Behind the Book Special Event
The New Yorkers - First Annual Book Reading in Central Park
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 6:30pm to 8pm

"Thank you SO MUCH for creating that fabulous doggie picnic party reading benefit! I LOVED it! The people were so incredibly nice, and the dogs...what can I say about the dogs? They were good listeners, and beautiful to look at, and so happy with their ice cream. The whole thing was brilliant and I thank you and all the wonderful people who were involved. Hector says, "thank you" for the Frosty Paws! It really was so much fun!"                                                                                 - author Cathy Schine

Behind the Book celebrated its First Annual Book Reading in Central Park with author Cathleen Schine and her dog Hector, a cairn terrier. Cathleen read from her best-selling novel The New Yorkers, a love letter to New Yorkers and their dogs, at Central Park Hill.

Families (and their dogs) came for the reading and Q&A session. The raffle prize winner received a portrait painting of themself & their dog in Central Park by artist Gail Rodney. Dogs enjoyed Frosty Paws, an ice cream made especially for dogs, donated by Edy's Greatest Ice Cream.

Photos courtesy of Robert Ullman.