She wrote Lives of the Monster Dogs and then, silence.

February 17, 2024 11:09 AM

Twenty-seven years later, Kirsten Bakis is publishing her second novel: King Nyx.

Oft mentioned on Metafilter, I think many mefites will be happy to hear this news.

posted by Winnie the Proust (11 comments total)

Oh my gosh I stumbled across Lives of the Monster Dogs years ago and still think about it every once in a while. Thank you for this!
posted by charismatic megafauna at 11:17 AM on February 17 [4 favorites]

First comment is from charismatic megafauna. How eponysterically appropriate.
posted by Winnie the Proust at 11:50 AM on February 17 [10 favorites]

Thank you for this news!!!!!!!
posted by cupcakeninja at 11:55 AM on February 17 [3 favorites]

a Hyperbole and a Half "maybe everything isn't hopeless bullshit" for 2024!
posted by away for regrooving at 12:18 PM on February 17 [3 favorites]

Huzzah! I think about Lives of the Monster Dogs at least once a month if not more.
posted by skycrashesdown at 12:31 PM on February 17 [1 favorite]

Gift link to Bakis profile
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:04 PM on February 17 [3 favorites]

So that's what happened to her! I never met anybody else who read the book--I wouldn't have seen it, except someone had put it prominently on the new arrivals shelf at the library way back when--so it has always had this strange ephemeral quality to me, like a book you dreamed of reading, one that you wouldn't be able to explain to someone. So this is very exciting!
posted by mittens at 2:09 PM on February 17 [4 favorites]

Heh - half those metafilter mentions are me recommending the book. Thanks for this news.
posted by workerant at 2:39 PM on February 17 [5 favorites]

Hit buy it now on the book very quickly. Talking about Lives of Monster Dogs. Had never heard of it before but it sounds really intriguing.
posted by MadMadam at 5:35 PM on February 17 [2 favorites]

I read Lives of the Monster Dogs after seeing it recommended here and I've just preordered the new one! Looking forward to not being behind the curve on this one
posted by potrzebie at 9:03 PM on February 17

Ah, casting my mind back to the days I could actually read substantial books. Where is my attention span of yesteryear?

That was an awesome book. Recommended especially if you miss Angela Carter.
posted by matildaben at 10:11 PM on February 17 [2 favorites]