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Do you love reading and also love cats? Every November, I share with you some of the best new fiction and non-fiction books featuring cats.
Below, find award-winning children’s books, novels in a variety of genres, and books on cat care and behavior, too.
In addition to choosing a book for yourself, it’s time to get ready for the holidays. Is there a cat lover in your life who’d like a new cat book? One of these tombs may be the purr-fect gift.
FICTION/ CHILDREN’S
The Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered
Written & Illustrated by Jack Kurland
From the Website:
There is a cat. A cat that couldn’t be bothered to do anything … anything at all. His friends ask him if he wants to play but he doesn’t feel like it. They invite him on adventures to far-off places, but he would rather stay at home. Until one day, a friend asks how he is doing and the true reason why he’d rather do nothing is revealed. He is feeling sad.
This is a story about feelings, friendship, and the importance of speaking to someone when you don’t feel right.
Both children and adults will love the quirky and hilarious cat’s refusal to take part in anything and the sweet and important message behind this story.
Purchase this book at https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-Couldnt-Be-Bothered
Why Can’t My Brother be More Like My Cat
By Allia Zobel Nolan
Illustrated by Lee Wildish
From the Website:
Paws down, little girls love their cats. But when it comes to their brothers, they have two reactions: Either they adore them–or want to trade them in for a more refined sibling–one who is less embarrassing, more sympatico, and well, more “cat-like.”
In this fanciful rhymed children’s book, with can’t-stop-looking-at-them art by New York Times Bestselling Illustrator, Lee Wildish, a little girl stacks up her cat’s fine points with her brother’s–and the cat always comes out ahead. Or does he?
Purchase this book at https://www.amazon.com/Why-Cant-Brother
FICTION/ COZY MYSTERY
Cold Case Cat: Crazy Cat Lady Mystery
By Mollie Hunt
From the Website:
An injustice done, a murder unpunished. It’s Pride Month in Portland Oregon, but instead of hanging rainbow flags and streamers, Lynley finds herself obsessed with a cold case murder.
Starting work at the Cat Park, a sanctuary for senior and hospice cats, is challenging enough for Lynley, but then she learns the founder of the Park was murdered and the murder never solved. Lynley’s cat-like curiosity won’t let her leave the case alone.
But why is the Park’s new owner so fiercely opposed to Lynley’s sleuthing? What’s making the Director of Philanthropy grumpy all the time? Who is sneaking around listening at doors? The dead woman’s ancient cat has a twinkle in her eye, but she isn’t telling.
As Lynley’s granddaughter and her beau make plans for their upcoming wedding, Lynley has other things on her mind. Something is going on at the Park. Is there more to her new job than playing with cats?
Purchase this book at https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Mystery-Hotel
FICTION/ ROMANTIC COMEDY
Pride and Prejudice at The Cat Café: a Furrever Friends Sweet Romance
By Kris Bock
From the Website:
Overworked PhD student Liz takes a break at the local cat café with her friend Jade, who wants to start a special needs cat rescue. When Jade pitches her idea to Carl, who is in charge of corporate giving for a rich local family, sparks fly between the two.
Meanwhile, snark flies between Liz and Carl’s best friend. William seems stuffy and rude, and worst of all, he doesn’t like cats. Meanwhile, William is intrigued by Liz even though every one of their interactions seems to go awry, in part due to his terrible cat allergy.
For the sake of their friends and the animals, the two figure out how to get along – until Liz learns some horrible things about William. But is she trusting the right person? Then the feisty kitten Lydia disappears – perhaps stolen – and they have to overcome their differences in order to rescue her.
The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. Each book is a complete story with a happy ending for one couple.
Purchase this book at https://books2read.com
FICTION/ PARANORMAL FANTASY
Moonlight & Grace
By TJ Banks
From the Website:
“Land has memory,” Dr. Mullen tells his old friend, artist Grace Tyne. She learns the truth of those words when she inherits her godmother’s home. The house and the grounds are holding on to one memory in particular: the alleged suicide of a young woman there a few years earlier. The otherworldly happenings that follow lead Grace to question many things…including the wisdom of taking on a place that is already possessed.
