In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we're talking about sleepy feet, Ozempic for your pets, and our most anticipated 2026 releases! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.Books discussed in this episode:The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren

The Red Queen Victoria Aveyard

The Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons by J. Penner

Dating You, Hating You by Christina Lauren

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang*****

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter*****

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins - Jan 6th, 2026

The Book of Blood and Roses by Annie Summerlee - Jan 13

Songbird of the Sorrows by Braidee Otto - Feb 3

It’s all in Your Head by Sabina Nordqvist - Feb 10

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett - February 17

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews - March 31

The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer - April 7th, 2026

All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan - April 21

The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker - May 19th, 2026

Sea of Charms by Sarah Rees Durst - July 23

Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Aug 4th

The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we're talking about Christmas cats, Iguanas, and some of our favorite winter books! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Books Discussed in this Episode:

On a Night Light Like This by Liz Maverick

The Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons by J. Penner

The Baby Dragon Bakery by A.T. QureshiThe Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

Unseen by Molly Burke

Deathbound by Heather Palmer

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

Most Wonderful by Georgia Clarke

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone

North is the Night by Emily Rath

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

Blood Over Bright Haven by Blood Over Bright Haven

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

The Best Worst Christmas by Kate Forster

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we've got a special guest, Sasha Preston! We talk about Val-isms, the weighing of the beast (aka Danny & how fat he's gotten), and a lovely interview with Sasha! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Interview with Sasha begins at 43:30

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Books discussed in this episode:

The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

Deathbound by Heather Palmer

Evershore by Brandon Sanderson

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Unseen by Molly Burk

Heir by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

The Sweetest Getaway by Sasha Preston

A Sweet Scheme by Sasha Preston

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat it's Halloweeen!!! We're talking about magical & witchy books, glittery cats, and more! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Books discussed this episode:

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

We'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida

The Hacienda by Isabel Canas

The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Canas

Accidental Demons by Clare Edge

Mixing Magics by Clare Edge

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

Circe by Madeline Miller

Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat it's finally the Lucky Day book club episode! We also talk about whether or not coffee is bean juice or bean tea, computer literacy, and more! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Books discussed this episode:

Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson

Beach Read by Emily Henry

We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMere

Lonely Author Pounded by Dinosaur Social Media Follower by Chuck Tingle

Chuck’s Tinglers Dinosaur Tinglers, Volume 1 by Chuck Tingle

Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat spooky season is officially here! We're discussing spooky books, data collection, & Courtney stealing Val's tea. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.Books discussed this episode:

Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Murder Road by Simone St. James

A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we talk about Bake Off, the correct way to eat corn (Val's right), & some cozy reads for the season. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Books Discussed in Episode 18:

The Everglades: The River of Grass - Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

Summer in the City of Roses - Michelle Ruiz Keil

Swift & Saddled - Lyla Sage

Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

Heretical Fishing 2 - Haylock Jobson

Mistborn: the Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson

Hood Feminism - Mikki Kendall

Vaianaut - V. Casa

Allergic - Theresa MacPhail

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything - Alyson Stoner

The Spellshop - Sarah Beth Durst

The Only Purple House in Town - Ann Aguire

Fellowship of Bakers & Magic - J. Penner

The Monk & Robot Series - Becky Chambers

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagisawa

The Cock Down the Block - Amy Award

The Wiener Across the Way - Amy Award

The Anaconda Downstairs - Amy Award

Ants in Santa's Pants - Amy Award

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In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we talked about positive reinforcement in our cat's behavior, snuggling up in a cozy book, and books we read in school. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

As a note: when discussing Alyson Stoner's memoir Val mistakenly thought Alyson used she/they pronouns but they use they/them! We've made notes & will do better moving forward!

Books Discussed in Episode 17:

Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse

Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

Allergic - Theresa MacPhail

Heretical Fishing 2 - Haylock Jobson

Saints of the Household - Ari Tison

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything - Alyson Stoner

Faithbreaker - Hannah Kenner

Viaeon - V. Casa

Accidently On Purpose - Kristen Kish *****

Whirligig - Paul Fleischman

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrated by)

Tacky the Penguin - Hellen Lester

Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli

Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

The Things They Carried - Tim O’Brien

Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

Night - Elie Wiesel

The Fruit Series - Jory John & Pete Oswald

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