Books

Review: A Dish to Die For

Books| 2 Comments

A-Dish-to-Die-For

This post contains affiliate links*

I love Lucy Burdette’s  Key West Food Critic mystery series. After all, what’s not to love! With cats, a tropical setting, and mouth-watering food (with some recipes included), this series has all the ingredients for purrfect escapist reading. And who doesn’t need to escape from reality these days! A Dish to Die For is the 12th book in the series.Continue Reading

Why Cats Are Always a Part of Lucy Burdette’s Mysteries

Books| 12 Comments

A-Dish-to-Die-for-cover-with-cat

Guest post by Lucy Burdette
This post contains affiliate links*

I’ve had very few cat-less times in my life, and those periods when there wasn’t a furry friend to greet me at the door felt lonely and sad. My characters in the Key West mystery series, Hayley Snow and Miss Gloria, feel the same way. In book ten, The Key Lime Crime, a new tiger cat T-Bone takes a starring role. But since my series is focused on food and murder, cats can’t always be in the limelight.Continue Reading

Favorite Cat Books: Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper

Books| 7 Comments

Love-Saves-the-Day

This post contains affiliate links*

I don’t often re-read cat books, but there are a few that have a special place on my bookshelf, and occasionally, I pull them out and read them again. Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper is one of those books, and it still holds the same magic for me, even after reading it several times.Continue Reading

Texts from Mittens 2023 Calendar

Books| 2 Comments

texts-from-mittens-calendar

This post contains affiliate links*

What would happen if you gave a cat a smartphone and he had opposable thumbs? Well, of course he’d want to text!  At least that’s the case with Mitty, a text-savvy, over-anxious, drama-filled house cat. Based on the popular blog and book of the same name, the Texts from Mittens 2023 Calendar features entertaining SMS conversations shared between Mitty and his loving human. Continue Reading

What Are You Reading This Summer?

Books| 14 Comments

cat-book-reading

This post contains affiliate links*

One of my greatest summer pleasures is spending time outside with a good book. Whether it’s on my deck, by the pool, or in a sidewalk cafe, there’s just something about reading outdoors that makes one of my favorite pastimes even more special.Continue Reading

Review: Soul Cats: How Feline Friends Teach Us to Live from the Heart

Books| 5 Comments

soul-cats-tamara-schenk

This post contains affiliate links*

I’ve been blessed with several soul cats. Each of these special cats changed my life in ways I never could have imagined, from my first cat Feebee, who guided me toward a new career, to Amber, the original conscious cat who inspired this website, to Buckley who inspired my first book, to Ruby, who, more than any other cat I’ve had, taught me to love fully with my whole being, to Allegra, who continues to teach me so many lessons every day. In Soul Cats: How Our Feline Friends Teach Us to Live from the Heart, Tamara Schenk shares the story of her cats and how caring for them through their senior years transformed her life and her understanding of the human-animal bond.Continue Reading

Review: Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy

Books| 2 Comments

Purr-the science-of-making-your-cat-happy

This post contains affiliate links*

We all want to give our cats the happiest life possible, and the more we know about cats and their needs, the happier we can make them. In Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, Zazie Todd, Phd, the creator of the Companion Animal Psychology blog, offers advice for cat parents for every stage of a cat’s life, backed by science.Continue Reading

Review: Where They Purr: Inspirational Interiors and the Cats Who Call Them Home

Books| 5 Comments

where-they-purr

I’ve always loved coffee table books. Browsing through a gorgeously photographed and illustrated book can be like a mini vacation, transporting you to a different world. And if the book features cats, so much the better. Where They Purr: Inspirational Interiors and the Cats Who Call Them Home will take you to 28 homes with beautiful interiors, showcasing the spaces and the cats who call them home.Continue Reading

Review: Indoor Cat: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World

Books| 6 Comments

indoor-cat-lynn-bahr

This post contains affiliate links*

You know Dr. Lynn Bahr from our “Ask the Cat Doc” column. She is the founder of Dezi & Roo, a company that designs, manufactures, and sells solution-based products that enhance the lives of cats and their owners. And now Dr. Bahr shares her expertise with a wider audience in her upcoming book Indoor Cat: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World, due out in April and available for pre-order now.Continue Reading