New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Writer Ruth’s Canine Heroes

When author Ruth Shaw launches a new book later this month, her remote Manapōuri property – which famously houses three Wee Bookshops – will undergo somewhat of a trans-fur-mation.

Ruth is hiring a long red carpet so that the canine stars of Bookshop Dogs get the, well, Hollywoof treatment.

“Like an Oscars for dogs!” laughs the 77-year-old, chatting over Zoom from her picturesque bathroom. “It could be absolutely amazing or it could be totally chaotic! Either way, it’s going to be fun.

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