This week on A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book: Kelly Preston

This week on the A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book BlogTalkRadio show, Jennifer will interview Kelly Preston, author of Real Dogs Don't Whisper. Listen live on Wednesday, January 30 at 3:30 Pacific Time or hear the recording any time after the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeeandbooks/2013/01/30/a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-good-book.

Kelly lives her belief that all lives are precious and deserve a chance. Her book is a unique and heartfelt collection of stories about some of the rescue dogs (several thought to be hopeless) she has invited into her home, punctuated by Mr. MaGoo's reflections, of course! Mr MaGoo is a nine-year-old Lhasa Apso and the book's co-creator. He is, in his own words, "the alpha and omega of all dogs".

Kelly's writing comes from her life experiences and that of her dogs. Her goal is to inspire and motivate her readers to enjoy life and live it to the fullest extent, much like our animals. She also hopes to encourage the adoption of special needs dogs. Kelly has a children's book on the way for early 2013 publication. Visit Kelly, Mr MaGoo, Buffy, Carla Mae and her latest rescue Mini Me at www.realdogsdontwhisper.com.

This week on A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book: Milt Toby

This week on the A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book BlogTalkRadio show, Jennifer talks with Milt Toby, who is currently on tour with Walker Author Tours with his book Noor: A Champion Thoroughbred's Unlikely Journey from California to Kentucky. Listen live on Wednesday, January 23, at 3:30 Pacific Time or hear the recording any time after the show, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeeandbooks/2013/01/23/a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-good-book.

While Seabiscuit is perhaps the best-known Thoroughbred in history, Charles S. Howard owned another remarkable race horse that should never be forgotten. Howard's Irish-bred Noor dominated the 1950 racing season, setting three world records in victories over Citation and winning the Hollywood Gold Cup by defeating a Triple Crown winner, the Horse of the Year, and the previous year's Kentucky Derby winner. Sadly, that fame faded as he failed to sire champions, and Noor was buried in an unmarked grave in the infield of a training track in Northern California.

In Noor: A Champion Thoroughbred's Unlikely Journey from California to Kentucky, veteran turf writer Milt Toby recounts Noor's colorful career and the inspiring story of racing enthusiast Charlotte Farmer's personal mission to exhume the horse's remains for reburial in Central Kentucky.

 

Milt's previous book, Dancer's Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby, was honored with the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for the best book about Thoroughbred racing published in 2012 and an American Horse Publications Award for the Best Equine Book of the Year.

Learn more about Milt and the book at http://www.miltonctoby.com.

This Week on A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book: Jackie Anton

This week on the A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book BlogTalkRadio show, Jennifer will interview Jackie Anton, author of the Backyard Horse Tales series. Listen Live on Wednesday, January 16 at 3:30 Pacific Time or hear the recording any time after the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coffeeandbooks/2013/01/16/a-cup-of-coffee-and-a-good-book.

Backyard Horse Tales 2: Frosty and the Nightstalker   

by Jackie Anton

Frosty is an Appaloosa colt who undergoes a life changing event the summer he turns two that triggers a strange out of body experience. Is he only having bad dreams or is his strange haunting a result of the collective memories of Appaloosas from a long ago past? Follow Frosty through the twilight between space and time where you will meet the Nightstalker.

Learn more about Ms. Anton at http://www.backyardhorsetales.com.