Brianna Madia | Never Leave the Dogs Behind

Brianna Madia returns to The King’s English to celebrate her new memoir, Never Leave the Dogs Behind. Brianna will be in conversation with fellow adventurer and outdoor advocate Katie Boué. This in-person event is open to the public and will take place at the Salt Lake City Public Library, in the Nancy Tessa Auditorium: 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. (Please note, dogs are not allowed at this event!)

Registration is required for this free event. Reserve your spot on Eventbrite.

You may purchase a book with your ticket, or separately through the King’s Englih at the event. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King’s English.  If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Never Leave the Dogs Behind may be ordered from our website.

About the book:

In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in Never Leave the Dogs Behind, the van life adherent faces the unfathomable darkness that comes from a life blown apart, her only solace the support of her dogs.

In the wake of a painful, public divorce and the ensuing fallout, Brianna moves from a pared-down van into a pared-down trailer. She reckons with her decision to be alone in the desert, living on a nine-acre plot of undeveloped land on the dusty outskirts of a small town in Utah, accompanied only by her four precious dogs: Bucket, Dagwood, Birdie, and Banjo. As she grapples with the anger, despair, and delicious freedom that comes from being wholly on her own, Brianna wonders where, exactly, the road less traveled has led her.

A powerful and poignant portrait of rebuilding and surviving, Never Leave the Dogs Behind is about finding the courage to start over when the dream life you thought you were living collapses around your feet.