I have quite the collections of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook. Technically detailed (on the border of science fiction, especially the medical stuff) combination mystery/thriller. With the Cook especially I’ve learned a lot about hospital (and morgue) procedures and other real-world medical stuff.
(Thanks for asking!)
Science fiction books are my favorites to read. I write science fiction, corporate governance, poetry, writing, and consulting books. Science fiction is the most fun.
Sci Fi for brain candy, and classic childrens for desert– Oz, Kwik and Quak, fairy tales. The furry brother enjoys the large Seuss books. I think the feel of the paper, the large size, and the shapes on the page intrigue him. He will swipe the pages to turn them himself.
Jane Austen has stood the test of time for me (just re-read ‘Lady Susan’ in preparation for seeing ‘Love and Friendship’ -still hilarious! ) My favorite contemporary authors are Anne Perry and Janet Evanovich – I love a good mystery with strong protagonists.
Science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, historical fiction, romance (in any of those categories)–it kind of depends on my mood. I find I’ll read one genre for a while, then slowly transition over to another. Oh–and comics featuring cats are always a favourite!
My favorite books kind of depend on the mood I’m in. My top three are high/epic fantasy, sci-fi, and non-high fantasy (sometimes I call this last category “brain candy”). I can’t read books when I want to nap or anywhere near bedtime, as I have stayed up until the sun rises just to keep reading.
Kids books or collections of comic strips like Peanuts, Garfield, Pearls Before Swine, Pooch cafe, The Far Side, Phoebe And Her Unicorn, Q2q Comics, Sherman’s Lagoon,… And hopefully The BCN BOOK!!!
I don’t read if I’m trying to sleep. If it’s a great novel, I’ll stay awake and finish it too soon. If it’s just okay, then I will fall asleep, but I’m afraid to crumple the pages or ruin the cover if it’s a paperback.
Favorites are Historical, Historical Fantasy, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. One of my favorites, currently, is the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger, and all the other series she’s written around it (Custard Protocol and the Finishing School series).
I like fantasy stories. The Lord of the Rings is my favorite. We haven’t a lot of books at home yet (me and my husband have just got married), so our cats like to sleep on our clothes. Especially black clothes ^^’
I’ve always been a mystery fan, although in recent years I’ve been reading just about anything that comes my way, including biographies, nonfiction, and even the classics that I wouldn’t read in school!
So so much to love in this strip! Elvis eagerly anticipating seeing Beatrix! The book spine details and colors relating to their subject. The Robber Mouse using a page as a bed sheet. Figaro sliding off his perch in his sleep (just like all cats do). Elvis sleeping with his eyes open. Lupin’s faceplant on his favorite books. BUT! MY FAVORITE detail has to be the appearance of the mustachioed spider that Beatrix mentioned in a previous tweet. She and Trevor never found him, but he has no trouble finding her!!!
What, no book for Elvis? All the sleeping kitties are adorable, but Bea is just pure SQUEE curled up on her book.
Our cats are unanimous, the best book for sleeping on is the one your Person is trying to read. Second place is the one your person WANTS to read but can’t because there’s a cat sleeping on it and the People have been too well trained to move a sleeping cat.
Pride and Prejudice – without a doubt! I read it before bed cos it helps me sleep – I’m not tempted to stay awake to finish the book, and every time I read it I still find new things to admire about Jane Austen!
Also, OMG Georgia could you PLEASE do a BCN version of Pride and Prejudice? Perhaps starring Beatrice? I would DIE!!!
Before ‘Breaking Cat News’ was ever even sketched, I had an outline to write a cat ‘Pride and Prejudice’ style classic romance based on my friend Jackie’s house cats… Tommy and Sophie, hahaha!!! It did not come to be, but if I can ever find a chance to tuck some kind of joke/scene/parody in, I’ll take it!
I don’t have a favorite kind of book, really. Anything from historical non-fiction to modern fantasy works for me.
The only type of book I absolutely dislike is traditional fantasy. Every time I try reading books of that type, my brain glazes over and I can’t remember a word of it.
You have an amazing gift for subtlety, Georgia! Love the spider AND the snoozing mouse between the pages. Not to mention the eyes open sleeping Elvis…AND the choice of books–how appropriate for Lupin to sleep on adventure books! As for me, I enjoy a good techno-thrille, like Dale Brown’s; a Minnesota based murder mystery by John Sandford or perhaps a Gabriel Allon spy story by Daniel Silva. All of them can induce napping–but for a guaranteed trip to slumberland, I need one of our “Wild Bunch” curled under my arm. Usually it’s Claudia, but Nicodemus and Cleocatra can often serve as a gateway to a soft snoring session…
I am a bookworm, so I read all sorts. Currently I am reading the Complete Calvin & Hobbes [I only have Vol 4 to go], and on the train I am reading Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
What kind of book is the Robber Mice Lady ™ sleeping in? What makes the best page blanket for a mousie?
