Read. Purr.
This is it: you’ve found your bookish bliss and you’re reaping the relaxing, calming, oh-so-good-for-your-brain benefits of a habit of indulgent quiet time.
Click on the blog-post titles below to read more on finding, creating, maintaining, and celebrating the Read. Purr. lifestyle …
book = portable vacation
[the surprising benefits of reading]
why we read
[my answer to the question, “Why do you read?”]
finding home
[“home” is wherever you’re at peace]

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Welcome to the online home of The Novel Cat, where reading, relaxing, and snuggling with cats are a way of life. I’m Jennifer, and I help former and aspiring readers maximize life’s simple pleasures — like the joy of savoring a good book — by helping them create quiet spaces (both mental and physical) inspired by the habits of cats, who are masters at finding joy in life’s small details.
