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**OFFSITE** Isabel Klee, "Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About"

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Chicago Canine Rescue. Ticket includes admission and a signed copy of the book.

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About the Book:
A Jersey girl by birth, Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate and moving into a grungy basement apartment in Manhattan. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first post-grad job was becoming an assistant to a dog photographer, and something clicked into place: a career focused on helping dogs was the new dream.

Isabel quickly found a passion for rehabilitating rescue dogs and helping them get adopted. At the same time, she was caught up in a whirlwind of friendships, parties, fickle boyfriends and grand romances, which she recounts in honest, tender, and sometimes devastating chapters about the search for love and belonging.

Isabel’s first true love, though, was Simon, a fluffy puppy who’d been saved from the meat trade. As the highs and lows of her twenties hit Isabel in wave after wave, it was Simon who kept her grounded. Together, Isabel and Simon created a community of dog-lovers and a tight-knit group of friends pursuing their dreams.

In this honest and moving memoir, Isabel weaves together the stories of her foster dogs—and the challenges she helped them overcome—with tales of complicated relationships, hard decisions, and great loves in New York City, all leading to a happy ending not only for the rescue pups, but for Isabel herself.

About Isabel Klee:
Isabel Klee is a writer and content creator. She documents her experiences rehabilitating dogs on social media through her writing and storytelling. She lives in Brooklyn with her fiancé, Jacob, her dog, Simon, and a rotating cast of foster dogs.

About Maddie Guy:
Maddie Guy is a lifelong dog person, creator behind @myboyrudder, and co-founder of Buddy, a 10-in-1 functional canine meal topper company. Alongside her dog, Rudder, she shares practical, real-life advice to help dog owners better understand their dogs and create happier lives together. With a background that started in childhood—from training search and rescue dogs at age 10 and raising her first service dog puppy at 12 to serving on the board of a national service dog organization and working full time as a dog trainer—Maddie brings both deep expertise and an authentic voice to the dog community online.
Event Address: 
935 West Wilson Avenue
Event Location: 
Everybody's Coffee
Event Address(Country): 
Chicago, IL
Event Postal Code: 
60640
Event Start Time: 
Thursday, May 07, 2026 - 7:00pm

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