Dog Years


				Mark Doty *Dog Years*



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Arden and Beau on the beach in Provincetown, 1995

Coming in March 2007, a new memoir

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR DOG YEARS:

'The fact that I know that stories of faithful dogs are kitsch does not in the least diminish their power," notes poet and memoirist Doty, who goes on to write something rather amazing... While Doty is clearly fond of animals, his boundless affection is tempered by graceful observations.. His warm commemoration of the lives of Beau and Arden makes... a profound reflection on hope, and a song of praise for the dead.

Starred Review, KIRKUS REVIEWS

DOG YEARS shows both the abundant pleasures and unavoidable heartbreak of loving people, life, and especially dogs. As someone who is in love with a dog, I found this book to be an oracle of truth. For those who have yet to love a dog, it will be a revelation.

Ann Patchett

Mark Doty moves lyrically from the weight of a dog's head in one's hand to the enduring questions of religion, the soul, and connection. Evocative, compassionate, a love story both intimate and grand, this is a beautiful book.

Amy Hempel

DOG Years is about dogs, that is to say, about everything we cannot talk about. Although Mark Doty manages to write about what he calls the 'unsayable' about our relationships with animals, and about unspeakable times of loss, DOG YEARS is not a dark book. It is illuminated from within by gorgeous wonder.

Louise Erdrich

Click here to read a review of DOG YEARS from O: The Oprah Magazine, March, 2007

Click here to read a BookPage feature on DOG YEARS

(This is an earlier version of the cover design.)

Arden in the Provincetown garden, 2003

A sled team pulling Mark and Paul through an Alaskan forest

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