We’re so excited whenever we get opportunities to meet you in person, check out your dog photos, hear your dog stories and share our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” with you! Many of the book stores and other venues listed below are dog-friendly, so maybe we’ll get to meet and greet your pooches as well! We also make a habit of teaming up with wonderful animal welfare organizations and rescue groups for our book events whenever we possibly can.

2018 EVENTS

Thursday, July 19, 2018
5:30 to 8 p.m., with book discussion starting at 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23654 U.S. Highway 19 North
Clearwater, Florida 33765-1570
Phone: (727) 669-1688
*This event will benefit the Humane Society of Pinellas, a no-kill animal shelter in Clearwater, Florida!

Monday, June 4, 2018
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) panel called “So You Want to Write a Book?”
115 N. 85th St., Suite 202
Seattle, Washington 98103
*A panel discussion about book publishing and promotion with authors Laura Coffey, Claudia Rowe, Evelyn Iritani and Jenna Free.

2017 EVENTS

Saturday, April 29, 2017
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Liberty Bay Books (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
409 Pacific Avenue
Bremerton, Washington 98337
Phone: (360) 626-3430
*On Independent Bookstore Day, come on out and support this wonderful indie bookstore that’s walking distance from the Bremerton Ferry Terminal! Nice humans and adoptable senior dogs from the Kitsap Humane Society will be there to add to the excitement. After the event, “My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey plans to support the appropriately named (AND DOG-FRIENDLY!) Dog Days Brewing just steps away from the bookstore. It’s bound to be a howling good time! 

Discerning readers (like Xena the Warrior Puppy and her pals) give “My Old Dog” four paws up. (Photo credit: Linda Hickey / Xena the Warrior Puppy)

Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12, 2017

Tucson Festival of Books
1200 E University Blvd.
Tucson, Arizona 85721
*Free admission and free parking for this epic event, which benefits important literacy programs! Senior dogs will be celebrated at the following times during the festival:

• 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11: “My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey will participate in a panel discussion on the theme “Rescuing Animals” with author Andrew Bloomfield.
• 4 to 5 p.m.  Saturday, March 11: Coffey will participate in a panel discussion on the theme “Dogs, Wild and Working” along with authors Maria Goodavage and Dan Flores.
• 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, March 12: In this special presentation called “No Dog Should Die Alone,” Coffey will speak about why senior shelter animals need special love and help and how the “My Old Dog” book came to be.
• 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12: Coffey will participate in a panel discussion on the theme “Cats vs. Dogs” along with authors Maria Goodavage, Pam Johnson-Bennett and Thomas McNamee. (Cats vs. dogs?! WHO WILL WIN??)  🙂

“My Old Dog” author Laura Coffey speaks on the topic “No Dog Should Die Alone” in the Arizona Daily Star tent at the Tucson Festival of Books on March 12, 2017.

Friday, February 17, 2017
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Third Place Books (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
*Come to this senior-dog-a-palooza to highlight the epic rescue work being done by Old Dog Haven! “Unconditional” author Jane Sobel Klonsky and “My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey will speak about the love and devotion of senior dogs and discuss ways to help older animals in need.

Laura Coffey, author of “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts,” mingles with rescued senior dogs at Third Place Books on Feb. 17, 2017. (Photo by Karen Ducey)

2016 EVENTS

Sunday, January 17, 2016
2-5 p.m., with book discussion starting at 2:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23654 U.S. Highway 19 North
Clearwater, FL 33765-1570
Phone: (727) 669-1688
*Volunteers from Florida Boxer Rescue will be present at this event with plenty of happy foster dogs in tow!

Sunday, January 24, 2016
3-6 p.m.
Writer’s Block Bookstore event hosted at The Doggie Door (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
329 N. Park Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 644-2969
*Representatives from Greyhound Pets of America’s Senior Sanctuary of Florida and Canine Companions for Independence will be in attendance to draw attention to the need to help older greyhounds and support the training of service and therapy dogs. Attendees also will get to meet Cullen, a retired service dog from the “My Old Dog” book! 10 percent of proceeds from this event will go to CCI and GPA’s Senior Sanctuary of Florida.

Our selfie from the day we met Cullen at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando! From left to right: “My Old Dog” photographer Lori Fusaro; “My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey; CULLEN!; Kristie Baker, the woman who relied on Cullen as her service dog before his retirement.

Saturday, January 30, 2016
2 p.m.
Phinney Books
7405 Greenwood Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 297-2665
*This is a special gathering of THE DOG SQUAD, a happy pack of Seattle-area authors who all write about dogs! Click here for details. 

Saturday, February 27, 2016
2 p.m.
Anderson’s Bookshop
123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: (630) 355-2665
*This event will help kick off the fund drive for Lizzy’s Fund, which pays for senior dogs’ veterinary expenses and adoption fees at the Naperville Area Humane Society. 

Mabel, a Chihuahua/terrier mix, got thrown from a car and almost got euthanized in a suburb of Chicago. After Lizzy’s Fund paid for her medical care, Mabel got adopted by the kind people who fostered her. (She also became quite the discerning reader!!) Photo credit: Bernie Slupik

Sunday, February 28, 2016
4 p.m.
“Helping Your Senior Dog Enjoy Their Golden Years” special event
Two Bostons
2523 W. 75th St.
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: (630) 305-0150
*Hear from veterinarians, shelter leaders and “My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey about how to keep your dogs happy, healthy and content as they age. This event will help kick off the fund drive for Lizzy’s Fund, which pays for senior dogs’ veterinary expenses and adoption fees at the Naperville Area Humane Society. 

Saturday, March 5, 2016
2 p.m.
Barnes & Noble – The Grove at Farmers Market
189 The Grove Drive, Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 525-0270
*This book signing will double as a benefit and adoption event for Angel City Pit Bulls and Best Friends Animal Society-Los Angeles. “My Old Dog” photographer Lori Fusaro and two wonderful senior dog moms from the “My Old Dog” book — Peggy Kennedy (Duval’s mom) and Rita Earl (Fiona’s mom) — will speak at this event. Woof! Woof!

Lori Fusaro’s dog Gabby is really excited about the Barnes & Noble event in Maui!

Sunday, April 10, 2016
1 to 4 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Maui
325 Keawe #101
Lahaina, Hawaii 96761
Phone: (808) 662-1300
*”My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey will meet dog lovers and sign books before heading over to the beach to sip Mai Tais. And, GREAT news: Thanks to the generosity of Barnes & Noble, this book event will benefit the Maui Humane Society! 

Sunday, July 17, 2016
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Old Dog Haven’s Walk for Old Dogs
Cromwell Park
18030 Meridian Ave. N.
Shoreline, WA 98133
*”My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey will try not to pass out from cuteness overload as she helps judge the Old Dog Pageant at this rollicking annual event! She’ll also be selling books to benefit the epic work Old Dog Haven does on behalf of senior shelter dogs. Please come say hello! (P.S. Fun fact: Stacie, the wonderful dog on the cover of the “My Old Dog” book, is an Old Dog Haven rescue!)  

This is Stacie on the cover. See what we mean?!

Saturday, August 27, 2016
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, Anchorage
200 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
*”My Old Dog” takes the Great North by storm, in concert with the Alaska SPCA! 

Thursday, September 1, 2016
6 p.m.
Homer Public Library
500 Hazel Ave.
Homer, Alaska 99603
*A special “My Old Dog” speaking engagement and book signing in cooperation with Friends of the Homer Library, the Homer Bookstore and Homer Animal Friends. 

Saturday, November 12, 2016
1 to 1:45 p.m.
Special “My Old Dog” presentation at the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
140 Seventh Avenue South – In room PRW 118
St. Petersburg, Florida
(727) 893-8025
*Free admission and free parking for this amazing book festival! Here’s a fun article in the Times about the “My Old Dog” presentation.  

Sunday, November 13, 2016
3-6 p.m., with book discussion starting at 3 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23654 U.S. Highway 19 North
Clearwater, Florida 33765-1570
Phone: (727) 669-1688
*Volunteers from Florida Boxer Rescue and Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue will be present at this event with happy foster dogs in tow! So will nearly a dozen student groups from Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida. Please come out and support their awesomeness!

“My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey hugs boxers Princess and Robby at a book event in Florida in January 2016.

2015 EVENTS

Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11, 2015
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bay Area Pet Fair
Marin Center Fairgrounds
10 Avenue of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903
*Laura Coffey and Lori Fusaro will be present from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days to sign books and hug dogs at the New World Library exhibit.

