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Mark DotyThe Dog Years author reads at the Houston Public LibraryBy Julia RameyPublished on September 03, 2008 at 1:41amIn the world of publishing, 2005 was the year of the dog that dog being Marley, of the best-seller Marley & Me. But in 2007, there came another dog-centric best-seller, Mark Dotys Dog Years, which Peoplemagazine called Marley & Me for the cerebral. A critical smash, its not a light book, to be sure. Instead of telling about cute canine antics, the autobiographical story tells the roles Dotys dogs, the rambunctious Beau and the well-behaved Arden, played while Dotys partner was dying of AIDS. But Doty is primarily a poet (hes written eight books of verse), so in his hands even death, grief and despair become beautiful things. Doty will read from the book at the Houston Public Library today, which is an easy trip for him, since hes also a professor at the University of Houstons graduate writing program. 7 p.m. Central Public Library, 500 McKinney. For information, call 832-393-1313 or visit www.houstonlibrary.com. Free.
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