Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D. is a renowned canine expert and host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s nationally syndicated show Calling All Pets. Her critically acclaimed book FOR THE LOVE OF A DOG: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend (Ballantine; September 2007), which will be out in paperback this fall for the first time, answers the questions of dog lovers everywhere—do dogs have emotions like we do? And why are we so in love with our dogs that many of us are willing to risk our lives for them? McConnell will be reading at Jabberwocky Bookshop (Newburyport) at 7:00 pm on Friday, September 21st.