Saturday, October 10, 2015
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Books Inc. (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
1344 Park St.
Alameda, CA 94501
*Representatives from the group Muttville Senior Dog Rescue and Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter will be on hand to highlight the need to help older shelter dogs. Attendees also will get to meet Maddie and Maddie, a happy success story from our “My Old Dog” book!

Thank you, Copperfield’s Books, for this amazing “My Old Dog” window display!

Sunday, October 11, 2015
2 p.m.
Copperfield’s Books (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
138 N. Main St.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
*Representatives from the Sonoma Humane Society will be in attendance to highlight the need to help older shelter dogs.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
6 p.m.
Book Passage – San Francisco Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
*Representatives from the group Muttville Senior Dog Rescue will be on hand to highlight the need to help older shelter dogs. Attendees also will get to meet Maddie and Maddie, a happy success story from our “My Old Dog” book!

Saturday, October 17, 2015
Noon to 2 p.m.
Book event at Costco
1801 10^th Ave. NW
Issaquah, WA 98027

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
7 p.m.
Third Place Books (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
*Representatives from the rescue group Old Dog Haven will be in attendance to draw attention to the need to help older shelter animals.

We love you, Rocky. (Photo copyright Lori Fusaro / “My Old Dog”)

Saturday, October 24, 2015
10:30 a.m.
Rosario Assisted Living
1105 27th St.
Anacortes, WA 98221
*Book reading and memorial service for Rocky, a 16-year-old golden retriever featured in “My Old Dog.” Rocky lived full time in a memory care unit and helped and supported a group of women with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Saturday, October 24, 2015
4 p.m.
Village Books (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
1200 11th St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
*Representatives from the rescue group Old Dog Haven and the Alternative Humane Society will be in attendance to draw attention to the need to help older shelter animals.

Sunday, October 25, 2015
3 p.m.
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 Tenth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
*Special guest: Jeannie Nordstrom, a woman whose epic support of animal rescue and welfare organizations is chronicled in “My Old Dog.” Representatives from the rescue group Old Dog Haven and the Seattle Humane Society shelter also will be in attendance.

Saturday, November 21, 2015
10:30 a.m.
Page 2 Books
457 SW 152nd St.
Burien, WA 98166
*Representatives from the rescue group Old Dog Haven will be in attendance to draw attention to the need to help older shelter animals.

Saturday, November 21, 2015
3 p.m.
University Book Store (**DOG-FRIENDLY STORE**)
4326 University Way NE
Seattle WA 98105
*To spice things up a bit, attendees will be invited to bring their dogs in holiday sweaters. People and pup treats will be served! Representatives from the rescue group Old Dog Haven and the Seattle Animal Shelter also will be in attendance.

Friday, December 4, 2015
7-9 p.m.
Pit Stop Doggie Bingo Event
216 SW 153rd St
Burien, WA 98166
Phone: (206) 420-8412
*Get your gift shopping squared away at this benefit event for the Furry Faces Foundation!

Thursday, December 10, 2015
6:30 p.m.
“Cat Cafe Goes to the Dogs!” event at Koneko Cat Cafe
26 Clinton St.
New York, NY 10002
*Hear about the importance of not overlooking older shelter animals at this trendy new Japanese cat cafe on the Lower East Side, and meet MARNIE THE DOG in person! (Marnie is a star of our “My Old Dog” book.) 

“My Old Dog” author Laura T. Coffey snuggles Marnie the dog at Koneko Cat Cafe in New York City on Dec. 10, 2015. Internet-famous Marnie really brought out the paw-parazzi. (Photo credit: David Williams)

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
Book signing meet-and-greet from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Elm Street Books
35 Elm St.
New Canaan, CT 06840
*Come meet author Laura T. Coffey and chat! Please bring dog pictures and stories! 🙂 

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
5 to 6 p.m.
Peyrassol Cafe
1083 Lake Washington Blvd N #30
Renton, WA 98056
Phone: (425) 282-5472
*Get your gift shopping done and enjoy free appetizers and good company at this cozy neighborhood cafe!

Love stories and photos of sweet senior pooches? Then the book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts,” written by Laura T. Coffey and with photographs by Lori Fusaro, is for you! It’s available at book stores everywhere and at Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com.