Kaltman
Dawg Towne
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Dawg Towne explores universal themes of love and loss through the deceptively simple lens of suburban life. But is life in the suburbs ever really simple? Over the course of one year in Towne, spouses die, children grow up, affairs begin and end, lies are repeatedly spoken, bad sex happens (good sex, less often), gender is questioned, and dogs go missing. Many dogs.
Humorous and canine-centric, Dawg Towne is like Peyton Place re-written by Dorothy Parker and your friendly neighborhood veterinarian. And yes, this is a work of fiction.
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Reviews, News, and Interviews:
“A fun and often funny tale of intersecting lives.”–Kirkus Reviews
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“…few writers know what compassion looks, smells and tastes like, quite like Kaltman does.”–Ben Tanzer in LitReactor.
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“…really this is a book about love, loss, identity, truth, lies and loyalty. You know, the light stuff.”–I’ve Got Questions with Cliff Garstang.
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“The humor is smart, perceptive, sometimes vicious and always spot on.”–Sara Lippmann in Vol.1 Brooklyn.
Read the whole hybrid review/interview HERE.
“It’s Jonathan Franzen for people who don’t want to feel that queasiness down in your gut when you finish reading Jonathan Franzen (no matter if you like him or despise him). Sure, Dawg Towne is all that suburban angst and ennui, but it’s also got a beating heart.”–Benjamin Drevlow in Mr. BULL.
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“Kaltman combines the suspense of a whodunnit with a comedy of—well, not manners, exactly, more like lack of manners. “–Nancy Ludmerer in Streetlight Magazine.
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“Dawg Towne is a humorous and captivating piece of fiction that will put a smile on your face while also forcing you to consider your purpose in the world.”–Alexandra Pennington in Heavy Feather Review.
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“The joy of this book, however, is in its storytelling. Kaltman’s novel is innovative and charming, but never falls into whimsy.”–Mark Daniel Taylor in The Masters Review.
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“My restless, impatient imagination still rules…For me research is self-search.”–from my essay Gaps: A Reflection on Research in Necessary Fiction.
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“Kaltman has done a marvelous job of creating people who live the emotions we all experience, those that we can talk about, and those we can’t.” –Georgiana Nelsen in Sunrises and Such.
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Random Video and Audio Blather about Dawg Towne:
Audio:
I’m a Writer But: Interview with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter
Video:
The Downtown Writers Jam: Interview with Brad King
Dawg Towne Dog (and occasional Cat) Early Reader Photo Gallery:
Here are my Advanced Copy Dog and Cat Readers. Go over to the Dawg Fans page on this website for even more photos of creature-readers. And please; if you have a copy of Dawg Towne, and also have an animal friend, snap their bookish photo and send my way.
To start; Ollie, of course, keeping an eye on his copy…
Ziggy, the cutie pie, tired from an afternoon of reading…
Merlin, publishing scion, looking mighty proud…
Olive, in two different bookish moods…
Queen Jennie, looking tres literary…
King Karli, pondering the latest passage while soaking up the late afternoon sun…
Early reader Symphony is very generous letting human friend Grace borrow her advanced reader copy of DAWG TOWNE as long as she still gets to nibble on the corner.
Cleo was up late gobbling the words in DAWG TOWNE. Not literally, though some other dawgs have done just that.
Willy is sad to get to the end of Dawg Towne. But that’s what he gets for being such a fast reader.
Meanwhile, Willy’s little sister Sadie is mesmerized by the final pages.
Joey, a feline early reader, ponders the edits he’d like to make while chewing on his favorite pen:
