dogoir

English

Etymology

Blend of dog +‎ memoir.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏgʹwä, IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɡwɑː/

Noun

dogoir (plural dogoirs)

1. (neologism) A memoir featuring a dog.
   • 2009 September 21, Natalie Danford, quoting Brenda Copeland, “Publishing’s Best Friend”, in Publishers Weekly‎^[1], volume 256, number 38, Newton, M.A.: Reed Business Information, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-06-24, page 20:

     Her popularity, notes Copeland, seems to have been all but eclipsed when Marley bounded onto the scene. “Some very fine dogoirs have been published since then, all of them exploring the complex and intense relationship between dogs and their human companions. It wasn’t long before the popularity of dog books opened the category for other animals.”

   • 2011 October 14, John Grogan, “Parenting Anew, at a Puppy’s Beck and Call”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-28:

     “The Puppy Diaries,” based on a popular online column Ms. Abramson wrote for The Times from July 2009 to May 2010, is her account of the first year with a beautiful but predictably high-energy golden retriever. The book is a worthy addition to the crowded so-called dogoir genre, primarily for the candid glimpse it offers into the softer, personal — yes, even cuddly — side of one of the world’s most influential opinion shapers.

   • 2015 January 10, “This dog’s life: The rise of the pet memoir”, in The Week‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: Future plc, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-01:

     Our furry friends are dominating the publishing industry. Why are “dogoirs” doing so well?

   • 2015, Kelly Clasen, “American Creative Nonfiction: Background and History”, in Jay Ellis, editor, American Creative Nonfiction (Critical Insights), Ipswich, M.A.: Salem Press, →ISBN, pages 12–13:

     Like other forms of creative nonfiction, the dogoir frequently straddles various categories. For example, the popular 2012 book by Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I), features characteristics of the illness narrative, humor writing, the dogoir, and the memoir—all wrapped up in a true-life tale about one beagle and his owner fighting cancer together.

Translations

memoir featuring a dog