Not at all, Koudounaris said, and that’s part of the book’s point: “I want everybody’s cat to be the most superspecial cat in the world.” Kate Tuttle, a freelance writer and critic, can ...

W henever I’m reading a hardcover cat-related book in public–especially one featuring a cat who talks–I always remove the dust jacket. Wouldn’t want anyone to think I’m one of those ladies.

I love animals, and I love books, but I tend to avoid novels about animals because I don’t enjoy crying. The world has given us enough to sob about lately. No one needs to relive “Old Yeller ...

“People are struggling and sometimes choosing between paying for that book that, literally, your dog ate for $30 or buying $30 worth of groceries — those are two very different things,”… ...