{"id":34963,"date":"2024-12-06T14:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T19:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=34963"},"modified":"2024-11-08T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:05:09","slug":"author-talk-amy-attas","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/author-talk-amy-attas\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Talk: Amy Attas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/09\/pets-and-the-city-200x300.webp\" alt=\"Pets and the City\" class=\"wp-image-34947\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/09\/pets-and-the-city-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/09\/pets-and-the-city.webp 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobcat Reads<\/a>&nbsp;will host an Author Talk with Dr. Amy Attas of <em>Pets and the City<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with the author, ask questions, and discuss the book with fellow readers. In this Author Talk, you will explore the book in a way that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-light-background-color has-background\">In <em>Pets and the City<\/em>, Dr. Amy Attas, New York\u2019s top house-call vet, shares humorous and touching stories from her career treating the pets of the city\u2019s elite. Through her encounters with celebrities and remarkable animals, Dr. Amy shows how caring for pets brings out humanity\u2019s best, proving that love and vulnerability go beyond wealth and fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Author Talk!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step1<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for Bobcat Reads<\/a> alumni virtual book club for free. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to Bobcat Reads<\/a> and click on &#8220;Author Talks&#8221; to sign up for the Author Talk today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Dr. Amy Attas<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city-900x506.webp\" alt=\"Amy Attas author of Pets and the City\" class=\"wp-image-34966\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/author-talk-pets-and-the-city.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Amy Attas\u00a0<\/strong>is an award-winning veterinarian and the founder of City Pets, which for more than three decades has been the premier veterinary medical house call practice for dogs and cats living, working in, or visiting Manhattan. She shares a home with her husband, Stephen Shapiro, and if she is lucky, some rescued pugs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are wrapping up our third year of the <span style=\"font-family: var(--fontSansSerif)\">Bobcat Reads alumni book club!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong><em>400 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have 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