Some previous cat-themed reads – #ReadingtheMeow2026

This week Mallika of Literary Potpourri is hosting her annual Reading the Meow event, a celebration of cats in literature. I’m hoping to post a new review later in the week but first I thought it would be interesting to look back at some of the other cat-related books I’ve read. I’m only listing books here that I’ve actually reviewed on my blog. I’m sure I read more before I started blogging! The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by ETA Hoffmann – A fascinating 19th century German classic partly written in the form of a memoir narrated by Murr, an unusually intelligent cat who has taught himself to read and write. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida – A Japanese novel about a clinic which prescribes not medicine but cats. Entertaining, but a bit too bizarre for me! Thomasina by Paul Gallico – The story of a young Scottish girl and her beloved cat, Thomasina. I loved the Disney film as a child but didn’t get round to reading the book until Reading the Meow in 2024. Jennie by…