Dogpatch Press

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Part 1 can be found here. The Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown is another animal crime series where the animals actively detect, rather than just tag along with the human amateur detective while she (it’s invariably a woman) solves the mystery. The Mrs. Murphy […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. “Here is another old review, fixed up the way that it should be published.” Odyssey from River Bend, by Tom McGowen. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, April 1975, hardcover $5.95 (ix + 166 pages). This was a minor children’s/Young Adult fantasy in 1975, but it is […]

A three part series: 1) The beginning of mascots and fursuiting. 2) Fursuiting crossover with pro sports. 3) The National Mascot Hall of Fame. Mascot art, business, culture, and a Hall of Fame to celebrate it all. Let’s peer into the strange, distant futureworld of 2017. How much respect do mascots get?  Enjoying them might earn noogies from jocks, who treat them […]

Edmonton Oil Kings hockey halftime show, January 2015. A three part series: 1) The beginning of mascots and fursuiting. 2) Fursuiting crossover with pro sports. 3) The National Mascot Hall of Fame. Some good examples of fursuiting crossover with pro sports. First, I have to admit not knowing a lot about commercial mascotting.  But here’s some quick comparison.  You can […]

The National Mascot Hall of Fame is coming in 2017.  This mainstream event might deserve attention from furries. Will they catch benefits with millions of investment and hype?  Sci-fi costuming and mascots probably developed separately. But some fursuiting is showing up in pro sports, Anthrocon had the San Diego Chicken as Guest Of Honor, and a mascot was a viral sensation of the 2015 Super […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. In a Dog’s World, by Mary E. Lowd. Dallas, TX, FurPlanet Productions, July 2015, trade paperback $9.95 (181 pages), Kindle $6.99. This novella is the third book in Lowd’s “Otters in Space” series following Otters in Space (2010) and Otters in Space II: Jupiter, Deadly (2013), […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. “Here is another of my reviews that was published ten years ago, edited in a manner that I didn’t like.  This is my original review, so it’s a bit different from the printed version.” Atta; A Novel of a Most Extraordinary Adventure, by Francis Rufus Bellamy. […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Let’s have a poll. What is the worst anthropomorphic movie of the 2011 to 2020 decade? Theatrical or on DVD? Animation or live-action? Let me start off by listing my choices for the five worst so far… and the decade isn’t even half over yet. Food […]

Part 1: Bad news for fans who plan to see highly anticipated movies in costume. Part 2: Costume bans and security – A furry movie theater worker’s opinion. Response to the articles: There were a lot of great comments!  It does seem like the feeling of high anticipation is true. There was one piece of confusion for […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. James, the Connoisseur Cat, by Harriet Hahn. NYC, St. Martin’s Press, October 1991, hardcover $13.95 (169 pages). James, Fabulous Feline: Further Adventures of a Connoisseur Cat, by Harriet Hahn. NYC, St. Martin’s Press, June 1993, hardcover $14.95 (199 pages). This two-book set presents a whimsical set […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Familiars, by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson. Illustrations, map by Peter Chan & Kei Acedera. NYC, Harper CollinsPublishers/Harper, September 2010, hardcover $16.99 (360 pages), Kindle $4.99. The Familiars: Secrets of the Crown, by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson. Illustrations, map by P. Chan & […]

Part 1: Bad news for fans who plan to see highly anticipated movies in costume.  Coming soon: an example for how to propose a theater rental to make a Furry event. This guest post is by a furry and usher for Cinemark, one of America’s largest theater chains.  He asked not to be named for employment reasons. He raised […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. Tips: [email protected].  Atlas Obscura – The Fursuit of Happiness Begins With Customized Dog Abs.  It’s a nicely written curiosity piece about what fursuit makers do.  There needs to be a Tip Sheet for Journalists Who Want To Write About Furries.  It would say “quit using that […]

In March, Zootopia is going to bring all the furries! Everywhere furries are, they’re talking about meets for Zootopia’s opening week.  My area has a proposed meet (without even a location) and already 44 are signed up. At this rate, they’ll pack a whole theater of their own (and it’s being arranged.)  Mention the idea, and without fail everyone […]

Here’s one for the scalies! Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer.  Originally written for Quentin Long’s Anthro Magazine. Far-Seer, by Robert J. Sawyer. Map by Dave Dow. NYC, Ace Books, June 1992, paperback 0-441-22551-9 $4.99 ([6 +] 257 [+ 1] pages). Fossil Hunter, by Robert J. Sawyer. Map by Dave Dow. NYC, […]

If you’re not reading Dogpatch Press, you should be watching Culturally F’d!  It’s the Furry youtube series that asks: Where does the love of anthropomorphics come from? How far back can we dig in history and mass media to really get to the bottom of it? Why does every culture across the face of the earth have […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria, by Rahma Krambo Yuba City, CA, Reflected Light Books, July 2011, trade paperback $6.99 (261 pages), Kindle $2.99. This is an attractive and easily-read fantasy for Young Adult and adult cat lovers, announced as the first in a […]

Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. Tips: [email protected].  NPR interviews Tempe O’Kun, furry favorite author (again.) Hear the interview on the radio site. Talk to Tempe on his FA post about it. About a year ago, NPR station Prairie Public’s “Main Street” show interviewed Tempe about cuddly Furry romance writing.  Lucky dog!  It was 23 minutes of super respectful […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Stolen Guardian, by R. A. Meenan. Los Angeles, CA, Starcrest Fox Press, October 2015, trade paperback $10.99 (430 pages), Kindle $1.99. “Ouranos crept through the dense green forest, following an overgrown path leading toward the sea. He scratched the black fur under the short quills […]

You never know what Halloween will bring in San Francisco.  You can tour an Erotic Haunted House based on “Dante’s Inferno”, at a landmark castle (used as a BDSM porn studio), full of circus performers ready to give an amazing show.  That was Hell In The Armory.  It’s the only place I’ve been that has great job opportunities for evil masturbating clowns. […]