When we heard today is National Love Your Pet Day (isn’t that every day?), these books popped to mind: Comet’s Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life by Steven D. Wolf: This is a story about a friendship between two former winners, both a little down on their luck, who together stage aContinue reading

They love us unconditionally, teach us things about emotions and love that other humans just can’t. Sometimes they poop on the living room carpet. Ruined carpets aside, we honor our furred and feathered friends with this month’s Lucky Stars e-books for $2.99 or less!   Kitty Cornered by Bob Tarte: Bob Tarte had his first encounterContinue reading

“Tarte has an ordinary-Joe voice that makes each chapter a true pleasure, while revealing a sophisticated vision of animals and their relationship to humans.” —Publisher’s Weekly Packed with laughs and heartwarming quirks, this month’s batch of Lucky 7 e-books are only $1.99 through the end of August. Today we have Bob Tarte’s Enslaved by Ducks.Continue reading

A Funny Thing Happened Some laughs come from the belly and make you gasp for air. Some come as chuckles and a wry smile. We offer up seven books that will make you giggle, tee-hee, guffaw, and think. Oh, and have you heard the one about the perfectly priced e-books? Just $1.99 from August 1Continue reading

Most cat lovers admit to having complicated feline friends. By “complicated,” I mean that your favorite pet manages to rearrange your life to run around his precise schedule (most active at 2 am), his particular eating habits (we won’t discuss those here), his way of being held or handled, or even how he’s spoken to.Continue reading

Don’t want to give Dad a pair of GoldToe socks again this year? We don’t blame you. That’s why no matter who’s on your list, Algonquin has the perfect gift… For Her Going Away Shoes By Jill McCorkle Eleven short stories, full of longing and laughter, from the “guardian angel of short fiction.” The DinnerContinue reading