{"id":2692,"date":"2018-05-28T04:23:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2018-05-28T04:23:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:23:15","slug":"mindful-monday-cat-books-for-a-lazy-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Cat Books for a Lazy Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LilyFlag-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LilyFlag-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LilyFlag-500x302.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LilyFlag.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today would be a good day to read one of my fascinating, intriguing, action-packed Klepto Cat Mysteries as you loll on the beach or curl up on the sofa with your favorite fur-friend. Start by loading Book One, <strong><em>Catnapped<\/em><\/strong>, onto your Kindle or other reading device, or pluck the hard copy from your bookshelf and finally read it or re-read it. If you\u2019re like most of Rags\u2019s fans and you\u2019re waiting for Book 29, THANK YOU! <strong><em>Meowmoirs of a Klepto Cat<\/em><\/strong> is coming soon\u2014I\u2019m predicting that it will be out between the 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 10<sup>th<\/sup> of June.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, here are a few other books you might find interesting. I\u2019m currently <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/lilywritingIMG_1705.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>reading <strong><em>Fur Shui <\/em><\/strong>by Paula Brown. It\u2019s a fun and lively guide for improving the quality of life with your pet. According to Brown, \u201cBy understanding the simple principles in FUR SHUI, you\u2019ll immediately see that our pets have the power to improve our health, protect our homes, and commiserate with us on work, money, and love.\u201d I\u2019ve just started the book, but I\u2019m eager to learn how Lily and Sophie can help me to write more Klepto Cat Mysteries\u2014and maybe help with the filing in my office.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also currently reading Jeffne Telson\u2019s book<strong><em>, Cat Tails: Heartwarming Stories About the Cats and Kittens at ResQCats<\/em><\/strong>. Jeffne runs ResQCats in Santa Barbara, CA.<\/p>\n<p>Have you read the book about Dewey, the famous library cat? Also in my library are <strong><em>Who\u2019s Who of Cats <\/em><\/strong>by John R.F. Breen, <strong><em>Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats<\/em><\/strong>, and Bonnie Pemberton\u2019s <strong><em>The Cat Master.<\/em><\/strong> I haven\u2019t read this one yet, but it appears to be a sort of take-off on the play <strong><em>Cats<\/em><\/strong>. It appears that the animals in this story speak\u2014unlike my Klepto Cat Mystery series, which are human-driven with a lot of cat action and activity.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you read today and if you have any cat or pet book recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today would be a good day to read one of my fascinating, intriguing, action-packed Klepto Cat Mysteries as you loll on the beach or curl up on the sofa with your favorite fur-friend. 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