Writers and Their Cats

(Hardback)

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This follow-up to Artists and their Catscelebrates the special bond between celebrated writers and the cats who share their bookish worlds. Charming photographs and winsome anecdotes of 45 famous authors from the 20th and 21st centuries, all in adorable poses with their beloved feline friends, grace the pages of this giftable hardcover package.

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Writers seem to be inordinately fond of cats and cats, for that matter, of writers. Perhaps its their mutual attraction to a creature that seems just as solitary and meditative as they are. In a new book, Writers and Their Cats, the phenomenon is pictured in purr-fect detail. Theres Hemingway with his cat, Cristobal Coln, pawing away at the typewriter keys, or Mark Twain, holding just one of his 30 cats. The love affair crosses genre, style and era, too: Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, Gloria Steinem, Edith Sitwell and Allen Ginsberg are just some of the nearly 50 writers pictured. Shown here is a very young Sylvia Plath with her kitten, Daddy, later the title of one of her most famous poems. Plath also adopted a cat, which she named Nijinsky, after the Russian ballet dancer, because of his graceful movements. -- Daily Telegraph
"for cat-lovers, Writers and their Cats will appeal. Alison Nastasis book features Gloria Steinem, Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, Doris Lessing, Margaret Mitchell and many more whose beloved cats bore witness to their creativity. -- Gloss
Purrfect pair! Touching bond between writers and their cats is celebrated in a new book - featuring Gloria Steinem, Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler -- Daily Mail
"All feline fans know how special the bond is between us and our cats. Now a new book, Writers and Their Cats, shines a light on the precious relationship between famous authors and their whiskered friends. From Ernest Hemingway to Alice Walker, marvel at the adorable photos that capture what their pets meant to their talented owners." -- Yours Magazine

Author Bio

Alison Nastasi is a Los Angeles-based culture journalist, author, and artist. She is an editor at Flavorwire, and her work has appeared on MTV, Gizmodo, Moviefone, and more. Alison is the author of Artists and their Cats, also from Chronicle Books.