{"product_id":"the-best-dog-in-the-world-essays-on-love","title":"The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly everyone who has lived with dogs keeps a private ranking. In this collection edited by Alice Hoffman, fourteen writers name the dog at the top of theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssay collection edited by Alice Hoffman; Scribner hardcover, 2026, 240 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays by Isabel Allende, Chris Bohjalian, Bonnie Garmus, Roxane Gay, Emily Henry, Ann Leary, Tova Mirvis, Jodi Picoult, Elizabeth Strout, Amy Tan, Adriana Trigiani, Nick Trout, Paul Yoon and Laura Zigman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers life with a dog from a new puppy to a dog's death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach essay centers on one animal and the writer who shared a house with it. The pieces run from a puppy's arrival to an old dog's last days, and the book does not skip the goodbye. Because the contributors come from literary fiction, popular novels and nonfiction, the voice changes from one essay to the next while the subject holds steady: a particular dog, remembered in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDog owners, readers who follow any of these writers, and anyone who likes essays short enough to read one at a sitting will find a book that can be dipped into in any order. The title makes one claim. Fourteen writers make it for fourteen different dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Hoffman has written thirty works of fiction, among them \u003cem\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMagic Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48025461227669,"sku":"NEW-ING-1668209020","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784730421.jpg?v=1789784732","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/the-best-dog-in-the-world-essays-on-love","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}