17 awesome cat books
Here’s an eclectic list of 17 awesome cat books (click on the cover images to purchase a copy).
In compiling this list, I’ve left aside the various cat-related mysteries by both Rita Mae Brown and Lilian Jackson Braun, the Warriors series, and the many “cozy mysteries” with cats on the cover and/or in the story.
The 17 books shown here (in alpha order) range from children’s books and collections of short stories to poetry, history, and philosophy … plus: photo books; a short novel that features an impressively realistic-sounding feline narrator; and two of my favorite novels, which happen to feature prominent cat characters.
If you, too, are a devotee of cat books, I hope you’ll find at least one title on this list to fall in love with.
Click here to read “reviews” of other books we adore.
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