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Yes, the spelling in the headline for this blog is correct. I met dozens of enthusiastic cat and dog lovers in the courtyard at Storey Publishing on Saturday in North Adams, Massachusetts. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in the publishing world, Storey invited a couple dozen authors - myself included - to this shindig that included witnessing she… read more

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Greetings from the most eastern spot of my 23-city national book tour - Portland, Maine. I started today being interviewed by NBC-TV’s WCSH in Portland for the popular show, “207.” Why 207 you ask? Well, as I discovered from the show producer, 207 is the area code for the ENTIRE state of Maine! Wow. Where I live in San Diego County, we have 3… read more

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Calling all canines! Welcoming all felines! My last stop for the West Coast portion of my 23-city national book tour was inside Theresa’s Country Feed and Pet Shop in Simi Valley, Calif. Omigosh, this is no itty-bitty place. Inside this 12,000-square foot mammouth building is a virtual Disney for pets. You name it - they have it - and then some. … read more

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Stop #6 on the book tour brought us to Books, Inc. in downtown Burlingame, California. First time I’ve ever been to this town that reminds me of my hometown of Crown Point, Indiana in the Midwest. The main street - Burlingame - is filled with lots of unique shops and eateries and cars slowly go up and down this street in quest of parking spots. A… read more

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Sometimes the best happens without a lot of planning or fretting. That was the case when I contacted Bonny White, a pet-loving librarian at the Grand Avenue Branch Library in South San Francisco two days before I arrived in that area as part of my national book tour. She quickly sent word out of my arrival. I brought Chipper and Cleo into the libra… read more