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Dog Person

Dog Person

A Novel

About the Book

“Not since A Dog's Purpose have I been so besotted by a novel's canine. Just like a good dog, Harold and this beautiful book will break your heart open and mend it all at once.”—Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of Jane & Dan at the End of the World

In this delightfully heartwarming novel, an elderly dog named Harold is determined to help his grieving owner, Miguel, find a reason to go on after loss. Now if only Miguel would stop getting in Harold’s way by being so very . . . human.

Harold may be an aging mutt—but Amelia May, the romance novelist who adopted him, taught him a thing or two about the human heart before she died. And she left Harold with a final task: to help her partner, Miguel, find love again.

Trouble is, the grief-ridden recluse rarely goes out, not even to the bookstore he and Amelia owned together. Now it’s in danger of going under, and when a renowned author doesn’t show up for his event, it pushes the store’s already precarious finances into the red. In a final attempt to save the bookstore, Miguel and Harold set out to find the no-show and insist he fulfill his obligation. But instead they’re greeted by Fiona, his sunny yet secretive sister.

Fiona is intent on protecting her brother’s privacy—and to Harold’s horror, she doesn’t like dogs. But her precocious eleven-year-old daughter, who’s also named Amelia, immediately befriends Harold . . . and he can’t help but wonder if his Amelia was right when she said there are no coincidences in life.

Harold is quickly running out of time to accomplish his mission, but if he can just convince his infuriatingly stubborn person to let Fiona in, he’s certain Miguel will find something far more important than a missing author: his own happy ending.

Uplifting, smartly observed, and hilariously insightful, Dog Person is as undeniably charming as its beloved narrator, Harold, and offers a much-needed reminder that while not all love is unconditional, it is still always worthwhile.
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Praise for Dog Person

“Not since A Dog’s Purpose have I been so besotted by a novel’s canine. Just like a good dog, Harold and this beautiful book will break your heart open and mend it all at once.”—Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of Jane and Dan at the End of the World

“Tender, heartwarming, and true, Dog Person captures the devoted, unconditional love of a dog for their human and a human for their dog, and all the ways that love can both break us apart and put us back together.”—Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The Rewind

“Dog Person by Camille Pagán broke me in the best possible way. It’s a story that understands that a happy ending can hold sadness, too, and that moving on isn’t the same as letting go. Harold the dog is an incredible narrator—tender, sharp, and unforgettable—the best animal voice since Marcellus the octopus in Remarkably Bright Creatures. A beautiful reminder that broken hearts can learn to love again.”—Ali Brady, USA Today bestselling author of Battle of the Bookstores

“Told from a dog’s perspective, in the vein of The Art of Racing in the Rain, Dog Person captures the richest emotions: love, loss, found families, healing, and the warm wit of a precious dog . . . all set at a bookstore! I laughed. I cried. I rooted for these complex characters. Love stories don’t come any bigger than this.”—Rochelle Weinstein, bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends

“Heartwarming and life-affirming, Dog Person is an utterly delightful novel of second chances, bookstores, and that inexplicable connection between people and their pets. Narrator Harold is the fluffy, wise, and completely charming protagonist we all need right now. . . . Five huge stars!”—Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of Beach House Rules (and her dog, Salt, too!)

“Filled with tender moments and lighthearted humor conveyed via the perspective of a man’s best friend, Camille Pagán’s story is utterly refreshing and clever. From the first chapter to the last sentence of the epilogue, I was hooked!”—Suzanne Park, author of One Last Word
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About the Author

Camille Pagán
Camille Pagán is the bestselling author of numerous novels about love and life’s what-ifs, including I’m Fine and Neither Are You, Good for You, and Life and Other Near-Death Experiences. She has written for The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Parade, Real Simple, Time, and many other publications. When she’s not working on her next story, you’ll find Camille Pagán talking shop with writers, hanging out with her two kids, or trying to convince her husband they should adopt yet another animal. She and her family live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spend as much time in Puerto Rico as possible. More by Camille Pagán
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