I think mysteries are the best to fall asleep to/on. However, my cat Parker has decided that she really loves the fact that I have left the Breaking Cat News book near her spot on my desk. She rests her head on it. I think she’s trying to read it by os-mouse-is.
I have an answer for that! Originally I was going to add a bubble with Agnes saying, “I prefer true crime, myself–” but alas, sometimes there just isn’t enough room for text and the picture and I have to leave some jokes for future strips.
I would recommend a book called Einstein’s Dreams to Sir Figaro for pre-bed time reading. The author wondered about Einstein’s dreams as he was working toward his theories and decided he must have been dreaming about time behaving in a manner different from how we believe it works. The chapters are short vignettes of different time and are wonderfully vivid.
Otherwise, poetry books are quite lovely for a nap!
I’m obsessed with Midsommer Murders! Ha! I make a LOT of Badger’s Drift references, ha! I like John, but Tom Barnaby ranks high as one of my favorite fictional detectives and I say that even as an Agatha Christie fan.
I’m sorry to have to say this but your reporters have missed the truth this time. The best book to nap on is the book the human is reading right this very second.
Since I can’t get my feline self to come out very often, I rarely look at books with napping in mind. But ‘favorite’, huh? Wow. There’s this smallish book of cat cartoons…
I’ve probably read LotR and the Travis McGee yarns more than any others, with the Brother Cadfael mysteries right after those. Then…Heinlein, Dick Francis, Misty Lackey’s Valdemar tales…
I think you will like them very much as well; Ms Pargeter did a really good job giving the ‘feel’ of what it was like there-then. The first 4 or 5 I read, I read out of order, not having read even the first one–if at all possible, I suggest reading them in order. Not that it’s necessary, but there’s background.
Brother Cadfael! One of my favorite series. I first found Brother Cadfael on PBS. Great TV, but the books are SO much better.
I’d also recommend the modern day mysteries Ms Pargeter wrote using the Ellis Peters pen name. Excellent mysteries, wonderful characters.
Mysteries of one sort or another are my favorites; British cozies, sci-fi mysteries, historical mysteries (Kate Sedley’s Roger Chapman mysteries are wonderful, set a bit later in England than Brother Cadfael, but with that same authentic feel), suspense mysteries like Mary Stewart. About the only sort of mystery I don’t like are the ‘gritty’ police procedural types.
I love that Elvis is sleeping with his eyes open again. Beatrix’s report makes me want to snuggle with a good book that will take me to far off lands. Which begs the question. What are your favorite kinds of books, Georgia?
I agree with many of the cats; I love paperback mysteries, historical non-fiction, and comics. I grew up on a steady feed of Sci-fi from my mother. I enjoy cookbooks/entertaining books, and I have a soft spot for the occasional romance novel, particularly if it is ridiculously named and has a silly plot. (Burt would not appreciate that though–I get the feeling Burt takes his romances and soap operas very seriously). And a lot of children’s books have stayed with me, I adore children’s books.
‘Around the World in 80 Days,’ ‘Wuthering Heights,’ ‘Jane Eyre,’ Agatha Christie novels, Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and many of Dickens’ works were required reading in my family from a young age. My mother’s family has a shared knowledge of these books and we reference them often and enjoy the characters together. My Opa (grandfather) would read aloud, and assign me chapters to read between our afternoons together. He did this for many of us in the family, and I’m very grateful to him for it. The mysteries come from my Nana (who still reads 4-6 books a week!) We were told many of these stories until we could read them ourselves. The Man was delighted the first time he met my Uncle Mark, and he was greeted with, “Ryan, tell me, what is your favorite Sherlock Holmes story?” (His answer was “The Final Problem.”)
Love all the strips. Bought the book for myself and last week bought two more copies, one for my local library and not sure who is going to receive the other copy. Thanks you Georgia for the wonderful characters.
btw, I’ve never mentioned it, but my personal domain for the last 20 years this fall has been sleepingcat.com. There is something inherently perfect in a sleeping cat.
As a former librarian, I like most books, fiction and non (except maybe math texts . . . urk!). Reading lots about metaphysics these days and alternate states of consciousness — these produce LOTS of interesting dreams! Still, hard to beat the Bronte sisters’ tomes for good ol’ fashioned ROmance. Keep up the great work, Georgia, another excellent strip!!!
I love mysteries. Cozy like Laura Childs, or more serious like Kathy Reiches. Especially series. Magazines are great for short reading time gaps, and the furry ones get to sprawl out.
