Monkey and Dog Books

Monkey and Dog Books Monkey and Dog is an independent bookseller in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Monkey and Dog serves as a place for children to find, read, and talk about their favorite books. Doing our part to encourage the next generation of readers, we have carefully chosen books from national and state reading awards lists, from teachers' and counselors' recommendations, and from a life-long voracious reader's favorites. We prescribe NOT to the pedagogic view of making learning fun, but

rather that learning IS fun, challenging, and joyful. Catering specifically to the individuality of each reader's interests, we make recommendations to help readers pursue their interests and discover new ones.

Someone’s watching. Someone’s waiting.Alexis Turner walks into the police station to report an assault. By the end of th...
08/05/2026

Someone’s watching. Someone’s waiting.

Alexis Turner walks into the police station to report an assault. By the end of the day, she is nowhere to be found.

Soon after she disappears, three identical packages arrive at three very different doors: a respected psychologist's home, a socialite's mansion, and a struggling single father's run-down apartment. Inside, each gift is perfectly tailored to its recipient — and each will tear apart the life of its intended victim.

Detective Sergeant Judith Lee is smart and experienced, but this is no ordinary case. Someone with intimate knowledge of their targets is orchestrating these attacks. Someone who knows exactly how to hurt each victim where they're most vulnerable.

As she races to uncover the connection between three unrelated people, Judith discovers she's no longer just investigating the game—she's being forced to play.

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of What Happened to Nina? comes a gripping high-stakes novel of suspense about three seemingly unconnected people, caught in a lethal web of deceit and unhealed wounds. If you would like a copy, please go to www.monkeyanddogbooks.com to purchase for in-store pick-up, or give us a call at 817-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

A tantalizing glimpse into the life of acclaimed writer Elizabeth von Arnim told via the lives of the many dogs she owne...
08/05/2026

A tantalizing glimpse into the life of acclaimed writer Elizabeth von Arnim told via the lives of the many dogs she owned from childhood to old age.

From a beloved dachshund to a trouble seeking Great Dane via all manner of dogs large and small, obedient and defiant, von Arnim brilliantly captures the bond between dogs and their owners.

This witty and often poignant book is the closest Elizabeth von Arnim came to writing a memoir. Despite her frequent exhortations in the book that it isn’t an autobiography, much is revealed; her marriages, living in Germany, England and Switzerland, her children and her lovers. She is careful about what she reveals, making the book deliciously tantalizing. By turns funny, acerbic and heartbreaking, this is a joy to read from start to finish.

All The Dogs of My Life is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. If you would like a copy, you can go to www.monkeyanddogbooks.com and purchase for in-store pick-up, or give us a call at 817-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

We are thrilled to announce that we now have beautiful editions of Persephone Books available on our shelves for you to ...
07/31/2026

We are thrilled to announce that we now have beautiful editions of Persephone Books available on our shelves for you to purchase. Persephone Books come to us from across the pond, and are reprinted, neglected fiction and non-fiction titles, mostly by women writers and mostly dating from the mid-twentieth century. Discover your next thought-provoking read among the titles available. We guarantee you won't be able to stop with one. Check out the endpapers--they are as captivating as the stories contained between the covers! Come by soon to check out these unique and intriguing novels.

As Waldo wraps up his Fort Worth visit, he had to take time to stop by his favorite place for all things Lego, Rogue Bri...
07/31/2026

As Waldo wraps up his Fort Worth visit, he had to take time to stop by his favorite place for all things Lego, Rogue Brick. He stocked up on minifigs, bricks, and building inspiration! Today is your last day to hunt for Waldo in Fort Worth. He's still hiding in all his favorite Fort Worth spots today, and then he's gone.

Don't forget to hand in your grid if you visited 20 or more Waldo locations--they are due at the shop by the end of the day Saturday, August 1st.

We hope you have had a great time hunting for Waldo this month! Please remember to visit and support all of these great participating businesses all year long. We could not have without them!

Our middle grade book club, The Page Turners, has selected Wombat Waiting as their July selection. Written by Katherine ...
07/29/2026

Our middle grade book club, The Page Turners, has selected Wombat Waiting as their July selection. Written by Katherine Applegate, the Newbery Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire.

Please note, this book club is for middle grade readers, ages 8 and up AND an adult companion.

Wombat isn’t actually a wombat—but when the homeless dog is discovered, singed and ash-covered after a terrible fire destroys a community, someone tags her with the nickname and it sticks.

Wombat is a “destiny dog.” Something inside of her (she nicknames it “Voice’) keeps telling her there’s a special someone out there who is meant to be her person.

Surrounded by a devastated town, Wombat takes up residence on bench near the makeshift community center, an old brick warehouse that, for the most part, survived the flames. A small part of the community center evacuation site has been repurposed for the local wildlife rehab sanctuary that burned down. All of the animals were spared, and the temporary quarters include an elderly fruit bat and a young Northern saw-whet owl.

No matter what, Wombat refuses to move from her perch, despite the efforts of many humans. Clearly the dog is waiting for someone. But for whom? And what are the odds they survived?

Copies of this month's selection are available for purchase at the shop. We will meet on Saturday, August 22, at 11:00 am. Call the shop at 817-489-5747 if you have any questions about this book club, and we will be happy to assist you.

If these walls could talk, they’d scream...When Ellie moves to 1 Delaney Row, she hopes to find a fresh start—a place wh...
07/29/2026

If these walls could talk, they’d scream...

When Ellie moves to 1 Delaney Row, she hopes to find a fresh start—a place where no one knows her name, her history, or her secrets. But what she doesn’t know is that her new home is already hiding someone else’s secrets—and the people determined to keep them are watching her.

