A ';superb blend of personal essays and journalistic articles' on everything from fatherhood to writing workshops to jazz musicians (Chicago Sun-Times). ';At once subtle and dazzling,' these piecescollected from such publications as Esquire, Harper's Magazine, and GQserve as both a wide-ranging journey through topics like art and music and an autobiographical look into the life of one of our most acclaimed literary figures, the author of such books as Stop-Time and Body & Soul and a director of the renowned Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa (Publishers Weekly). ';[An] interesting and well-done anthology. Conroy takes on such topics as learning to play pool, fatherhood, the value of now-disappearing small towns in instilling family values, the enthusiasms of jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, and, of course, the Writers' Workshop.' Library Journal ';Highly enjoyable and illuminating… Dogs Bark is simply one of the best books published in a long, long time.' Fort Worth Star-Telegram
