In this interview, I chat with Tommy Tomlinson about Dogland, how he became interested in the world of show dogs and the Westminster Dog Show, following Striker and his handler, creating the interludes throughout the book, what surprised him the most when researching this one, the purple cover, and much more.
Tommy's recommended reads are:
- Being a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
- Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
- Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
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Author
Tommy Tomlinson is the author of the memoir The Elephant In the Room (Simon & Schuster, 2019), about life as an overweight man in a growing America.
His new book, Dogland, about the Westminster Dog Show, comes out in April 2024.
Tommy is the host of the podcast “SouthBound” at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station, and he also does weekly commentaries for the station. He also has a Substack newsletter called The Writing Shed.
He has written for publications including Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Garden & Gun, and many others. He spent 23 years as a reporter and local columnist for the Charlotte Observer.
He’s a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a 2008-09 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Tommy and his wife, Alix Felsing, live in Charlotte.
