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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Dog's Best Friend To Have Day

By David Steinberg
Of the Journal
      Ted Kerasote, author of “Merle's Door, Lessons from a Freethinking Dog,” will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15 at Page One, 11018 Montgomery NE.
       Kerasote, a wilderness writer, found his dog, Merle, during a rafting expedition on the Utah portion of the San Juan River: “He came out of the night, appearing suddenly in my headlights, a big, golden dog, panting, his front paws tapping the ground in an anxious little dance.”
       In a 2007 review, The Oregonian said that “in trying to understand this strange and vulnerable dog's ‘language' from the get-go, Kerasote expresses a commitment to canine communication that will guide the rest of his extraordinary book. Amid the rugged landscape of rural northwestern Wyoming, Merle and the author form a deep and powerful bond over the dog's 13-year existence, a bond Kerasote believes comes from a life spent roaming free in the wilderness.”
       According to the review, Kerasote argues that Merle was living proof of his hypothesis — that wolves and dogs share the same DNA, and wolves are smarter than domestic dogs because they run free.
       The review says the last chapters, in which Kerasote details Merle's final weeks, is a tender account of an animal's death.
       AUTHOR AT FARMERS MARKET: Carol Foskett Cordsen signs copies of her children's book “Market Day” from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at Los Ranchos Farmers Market, in the parking lot of the Village of Los Ranchos buildings, 6718 Rio Grande NW.
       TWO AT BOOKWORKS: Bookworks, at 4022 Rio Grande NW, hosts these two authors this week. ... New York Times science writer George Johnson chats about his new book, “The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. Among the experiments in the book are Galileo singing to mark time as he measures the pull of gravity and Newton inserting a needle behind his eye to learn how light causes vibrations in the retina. ... Judy Norisigian, co-author of “Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth,” talks about some of the issues in the book. Those issues include choosing a health provider and a birth setting and adjusting to life as a new mother.
       TWO AUTHORS, TWO BORDERS: Two Borders stores in Albuquerque host an author on Saturday, May 17. ... Mark Ukra discusses “The Ultimate Tea Diet” at noon at the Borders Northtowne, 5901 Wyoming NE. … And Karl Schlesier signs his book “Trail of the Red Butterfly: A Novel” at 3 p.m. at Borders in Cottonwood Corners, 10420 Coors Bypass NW.
       AT BARNES & NOBLE: Michael D. Davis signs his inspirational book for families, “Bumperly Bumper Bee,” at noon Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Coronado Shopping Center.
       IN SANTA FE: Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., hosts these authors this week. ... John T. Price will discuss his memoir “Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. ... And Eddy Robert Arellano autographs his graphic novel “Dead in Desemboque” at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17.
       MORE IN SANTA FE: Collected Works, at 208-B W. San Francisco, downtown Santa Fe, hosts several author events this week. ... Actor Mike Farrell reads from his book “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14. ... Author-illustrator Dilys Evans reads from her book “Show & Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 16. ... And NM Kelby autographs her novel “Whale Season” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17.
      

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