As Ellie starts to unravel the house’s disturbing backstory, coming closer to the shocking mystery at its center, she unwittingly puts herself on a deadly collision course not just with her new home’s history, but with her own as well.

A puzzle box of a thriller full of mind-boggling twists and turns, Buyer Beware is a chilling exploration of the dark secrets that any house can hold—and of the lengths we’ll go to start over. If you would like a copy, go to www.monkeyanddogbooks.com to purchase for in-store pick up, or give us a call at 817-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

Nine Americans in Paris. Seven intertwined love stories. One City of Light.Love Actually meets The Notebook in a tale of...
07/29/2026

Nine Americans in Paris. Seven intertwined love stories. One City of Light.

Love Actually meets The Notebook in a tale of love, loss, and finding your way home, all set over the course of one life-changing week in Paris.

Julia Glover has brought her twenty-three-year-old daughter, Piper, to Paris for the first time—but they know it will also be their last trip here together. Julia is dying, and as the mother and daughter desperately try to make memories together as the clock ticks down, the world opens up around them. Piper meets a cute French waiter, who might just understand her better than anyone she’s ever met, and Julia meets a man at a dive bar and struggles with how to tell him the truth about her future.

Rock star Jackson Quick’s glory days are behind him. He had a handful of hit songs thirty years ago, but he hasn’t toured in a decade. This week, he’ll launch his reunion tour in Paris, the city where it all began. But he wants more out of life than being defined by fame. When he meets a woman who finally sees him for who he is at his core, the ground shifts beneath his feet.

Henry McGee has been writing hit songs for decades—including Jackson Quick’s biggest hit, City of Light. But his secret is that every love song he’s ever written is for a woman named Celeste, whom he loved a lifetime ago, when they were both teenagers in Paris during World War II. He has spent eighty years believing she died—but when a letter arrives telling him the opposite, he’s on the first flight to France. Can he break through the haze of her dementia, using the songs he’s written all these years, to remind her of who they once were to each other—and to tell her he came back for her?

Henry’s granddaughter, Melody, has just discovered that her husband of twenty years, Gilles, a French cosmetics executive, is having an affair. When she confronts him, he tearfully apologizes and begs her to forgive him. But can she? And, perhaps even more importantly, does she want to? Or is there a different kind of life out there for her if she chooses to be alone?

These intertwining stories—plus several others—unfold over a few breathtaking spring days, as an unforgettable group of Americans in Paris must find their way to their own versions of happily ever after in the City of Light. If you would like a copy, please go to www.monkeyanddogbooks.com to purchase for in-store pick up, or give us a call at 827-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

The North Texas Indie Bookstore Crawl is back again this year and bigger than ever with THIRTY-FIVE area bookstores part...
07/29/2026

The North Texas Indie Bookstore Crawl is back again this year and bigger than ever with THIRTY-FIVE area bookstores participating! We are excited to be a part of all of the fun. Here's how to participate:

*Pick up a passport at a participating store beginning Saturday, August 1st.
*Visit as many stores as you can during the entire month of August. Have your passport stamped while you visit each store.
*Submit completed or partially completed passports via the QR code by August 31, 2026.
*Each bookstore you visit earns one raffle entry—the more bookstores you visit, the more chances you have to win.

No purchase is required to receive a passport stamp.

Thanks so much to our friends at Talking Animals Books for organizing this incredible event! We look forward to seeing everyone during the month of August.

Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters to steal their money, but money is hard to come by ...
07/27/2026

Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won't last forever, and he's desperate to get his hands on a real fortune.

He thinks he's found it when he captivates his newest correspondent, Perla, the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But when he meets her, he finds something he didn't expect. The woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunt’s household.

When Inés discovers Ulises' true intentions, she wants in on the scheme. They’ll convince her aunt that Ulises is a great catch, Perla will marry him, and her money will vanish. Easy, fast and clean.

But Perla is not the desperate, silly spinster Ulises imagines. She harbors secrets. And although Ulises does not believe in true romance, Inés is more alluring than he bargained on. Suddenly, a simple plan may become perilously complicated.

Venture into the streets of a small town where the patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust. If you would like a copy, you can go to www.monkeyandbooks.com to purchase for in-store pick up, or give us a call at 817-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

Miles Krzelewski is a devoted husband, a doting father beloved for his outlandish bedtime stories, and the proud owner o...
07/27/2026

Miles Krzelewski is a devoted husband, a doting father beloved for his outlandish bedtime stories, and the proud owner of a truffle-hunting dog in a land with no truffles. He is also a bit lost, twelve years late with his PhD on Russian folktales, and increasingly haunted by a sense that he's become a disappointment to his family. So when his wife Kate accepts a visiting professorship at a prestigious college in the far away forests of Vermont, he decides that this will be his year to finally move forward with his life.

But Miles is a man of many enthusiasms, one who possesses, in Kate’s words, “a great capacity to fall in with anyone, anywhere.” And no sooner does he arrive than he finds himself entangled with a cast of characters as colorful as any of his folktales, from a ghostly tree surgeon to a scythe-mad biochemist, a Shakespearean temptress and a photographer of snowflakes obsessed with chronicling, on thousands of index cards, the world’s delusions in a “Inventory of Wrong Ideas.”

The new friends, the enchanted woods, the histories: sure, no PhD, but all good fun. Until Miles stumbles upon a bizarre—perhaps ridiculous— local legend, which, he soon suspects, might not be just a legend after all.

Joyous, absurd, and life-affirming, Country People is a luminous exploration of marriage and parenthood, the nature of belief and the power of stories, and the ways in which we find connection in an increasingly fragmented world. If you would like a copy, go to www.monkeyanddogbooks.com to purchase for in-store pick up, or give us a call at 827-489-5747, and we will be happy to assist you.

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3608 West 7th Street
Fort Worth, TX
76107

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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