I Want to Kill the Dog
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Linda Loewenthal is not shy about sharing her opinions. I have the scars to prove it. Linda worked me until the manuscript was ready for a publisher. Linda is a great partner. My editor at Penguin, Vanessa Kehren, never stopped laughing as she ran a tight ship, getting the book ready for publication. My thanks also go to David Rosenthal, president of Blue Rider Press, his imprint at Penguin, for instantly seeing this book’s potential. Aileen Boyle, David’s associate publisher, is a publicity and marketing wizard. Only she could sell a book about doing in a dog. Stan Mack’s illustrations bring my story to life. Stan is fun, which made our collaboration even better.
Last, I want to thank Jasper for his never-ending sense of humor. I told the dog about the book, and he went for my throat. As Bugs Bunny once laughed scornfully, “What a maroon.”
About the Author
Richard M. Cohen is the author of two New York Times bestsellers: a memoir, Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness, detailing his struggles with MS and cancer and his controversial career in the news business, and Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope, chronicling the lives of five individuals living with serious chronic illnesses. His distinguished career in network news earned him numerous awards, including three Emmys and a Peabody. Cohen lives outside New York City with his wife, Meredith Vieira. They have three grown children.