Drawn into the mystery surrounding the girl’s death, Grace receives unexpected help from two kindred souls — an elderly neighbor and Moonlight, a telepathic Abyssinian cat. Through them, she learns that the world is indeed full of magic, not all of it good, and that ghosts may take many shapes. And that this inherited place of memories may still have the capacity to forget….
Purchase this book at https://assets.booklocker.com/
FICTION/ THRILLER SUSPENSE
Trick Or Treat: When Every Treat is Lethal
By Amy Shojai
From the Website:
September Day has hit her limit. Recovering from the shock of learning her birth parents’ identity, the self-doubting PTSD survivor strives to focus on her fiancé, his children, and upcoming Halloween festivities. But when her best friend’s cat runs off into a pumpkin patch, the thirty-year-old animal behaviorist and her four-pawed companion give chase … only to discover a dead body.
Unwilling to abandon the traumatized boy she spots fleeing the scene, September tries to protect her mental health by turning the witness over to the police. But when law enforcement discovers another victim, the emotionally scarred adoptee is horrified to learn her bestie is the primary suspect and her own dark bloodline might be involved.
When lies disguise facts, can September and her German Shepherd service dog Shadow expose the murderer’s ultimate goal?
Note from Mewla: This novel involves cats, too. I promise!
Purchase this book at https://bookstore.shojai.com
NON-FICTION/ CAT CARE AND BEHAVIOR MEMOIR
Creating Comfort for Your Senior Cat: Stories, Poems, and Illustrations
By Mollie Hunt
From the Website:
Cats change as they age. What can we do to change along with them?
Mollie Hunt takes us beyond necessary veterinary care, relating stories of her own senior cats—what happened and what she did to make them comfortable as they faced the struggles of elderhood.
Dirty Harry developed arthritis. Heating pads and warming blankets were only the beginning. Tinkerbelle had a heart murmur. Diminishing stress and overstimulation in a home with four cats was a challenge. Ginchan was seventeen when the litter box issues began. When a medical issue was ruled out, we found ways for him to still live his best life.
Hunt is a long-time cat shelter volunteer and a cat foster parent specializing in older cats. Her own beloved cat Tyler recently celebrated his twenty-first birthday.
Purchase this book at https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Comfort-Your-Senior
NON-FICTION/ CAT BEHAVIOR
Play With Your Cat: The Essential Guide to Interative Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline
By Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD
From the Website:
In Play with Your Cat!, animal behavior expert Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado shows cat parents what they may be missing: interactive play. Using an evidence-based approach and the latest scientific research, Delgado:
- shows why cats need play and how it is essential to their well-being
- provides readers with techniques on how to engage their cat in play
- reveals how to use play to improve problematic cat behaviors
Playfully written and with fun illustrations, Play with Your Cat! is an essential read for cat parents looking to understand their feline friend—and have some fun in the process.
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Written by Mewla Young, November 2025.
Hello, Mewla! Thanks so much for including THE CAT WHO COULDN’T BE BOTHERED. I’m the coordinator of the Paws to Read – Purrfect Page-Turner Award, so we love the extra promo! And…it’s a hilarious book!
We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Purrfect Page-Turner Award. Deadline is January 15th.
If anyone wants more info, they may email me at: pawstoreadmonth@gmail.com
Season’s Readings! ~Lee Wardlaw
THE famous author Lee Wardlaw! Thank you so much for stopping by! The “Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered” is truly amazing. And I share about the Purrfect Page-Turner Award on my “Contests for Cat Books, Art, and other Media” page, https://mewlayoung.com/awards-for-books-featuring-cats/. Thank you for reminding viewers that the contest is now accepting submissions.
Thanks for including my books with other 2025 greats!
Hello Mollie Hunt, A pleasure to do so!
Thank you Mewla! All these books sound marvelous!
So glad that you think so, Leah!
I love cozy mysteries, but all of these cat books look like good reads. I’m going to get one of the childrens’ book for my nephew.
Great idea, Denise. : )
The illustration style on The Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered children’s book is AWESOME! K Bock’s book is also really cute, but based on me reading it, not just the illustration.
Lots of great books, for sure. : )
These look like great books. Thanks for telling us about them!
My pleasure, Celia!