Common questions about getting your book featured on Companion Animal Psychology. A selection of books about dogs, cats, and other animals. Photo: Zazie Todd By Zazie Todd PhD These days, I regularly get emails from authors and publicists asking how they can get the Animal Book Club to pick their book. There are several ways […]
The Animal Books of 2023
Some amazing books about animals were published in 2023. By Zazie Todd PhD I made a list of books about animals that came out in 2023. The list includes new releases as well as those that made it into paperback last year (like my own book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy). Then […]
Rebellion, Loss, and Fighting the Status Quo in ‘The Last Animal’
When novelist and short story writer Ramona Ausubel, who penned Awayland and Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, came across a news story nearly a decade ago about a team of scientists trying to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, something about it stuck in her brain. These scientists wanted to preserve permafrost by introducing animals […]
Dogs and Books Yappy Hour Encore Author Episode
Zazie Todd PhD in conversation with Jules Howard, author of Wonderdog. This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Get Companion Animal Psychology in your inbox. Join guest host Zazie Todd, PhD, as she chats with Jules Howard about his book Wonderdog: The […]
The Top 10 Books on Companion Animal Psychology in 2022
These were the most popular books on this blog in 2022. By Zazie Todd PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Get Companion Animal Psychology in your inbox. I thought it would be fun to look at the books that were […]
My Picks of Animal Books, Non-fiction, Fiction, and Poetry
The books I enjoyed the most this year include books about dogs and cats, plus non-fiction, some great novels, and poetry. Photo: Irina Kozorog/Shutterstock By Zazie Todd PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Get Companion Animal Psychology in your inbox. […]
Stories with teeth: How animal tales help us understand humans | Books
What is the bite of animal stories? They are a good place to go to understand humans: the place where our anxieties and hopes, our hungers and terrors, leak out most vividly. For thousands of years we have offered them to children, to convey our ideals under cover of animal faces. The story of how […]
My Piece at BBC Science Focus on Cat Books
I’ve written a piece for BBC Science Focus magazine. Photo: Fabio Lamanna/Shutterstock By Zazie Todd PhD There’s nothing better than curling up with with a cat on your lap and a good book to read — especially if the book is about cats. So I considered the many cat books on my bookshelf and wrote […]