AUTHORS ON ANIMALS was a special show that aired for 13 weeks beginning in June 2010 on NPR station Peconic Public Broadcasting on 88.3 FM from Southampton, New York. Each show consists of interviews with three authors whose work of fiction or non-fiction focuses on animals of the land, sea and sky that share the planet with us – some are works of the imagination, others the culmination of years of research spent amongst the species of choice. The show is available without charge from iTunes and remains here in an online library.
Produced and hosted by Tracie Hotchner (a Gracie® Award Winner in 2010 as Outstanding Host of an Entertainment/Information show for her NPR show DOG TALK&Reg;, which also aired on WLIU). Weekly radio show, CAT CHAT® , is live on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius/XM satellite radio. She is the author of THE DOG BIBLE: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know and THE CAT BIBLE: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know. Tracie has traveled the country speaking to pet lovers about health and wellness issues that affect their four-legged family members.
The first authors Tracie will be inviting are some who have already been on the air with her on DOG TALK® or her other show CAT CHAT® on the Martha Stewart channel of SiriusXM satellite radio. Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain, Temple Grandin Animals Make us Human, Alexandra Horowitz Inside of a Dog, Ted Kerasote Merle’s Door, Marion Nestle, Pet Food Politics, Martha Sherrill Dog Man, as well as authors new to her: Jon Franklin The Wolf in the Parlor, Paul Raffaele Among the Great Apes, Dr Melanie Joy Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows, Mark Derr A Dog’s History of America, Stanley Coren The Modern Dog, and David Wroblewski Edgar Sawtelle.