loss of a working partner and a tableau of wide-ranging intrigue and vibrant characters produce a wild hybrid of weighty drama and sobering love across an international landscape. But be prepared: You might [...]

By Allen Anderson with Linda Anderson. Lyons Press. $16.95. When we lose a dog to illness, injury or old age, our reaction is usually profound loss and a tendency to wait until getting another. But even our reasoned, best-laid plans are fraught with loneliness and the unexpected. Welcome to Allen and Linda Anderson’s world and [...]

By Donald McCaig. University of Virginia Press. $22.95. OK, I admit it. I have never attended a sheepdog trial nor interviewed a sheepdog handler. But the talented McCaig opens a window here into the intricacies of the sport, painting a vivid portrait of two devoted dog teams’ forays into the big time. McCaig takes the [...]

By Robert Crais. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. $27.95. This absorbing, suspenseful novel represents a major plot departure for the popular author amidst the introduction of new characters he might hopefully carry forth in new offerings. Capturing the combustible feel of war on a dirt roadway in Afghanistan and late-night crime on a deserted street in Los [...]