Animals

Adventure, Animals, Children's Fiction, Fiction, Writers on Writing

Nov 12: The Runaway Who Won the Hearts of New Orleans with Kaye Courington

November 13, 2025

SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience & Rescue – A True Story

Author Kaye Courington with SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience & Rescue

Moving like a ghost on the streets of New Orleans a skinny, scruffy, 17lb terrier captivated a city and made headlines around the world from the Washington Post and New Yorker, to the Daily News in London.

For months, SCRIM eluded capture. He survived gun shots, freezing weather, jumping from a second storey window, and much more.

Author and animal advocate, Kaye Courington, shares Scrim’s incredible journey, from living rough on Louisiana’s busy streets to finally settling in a loving forever home. A truly heartwarming story of courage and resilience, and how a community rallied together on a rescue mission that became a national sensation.

Meet Kaye Courington

Kaye Courington is a highly recognized, award-winning New Orleans attorney and the debut author of SCRIM: The Dog Who Captured New Orleans’ Heart. A lifelong advocate for animal welfare, she’s worked tirelessly to promote rescue, rehabilitation, and responsible adoption. Kaye is donating all author royalties of SCRIM to local animal rescues.

Animals, Humor, Non Fiction, Science

Sep 11: Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice with Your Pets’ Secret Lives

September 11, 2024

The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors

Your Pets’ Secret Lives with author Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice

Think your dog feels guilty? That your bird lives drama-free? Or that your cat hunts only mice and birds? Think again. While many of us see our pets as family members, our pets see the world in a very different way.

In Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets Wildest Behaviors Eleanor Spicer Rice shakes your pets’ family trees, dives into their brains, and sometimes hitches a ride on their poops to discover the meaning behind some of our animal friends’ wildest behaviors.

Meet Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice

Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD, is an entomologist and the author of many nonfiction books, including Your Hidden Life: Unseen Jungle and Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common Spiders. Eleanor is also the senior science editor at Verdant Word, a science communication company she co-founded with Robin Sutton Anders. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, sons, dogs, hermit crabs, an assortment of spiders and insects, and a small, valiant flock of homing pigeons.

Your Pets’ Secret Lives was illustrated by Rob Wilson, an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who has created work for the Washington Post, New York magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and the covers of best-selling books. He is the illustrator of Your Hidden Life: Unseen Jungle and the creator of the icon for the popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale. Rob Wilson’s work has been featured in galleries in London and New York City.