Catsby
The Great Catsby joined Gallery Bookshop in the fall of 2012. He was seen wandering on the streets of a neighboring town, darting in and out of businesses. One day, he found a car with an open window and hitchhiked (without the driver's knowledge) to the village of Mendocino. There, he was picked up by a friend of the bookshop and offered the job of bookstore cat. His duties include sleeping atop card racks, greeting dogs with a glare and a flick of his tail, and occasionally allowing customers to scratch him behind the ears. He can usually be found sitting in the window, warming himself in a patch of sunlight.
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Some of My Favorite Books:

From the author of classics such as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown, the perfect gift for cat lovers and beachgoers alike.
On Sneakers' first trip to the beach, his curious paws find surprises in the sand. There's a mischievous crab, playful shrimp, and a shell that echoes the roar of the ocean.


Our feline companions are much-loved but often mysterious. In The Inner Life of Cats, Thomas McNamee blends scientific reportage with engaging, illustrative anecdotes about his own beloved cat, Augusta, to explore and illuminate the secrets and enigmas of her kind.

If you love cats and humor, you should read about Business Cat. Boss. Billionaire. Business maverick. Cat. Follow his adventure of being a CEO while also being a cat. Recommended by Catsby (and Zoe).

Animal lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful and curious poems from the singular minds of funny cats. In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, the author of the internationally syndicated comic strip Sally Forth helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.
$14.95ISBN: 9780544292666Availability: In Stock in Our WarehousePublished: Mariner Books - May 6th, 2014Crime Writers Association John Creasey Dagger Award winnerAn ECONOMIST TOP FICTION TITLE OF THE YEAR
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLER OF THE YEAR
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR
“A soulful, humane, and sparklingly funny novel.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781419705281Availability: Hard to FindPublished: Abrams Appleseed - March 12th, 2013In cut-paper artist Nikki McClure’s latest picture book, a kitten practices the basics of feline behavior over the course of a day. A single word of text per spread teaches readers “how to be a cat”—how to stretch, clean, pounce, feast—while the striking paper cuts illustrate the kitten’s attempts to imitate an adult cat’s mastery of each skill.
$16.00ISBN: 9780374534141Availability: In Stock in Our WarehousePublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 28th, 2013A New York Times bestseller, My Struggle: Book 1 introduces American readers to the audacious, addictive, and profoundly surprising international literary sensation that is the provocative and brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
$16.99ISBN: 9780763665555Availability: In Stock in Our WarehousePublished: Candlewick - October 6th, 2015A 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner
A kitten’s stroll down a keyboard leads to a celebrated one-minute composition in this charming portrait of a remarkable true friendship.
$16.49ISBN: 9781449474140Availability: In Stock in Our WarehousePublished: Andrews McMeel Publishing - September 27th, 2016If you love cats and humor, you should read about Business Cat. Boss. Billionaire. Business maverick. Cat. Follow his adventure of being a CEO while also being a cat. Recommended by Catsby (and Zoe).
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781472910073Availability: Out of PrintPublished: Bloomsbury Sigma - May 2nd, 2017The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make our eyes blue, our hair curly, and they control our risks of cancer, alcoholism, and Alzheimer's. One thousand dollars will buy you your own genome readout, stored on a USB stick. And advances in genetic medicine hold huge promise.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781632204615Availability: Hard to FindPublished: Skyhorse - October 20th, 2015Cat lovers can forget about eating solo, and cats no more have to look longingly at the meals their caretakers have prepared in hope of getting a bite.
$12.95ISBN: 9781452126579Availability: In Stock in Our WarehousePublished: Chronicle Books - July 23rd, 2013Disgruntled tips and activities designed to put a frown on your face