Recent Book Releases Featuring Felines
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Are you searching for gifts or books featuring cats?
Once again, I share with you great fiction and non-fiction featuring cats. See below for six new award-winning tomes to please your favorite cat lover.
Children's Fiction
Finding Harmony: The Kitten Who Taught Friends Kindness
by Allia Zobel Nolan with Illustrations by Alejandro O'Kif
From the Amazon website:
This charming, interactive book takes children on a journey of self-discovery as a little girl, Casey, and her friends hunt for her lost kitten, Harmony. Along the way, the kids learn that shouting, trying to better others, and ignoring another’s feelings won’t work, but that asking God’s help, paying attention, and being kind will.
Kid-friendly illustrations by noted artist Alejandro O’Kif, easy-to-read prose, and simple, but powerful life lessons, make this a book children will want to read again and again.
For interactive fun, little ones are encouraged to see if they can find Harmony on each page throughout the book. (For ages 5-7.)
Gaffle O’Feral: The Life and Tail of An Alley Cat
by Jennifer Rohrbach
From the Amazon website:
Meet the O’Ferals―a close-knit family of stray cats living in the charming town of Skerries, Ireland!
Whiskers O’Feral, fun-loving patriarch and master storyteller, has decided that it’s time for a big change. He wants to move the family to New York; however, his young kitten Gaffle, loves their family in Ireland dearly and feels uncertain about leaving everything he knows behind.
To ease Gaffle’s worries, Whiskers paints a bright picture of America―claiming that the streets are paved with fish and promising an unforgettable adventure together. Although still hesitant, Gaffle eventually agrees to the move, hoping it will help him be adopted into a human home. However, as he learns about his father’s hidden motive for their journey, Gaffle begins to question his father’s tales and struggles with his decision.
Unbeknownst to Gaffle, he is about to begin a wonderful, funny, and inspiring adventure as the main character in his own story!
Award-Winning Book (2026 Honors):
Winner, International Impact Book Award (Children’s Inspirational/Motivational)
Bronze Medalist, Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards (Animal Fiction)
Honorable Mention, Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards (Mainstream/Literary Fiction)
Distinguished Favorite, NYC Big Book Award (Animals & Pets)
Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards (Animals & Pets)
Certificate of Excellence, Cat Writers’ Association
Adult Fiction
You Only Live Nine Times
by Gwen Cooper
From the Amazon website:
Homer “the Blind Wonder Cat” Returns in a Game of Cat (and Cat and Cat) and Mouse
Sun-splashed Coacoochee, Florida—just ten minutes up the road from South Beach—is coming into its own in 1998. It’s the new favorite playground of models, millionaires, and workaday transplants like thirty-year-old Rachel Baum, who’s starting over with her three cats and a job at the town bookstore following a recent heartbreak.
But beneath the Art Deco façade and glittering nightlife lies an intimate community of exclusive enclaves and whispered secrets. When Coacoochee’s beautiful people start turning up murdered, Homer and his feline friends sniff out clues the cops have missed. Meanwhile, Rachel’s following her own leads, unaware her cats are already closing in. If only they could tell her what they know, they just might keep Rachel from becoming the killer’s next target.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Talecomes a charming, sun-soaked mystery where the best sleuths have paws. The purr-fect treat for longtime Homer fans and cozy mystery lovers alike, You Only Live Nine Times is sharp as a claw, twisty as the classic whodunits, and even more mischievous than a basket of kittens. Is that cat wandering through your backyard an abandoned stray, a feral with a family to feed, or simply a housecat on the prowl?
Trick or Treat
by Amy Shojai
From the Amazon website:
From Amy Shojai, CABC, certified animal behavior consultant, Animal Planet Dogs 101 and Cats 101 expert, and author of 35+ nonfiction pet books: a thriller that gets the animal behavior right because the author actually knows.
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?
Trick Or Treat is the gripping ninth book in The September Day thriller series. If you like found families, loyal furry sidekicks, and adventure told partly from the dog and cat point of view that touches the heart, then you’ll love Amy Shojai’s exhilarating read.
Nonfiction
Whiskers in the Wild
by Debra Blaine
From the Amazon website:
And would you know what to do if it were suffering?
It’s heartbreaking to watch animals struggle, whether from hunger, injury, or human betrayal. Identifying when and how to intervene is crucial for the health and survival of neighborhood cats.
Dr. Debra Blaine has decades of experience parenting cats and learning their habits. Along with a foreword and contributions from renowned cat behaviorist Dr. Rachel Geller, insights from veteran cat trapper Dr. Marge Goldin, and dramatic rescue stories by Long Island’s celebrated cat hero John DeBacker, this resource book will take you on an educational journey that’s alternately heartwarming, tragic, and humorous.
Within these pages, you’ll learn:
- How to safely interact with and provide for the community cats near your home
- When and how to perform Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) on a cat with or without help, andwithout spending a fortune
- How to speak “feline” by decoding the meaning of our furry friends’ body language and vocalizations
- How you can vastly contribute to the welfare of cats, even if you don’t have money to spare for donations
- The role of TNR and why it’s so important
- Fantastic ways to bond with your family furball
- How to add a new cat to your household
- Amazing physical and psychological benefits humans receive from parenting a cat
- And more…
Feline
by Jonathon Losos & Tim Flach
From the Amazon website:
“A big and beautiful gift-worthy holiday art book” (New York Times) from the preeminent animal portrait photographer and the bestselling author of Dogs, Endangered, and Birds, this is a stunning collection of over 170 photographs of cats, with text on the species, their evolution, and why we love them.
With this lush, gift-ready package, Tim Flach’s Feline celebrates domestic cats while also highlighting their wild counterparts and the urgent conservation efforts to protect them and their habitats.
For thousands of years, felines have captivated humanity with their beauty, intelligence, unpredictability, and fierce independence. In his latest work, world-renowned photographer Tim Flach explores this deep, sometimes one-sided but always enduring bond, revealing the many identities of cats―from their sacred status in ancient cultures to their viral superstardom in the digital age.
Feline showcases the world’s most extraordinary cats, show champions, and internet icons with millions of followers. From pedigrees like the classic British Shorthair and curly coated Rex breeds to the werewolf-like Lykoi and the humble moggie representing the majority, Flach’s images capture the personality, character, and spirit of felines in a way never seen before.
Evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos provides fascinating context, weaving together science, history, and human connections to explore what makes cats so compelling. He examines their evolutionary journey, adaptation to diverse environments, and the growing influence of human intervention on breeding. Meanwhile, neuroscientist Morten Kringelbach delves into the science of cuteness, unthreading why felines hold such power over us.
QR codes offer exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, providing insights into Flach’s creative process and the authenticity of these unbelievable felines. From the untamed wild to the warmth of our homes, Feline is a mesmerizing tribute to the grace, mystery, and enduring presence of cats in our lives.
This beautiful volume is the gift book every cat lover needs.
Make the feline-lovers in your life happy. Treat yourself or someone else to a book!
By Mewla Young. Nov 11 2026