Review and Giveaway: The big new Yorker book of Cats

I absolutely adore The big new Yorker book of Cats. aside from the from that fact that it combines two of my terrific loves, cats, and new York City, into one stunning book, it’s everything a special cat book ought to be.

This beautifully illustrated collection is a celebration of cats. The book features articles, poems and humor pieces by such literary luminaries as Margaret Atwood, Roald Dahl, Robert Graves, Ted Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Jean Rhys, James Thurber, John Updike, Sylvia Townsend Warner, E. B. White, and many, numerous more. and of course, it also includes plenty of the new Yorker’s signature cartoons and drawings.

My absolute favorite part are the full color renditions of past new Yorker covers featuring cats, like the one below, which I am now wanting to find as an art print, I love it that much.

The book is divided into four sections – Fat cats, alley cats, cat Fanciers, and curious Cats. The cats in the stories range from book store cats to a cat who received a kidney transplant to stray cats. This is not a book you read from cover to cover, each piece needs to be savored, and, given the pedigree of the contributors, you know you’re in for a treat.

This beautiful book has earned a permanent spot on my coffee table. It is an absolute delight to read and browse through, and I know it will bring me hours and hours of pleasure for years to come. and it makes a purr-fect gift for the special cat lovers in your life.

Enter to win a copy of The big new Yorker book of Cats

The publisher has generously provided one copy of this beautiful book for one lucky winner!

To enter the giveaway, tell me in a comment why you’d like to win this book. For an additional chance to win, share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest, and leave a separate comment for each social network, letting me know that you shared. Please do not post the link to your share. This giveaway is only open to readers in the United States, and ends Friday, November 22. Winners will be chosen by random drawing*.

*No purchase necessary. void where prohibited. Winners will be notified through e-mail. prize winner should offer The conscious cat with a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen by random drawing. Winners will be announced in a separate post following the drawing.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review.

Ingrid King

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87 comments on review and Giveaway: The big new Yorker book of Cats

Cheryl young says:

November 23, 2013 at 11:07 am

Love it!!

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Julia Benson-Slaughter says:

November 23, 2013 at 12:26 am

Pinned to Pinterest!

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Julia Benson-Slaughter says:

November 23, 2013 at 12:25 am

My mother loved to read The new Yorker. It was a fixture in our household until she passed away when I was 10. Now, I have four cats & volunteer at a no-cage, no-kill cat shelter. It just seems to fit.

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cheri jackson says:

November 22, 2013 at 9:47 pm

meow =^.^=

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Sheryl Basford says:

November 22, 2013 at 9:12 pm

This is a stunning book and I would love to curl up on the sofa with it and my seven crazy kitties.

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Korinne Taylor says:

November 22, 2013 at 8:41 pm

I love cats, and have loved them my entire life. ?

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Andrea Nagy-Hallett says:

November 22, 2013 at 8:08 pm

Cats and the new Yorker… A winning combination…:-)

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Shelley W says:

November 22, 2013 at 8:07 pm

Just shared on Facebook

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Shelley W says:

November 22, 2013 at 8:06 pm

I would love to win this book because I love cats!

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Ronnie says:

November 22, 2013 at 3:06 am

Oh Yes! This is THE Best! I love everything new Yorker…books & magazine. and I so miss “my” nyc living. Sigh~ thank you Ingrid for the chance to win this stunning gift.

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Nicole Nance says:

November 22, 2013 at 12:18 am

My cats delight in curling up to a good book, especially while I’m trying to read it. They’d absolutely love this one. and so would their human.

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Texas says:

November 21, 2013 at 5:53 pm

I know that my human will put this one on her list to Santa! The cover you featured is really pawsome, especially the colors and of course, the cat and NYC!

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Marci N says:

November 21, 2013 at 8:25 am

I’d love to read this during Christmas vacation. I love my cats!

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Heather says:

November 19, 2013 at 4:21 pm

This would make a ideal Christmas gift for someone I know. I’d love to win it for her.

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Carol says:

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