

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lori Lobenstine: The Barking Puppy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Read on for important details for this live, in-person Brookline Booksmith event.About this EventIn person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of The Barking Puppy with author Lori Lobenstine and Sophie Canon.Register for the event!RSVP to let us know you're coming! Depending on the volume of responses, an RSVP may be required for entrance to the event. You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates. In the event that we reach capacity and have to close RSVPs, there will not be a waiting list.Get your copy!Books will be available for purchase at the event, but you can ensure that you get a copy by preordering on this page. You can pick your book up after 4:30PM on the day of the event.Can't make it to the event? Preorder the book here to have it signed, and choose to have it held or shipped from the store!Book orders are processed for pickup or shipping after ticket sales have closed.Livestream!When possible, events are livestreamed. Check out our store YouTube channel for livestream updates. No registration is required for the livestream.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/25d1de50-05f6-11f0-bec5-89589b536b6a-rimg-w1200-h675-dc000101-gmir.jpg The Barking Puppy When Sophie and her two Jack Russell terriers move to Boston, she's excited not to be the only brown kid in the neighborhood anymore. She instantly likes the quirky teenager named Juno next door and her pug, Bonney. But not everything's easy. Her classmates make fun of her Vermont overalls. The upstairs neighbor hates barking. And Bonney needs surgery that Juno's family can't afford.So Sophie and Juno invent the Barking Puppy, the first ever newspaper written “by dogs” and “for dogs.” Will anyone else get how funny it is? And more importantly, can they sell it to raise enough money in time to save Bonney? Will the landlord kick Sophie and her mom out before they even get started?Don't miss this first edition of a doggone great series and find out for yourself!Lori Lobenstine and her goddaughter, Sophie Canon, have been collaborating on the original Barking Puppy newspaper since Sophie was ten years old. The Barking Puppy (Levine Querido, 2025; Il Sung Na, illustrator) is Lori’s first children’s book, and Sophie was her creative consultant, contributing her lived experiences, as well as her keen ear for youth dialogue and uncanny blend of human and dog humor.Lobenstine’s other passions include being a co-founder of the Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), member of the Hot Flashes basketball team, and founder of the website femalesneakerfiend. Her previous nonfiction books include Girls Got Kicks (Levellers Press, 2011; Amanda Lopez, photographer) and Ideas, Arrangements, Effects: Systems Change and Social Justice (Minor Compositions, 2020; Kenneth Bailey and Ayako Maruyama, co-authors). She lives in Boston, MA and has her BA in American Studies from Wesleyan University.About Brookline BooksmithWe are one of New England’s premier independent bookstores, family-owned and locally run since 1961. We offer an extensive selection of new, used, and bargain books; unique, beautiful gifts; award-winning events series; and specialty foods. Every day, we strive to foster community through the written word, represent a diverse range of voices and histories, and inspire conversations that enrich our lives. Find more at brooklinebooksmith.com!EVENT ACCESSIBILITYThis event will take place at street level. If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. Please email us at ticketing@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve your needs!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brookline/lori-lobenstine-the-barking-puppy/100001296198808529
- **Event Categories**: virtual, art, literary-art, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Flori-lobenstine-the-barking-puppy-tickets-1296198808529
- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 30.3, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Brookline
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Brookline Booksmith
- **lat**: 42.34263869999999
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- **full address**: Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Brookline Booksmith (https://allevents.in/org/brookline-booksmith/22552756)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 30.3 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Brookline Booksmith
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** virtual, art, literary-art, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lori Lobenstine: The Barking Puppy ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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