Velshi Banned Book Club: 'Good Boy' by Jennifer Finney Boylan - Velshi - MSNBC

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In this Velshi Banned Book Club feature, “Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs” by Jennifer Finney Boylan, a life is measured in dogs. The memoir poignantly examines mortality, identity, family dynamics, and, above all, love. Although it spans the course of 5 decades, “Good Boy” is not linear – like true reflection, the stories jump back and forth through time, referencing moments still to come and moments that have already passed.

Much of the book is spent on the realities of coming out as transgender and what transgender identity really looks like – first for Boylan herself and then for her daughter. Both instances -- with a different dog acknowledging the moment – sent Boylan on to carefully examine masculinity and femininity, religious upbringing, friendships, success, and, again, love. - Aired on 04/12/2025.