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New Opportunity: Book Review for Bark Magazine
I’ve been given the opportunity to do a book review for Bark Magazine on Where the Lost Dogs Go by Susannah Charleson. I received the book in the mail today. Time to get reading!
Cover Reveal- Between Shadow’s Eyes
COVER DESIGN: Melissa Williams Design
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Charles Lindsay (cskphotography.net)
DOG: Ruby, An American Red, Zipper-nosed Doberman Pinscher.
She is an Instagram sensation with 81,000 followers.
Follow her at www.instagram.com/rubydooby_do
ABOUT THE BOOK
After orphaned sixteen-year-old Sarah Whitman rescues a Doberman, her secret living situation is jeopardized. Shadow’s incessant barking has drawn unwanted attention from the authorities. Desperate to keep her pet, Sarah turns to an animal behaviorist, Dr. Claudia Griffin, only to be informed that Shadow barks because her house is haunted. Sarah is skeptical until a chance discovery reveals that she can see ghosts through Shadow by placing her fingers between her dog’s eyes—an act that inadvertently draws her into a deadly feud instigated by Dr. Griffin. Can Sarah find a way to save herself and Shadow?
Release date to be announced soon!
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June BookEnds Review and Dog Rescue Column
Check out page 9 for a Review of A Song For Lost Angels by Kevin-Fisher Paulson – a perfect Father’s Day gift and page 23 for information about a sweet chi-mix in need of a home and foxtail hazards in my Ruby-dooby_do column. There’s also information about ARF’s Bark in the Park baseball event and more doggie news.
http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/JUN19Diablo-Gazette-Digital.pdf
How do You Write? Podcast Interview on Muse Boards
It was a great honor to be interviewed by Rachael Herron on my Muse Board process as her 133 episode:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-you-write/id1122159165?mt=2
Generic podcast location: http://howdoyouwrite.net
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzRdHPULtbDcoRPTZxYUREA
May Diablo Gazette – A new spin on Ruby_Dooby_Do to the Rescue and More!
I’m so excited to announce that my dog rescue column has been expanded.
Ruby_Dooby_Do to the Rescue (page 15) will now include “A Bone to Pick” and “Dog Bytes” to expand on dog-related news. Also in this issue, check out my free-lance article on the ARF Ground-breaking ceremony on their new Pets for Vets building on page 15. And don’t miss my BookEnds column on page 12 featuring my review of Pam Houston’s Deep Creek.
Rhino in the Room Awarded New Apple Medalist Honor
Rhino in the Room received the solo Medalist Honor for the Travel Abroad/Adventure category. Check out the updated cover!
4/11/19 Marin Audubon Society Rhino Presentation and Book Signing
April 11, 2019 – 7:30 pmMeeting Location:Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Tiburon. The address is 376 Greenwood Beach Road, Tiburon.
South Africa and Botswana are home to 829 and 550 bird species, respectively. Jill will share some of the amazing birds she viewed while on safari in 2015, including shimmering blue starlings, multi-colored lilac rollers, and vibrant bee-eaters. It was on this trip when Jill learned that three rhinos are killed each day fueled by the demand for their horns in Asian black markets as ingredient for traditional medicine. If the current rate of poaching is not curtailed, wild rhinoceros could become extinct within the next few decades. But recent promising developments offer hope for the species. She will also talk about interesting conservation projects that she became involved in as a result of the publication of her coming-of-age suspense novel, Rhino in the Room, (signed copies available for purchase at the meeting).I was interviewed by BNP about my experience interviewing George RR Martin
Rhino in the Room wins an award is announced on the cover.
See page 11 for the BNP piece about my experience interviewing George RR Martin. My book review of Martin’s new novel, Fire & Blood is on page 12 and learn about senior pittie mix sweet Tyler on page 15.
http://www.diablogazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Diablo-Gazette-Digi3MAR19.pdf
3/5/19 Ohlone Audubon – Birds and Rhino Poaching: The Best and Worst of South Africa and Botswana
March 5, 2019 – 7:00 pmMeeting Location:Robert Livermore Community Center,
4444 East Avenue, Livermore CA 94550Some of the best bird and animal sightings from my 2015 trip to South Africa and Botswana will be shared. As amazing as Africa’s living zoo is, there is also a dark side to this country. In 2015, a new record was set for largest number of rhinos poached. This travesty is being fueled by demand for the keratinous material in the horn in the Asian market, based on the misguided belief that the horn has curative powers for everything from hangovers to impotency to cancer. Driven largely by China and Vietnam, the heaviest consumers, an ounce of rhino horn (essentially the same material as our fingernails) is considered more valuable than gold. A single rhino horn can go for a half-million dollars. There are now only two northern white rhinos left on the planet and just 5,000 of black rhino are left in the world today. I will present the myriad of solutions that are being considered to address the problem. If the current rate of poaching is not curtailed, wild rhinos could become extinct within the next few decades.