Kevin Kling, best known for his popular commentaries on National Public
Radio's All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like
Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log, delivers hilarious,
often tender stories to readers everywhere with his first book, The Dog
Says How. Kling's autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are
true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning,
performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota,
and eating things before knowing what they are.
In "Circus Tale," Kling recollects how his love of boats, animals, and
adventure inspired him to join a traveling circus troupe--but it was the
all-you-can-eat buffets that cinched the deal. In "Hockey Hair," Kling
spots old pals from his hometown who sport mullet-like haircuts,
spurring him to unlock doors to his past. In the comical yet poignant
title story, Kling straddles the world of the ordinary and one rivaling
Dante's inferno as he learns how to use voice-recognition software after
a motorcycle accident.
In Kling's classic and never-before-told stories, "the mundane becomes
magical, the fantastic becomes accessible and through it all his
profound sense of curiosity about the world transforms the everyday to
the timeless"
--Queen Anne News, Seattle.
