Dogpatch Press

(Note from Patch: Thanks to poppa bookworm for formatting. Fred’s review was held for a while, because the author didn’t feel comfortable about criticism in it. There was opportunity to revise the book itself, but that didn’t happen for months, so now we’re putting it out anyways.  Honestly, I think the book concept sounds really fun […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Kairos. Tome 3, by Ulysse Malassagne. Roubaix, France, Ankama Éditions, January 2015, hardcover €11.90 (64 pages), Kindle $7.99. Thanks once more to Lex Nakashima for getting this from Amazon.fr and sharing it with me. This is in French, but it’s mostly cartoon artwork. Since there’s no […]

Tips: [email protected].  Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. “Local correspondents” wanted to talk about your local networks.  CORRECTION: Fangcon was NOT the first con to sponsor a float in a Pride parade – FWA was earlier. Tip from Slickkat: “FWA has had a float in the Atlanta Pride parade for the last […]

Submitted by Vox Fox, a talent in music, fursuiting and video in the San Francisco Bay Area. Main website – Wikifur Vox shares: A recent tweet alerted me to this wonderful gem of a YouTube furry adventure, that is something of a throwback to the weekly serial drama format that was once common in the days before […]

“Furry Pride” is redundant when you’re a talking animal.  There’s no way you can’t strut your stuff, turn heads and light up a crowd with smiles.  But when furries AT Pride join other groups with a bigger mission, it puts the magic where it most belongs – in a fabulous show – and makes a good cause better. Furries invited for […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Vimana Incident, by Rose LaCroix. Dallas, TX, FuPlanet Productions, February 2015, trade paperback $9.95 (205 pages), epub $7.95. This title is a work of anthropomorphic fiction for adult readers only. “Rose LaCroix is proud to present her most anticipated novel, where psychedelic science fiction, historical fiction, […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Minions: The Deluxe Junior Novel, Adapted by Sadie Chesterfield, Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay Written by Brian Lynch. Illustrated. NYC, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 2015, hardcover $9.99 (131 pages), paperback $6.99. Paddington: The Junior Novel, Adapted by Jeanne Willis, Based on the […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Doc Rat. Vol. 13, Lucky for Some, Doc, by Jenner. Melbourne, Vic., Australia, Platinum Rat Productions, June 2014, trade paperback A$16.00 (unpaged [76 pages]). Doc Rat. Vol. 14, Prey Tell, Doc: Son of Fortenflanck, by Jenner. Melbourne, Vic., Australia, Platinum Rat Productions, December 2014, trade paperback […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. (I considered holding this for October – but Fred reminded me that Trick or Treat Volume 3: Pranks, Parties, and Pumpkins will be out – so enjoy it now!) – Patch Trick or Treat, volume 2: Historical Halloween, edited by Ianus J. Wolf. Las Vegas, NV, Rabbit Valley Books, October 2014, trade […]

Update to Part 1:  “If there was a Museum of Furry, theatrical “Panto-Animals” would be a major exhibit.“ My first Panto-animal history article shared a discovery of amazing proto-Furry happenings, in an overlooked era of Pantomime theater in Victorian Britain.  Stunning photos show why the topic is worth uncovering.  From these scarce records, a handful of actor names stood […]

Tips: [email protected].  Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. “Local correspondents” wanted to talk about your local networks.  Injured furry fan who faced 90% odds against him is recovering. Here’s a good fan item to start… Alex is a Furry fan who was severely injured in an explosion in Taiwan last month.  He […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Pet Noir, by Pati Nagle. Cedar Crest, NM, Book View Café/Evennight Books, August 2013, trade paperback $14.39 (iii + 180 [+ 1] pages), Kindle $4.99. In an undated far future, Leon is a kitten biomodified to talk and with an opposable thumb. Here he’s being taken […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. A Whisper of Wings, by Paul Kidd. [Second edition] Raleigh, NC, Lulu.com/Perth, Western Australia, Kitsune Press, June 2015, hardcover $51.95 (557 pages), trade paperback $31.34, Kindle $8.99. The first edition of A Whisper of Wings was arguably the first professional furry specialty press book ever published, […]

Tips: [email protected].  Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. “Local correspondents” wanted to talk about your local networks.  ____________________________ Media and Fandom news. _____________________________ New from “Culturally F’d”: how the 1990’s internet made a Furry phenomenon. I highly endorse this Youtube series, which investigates everything this blog is for!  Host blackbird, Arrkay, sent this. (Arrkay:) […]

Of course this happened in San Francisco – “Furry Mecca”. (Sorry, Pittsburgh… you can borrow that title for one weekend a year, but you have to give it back.) Andrew WK’s Pizza Party was planned for July 3.  Furries called up the venue, 1015 Folsom, and arranged to be part of the show.  The show managers went […]

Ann Arbor man jailed in sex assault case lured teen into ‘furry’ fetish subculture. Ann Arbor man jailed for luring 15-year-old girl into dog-collar sex parties with wife. Man, 31, lured 15-year-old girl into dog-collar sex parties. The titles are heavily biased. Sensationalists and moralists have a field day when there’s a weird sex crime, no matter […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. Thousand Tales; How We Won the Game, by Kris Schnee. North Charleston, SC, CreateSpace, June 2015, trade paperback $8.49 (245 pages), Kindle $2.99. The chapters are years in which this takes place; from “2036: The Early Adopters” to “2040: Thousand Tales”. The blurb is helpful. “The mad AI […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Painted Cat, by Austen Crowder. Dallas, TX, Argyll Productions, April 2015, trade paperback $19.95 (273 pages), e-book $9.95. “I started painting myself up to look like a toon for two reasons. First, I was bored and needed a new hobby during my summer break as […]

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. The Painted Cat, by Austen Crowder. Dallas, TX, Argyll Productions, April 2015, trade paperback $19.95 (273 pages), e-book $9.95. “I started painting myself up to look like a toon for two reasons. First, I was bored and needed a new hobby during my summer break as […]

Furry Force part 3: “Furry Superheroes Are the Grossest” is the new animated comedy short from CollegeHumor.  It did confusing things to my body.  I didn’t know whether to laugh or barf.  Let’s call it larfing.  If you’ve ever been hangry, you get what I’m trying to say.  Or if you’ve ever sharted… never mind, because that’s […]