Furry friends matter

The little kitties, we hear, have been a blessing to pet parents through the last two years of the pandemic. And so, it just feels right to have a book by and for people who love cats, and also those who don’t. With essays on cats, big and small, reflective and sombre, cheerful and wonderful, Cat People (Rs 499), published by Simon & Schuster India and edited by Devapriya Roy, is a celebration of the most memed creature today, the cat, by a bunch of cat people—Meera Ganapathi, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan, Varun Grover and Anukrti Upadhyay to name a few. The collection consists of short stories, personal essays, original art and photographs. There’s also the soon to release The Book of Dog: An Anthology Celebrating Our Beloved Best Friends (Rs 699), published by HarperCollins India and edited by Hemali Sodhi. The book comprises 45 original real-life stories by some of India’s leading writers and new voices.

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