Hempel has produced three other collections: "At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom" (1990), which includes the story "The Harvest"; "Tumble Home" (1997); and "The Dog of the Marriage" (2005). "Tumble Home" was Hempel's first novella, which she structured as a letter to an unspecified recipient and called "the most personal thing I've ever written." Both "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried" and "Tumble Home" highlight animals' ability to express emotions and draw them out of people. In an interview in "BOMB Magazine", Hempel explained, "I think there's a purity of feeling there that humans can connect with if we're lucky, or if we're looking for it."