“I wrote Eight Dogs because I wanted to write the stories that were inside of me. I strived for it to be an entertaining, pulpy mix of grit, noir, humor, and drama. Growing up a cop’s son, a native Detroiter, the experience of the characters going north intrigued me.”

JOE BORRI

Joe Borri is an artist and writer of Italian descent who grew up on Detroit’s East Side during the 1960s and ’70s. The son of a Detroit policeman and a member of a large extended Italian-American family, he was riveted by stories about life in the city and the real characters who lived there — stories that left a deep imprint on his psyche, ultimately inspiring the fictional characters in his first book, the short story collection Eight Dogs Named Jack.

    Borri holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northern Michigan University (1984). He has worked as an illustrator, freelancing for both of Detroit’s daily newspapers and various other publications, and is employed at a creative studio. He resides in the Detroit area with his wife and their four children.

Official Website

www.joeborri.net

Author Blog

eightdogsnamedjack.blogspot.com

Awards for Eight Dogs Named Jack

USA Book News Best Books

Award Finalist

2007 ForeWord Magazine 10th Annual Book of the Year Awards

Silver Medalist (Short Stories)

PMA, The Independent Book Publishers Association 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards

Winner Best New Voice (Fiction)

2008 Independent Publisher

Book Awards

Silver (Best Regional Fiction)