Oh no! Looks like Elvis fell asleep with his eyes open again! His poor eyes are going to be sore when he wakes up….
I love this strip and how peaceful they all seem sleeping on top of their favorite types of books. Absolutely purr-fect!
I just adore The Wheel of Time series. I cannot say how many times I have re-read them.
I love the panel with the rain and sleepy kitties. I so miss the rain, having grown up in SE Texas. I remember plenty of lazy rainy days, curling up with a good book.
Round the World In Eighty Days. Pretty good read. Both me and the cats enjoy a lot of the same stuff – gets a bit competitive, though, when we’re looking for the same book at the same time. I still find brown hairs in my first Percy Jackson book. /:P
Love how anxious Elvis is to see Beatrix that he is invading Puck’s space!!! She did a great job, he must be so very proud! Love good mysteries, grew up with Agatha Christie who is still pretty hard to beat, Sherlock Holmes, and classic literature, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemmingway, etc. Just discovered Jane Austen, i can’t believe it took me this long, but just finished Pride & Prejudice and am now a big fan! Thankfully the local library is well-stocked!!! Will the spider have a recurring role Georgia, I don’t see a name in the credits??
I love all kinds of books; mysteries, some sci fi, western, thrillers, especially those with a political theme, just about everything. You will never catch me without a book. Currently I am reading John Sanford’s latest, Extreme Prey. I have 3 small stacks of books waiting to be read. Getting a package from Amazon with a book in it is like Christmas to me.
Wonderful story line today, Georgia. Thank you.
Why Elvis, no napping books at all? I read a lot of mystery and sci-fi/fantasy. The kitties are divided; HRH preferring paperbacks and Mr Bunnyfoot liking hardcover (because he fits better?)
I forgot Doctor Who and , of course, Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. If I were marooned on a desert, I would want the Discworld novels with me.
I read a great deal and my tastes change all the time. I go through phases where I’ll read one type of genre, then change to another. I guess I most love science fiction and urban fantasy, followed in no particular order by fantasy, mysteries, westerns, teen novels (those can be fun!), Regencies, historical novels, classics, manga (yes, I really do love manga – and anime when in the mood for movies), LotR, some pyschological thrillers… I do not particularly care for bodice-rippers or anything with “consensual” rape in it. (Really? Uh, no.) I love comics, especially yours. Top writers over the years have been Heinlein, Norton, L’Amour, Lackey, Peters, Andrews(Ilona, Donna, Mary Kay), Briggs, Armstrong, Harris, Hearne, Hodgell, Hooper, Kenyon, McGuire, Moon, Murphy, Lee/Miller, Evanovich, …I’m stopping, I’ll run out of room!
Mysteries are great, also history and biography. Oh, and sf/f. And YA, yes! Oops, can’t forget magical children’s books…. Best to say what I *don’t* like reading – romance, military, “hard” sf (unless the author is good with character as well), war-related stuff. My cats prefer that I read anything that doesn’t have too large a shape, which might interfere with their lap-time!
Georgia, I have a question or two for you. “Dime novel” reminds me of the song ‘Ya Got Trouble’ from “The Music Man” – “Is there a dime novel hidden in the corncrib?”
Might have some young woman from, say, early in the 20th Century, hidden dime romances in the barn to keep her folks from knowing she had them?
Anything by C. S. Lewis; L. M. Montgomery; Agatha Christie; Lillian Jackson Braun (The Cat Who mysteries); G. K. Chesterton; Robin Jones Gunn (Sisterchicks series); Sylvia Waugh’s Mennym series; Mary Norton’s The Borrowers; various children’s classics. Have also read several of Andre Norton’s works. Love Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. And I love old Harlequin romances, published before 1972–before they got “sexy”. The stories are so quaint and set all over the world. Some of the heroines are stronger in character than one might expect for that time period.
Sadly the other peoples comments are not appearing (all I can see is names). So I am unsure if someone has already asked this.
Will the ever adorable Beatrix be getting a BSN (Book Store News) logo for herself? Will it be an open book? Yay
watership down
Charlotte web
the velveteen rabbit
all childhood favorites i reread from time to time.
most evenings i read on my kindle. discovering new authors plus i love being to download books from my local library.
I’ve developed an affinity for the Outlander series over the years. Linda Fairstein, who’s mysteries have taught me about little known places in NYC. Rita Mae Brown is another favorite. She has an entire series of cat mysteries. If I had to pick a long time favorite I would go with Cyrano.
Can I just say how much I LOVE that The Owl and the Pussycat is at the bottom of the stack of romance novels? Love that poem, and I would so totally read it if it were a romance novel.
Our cats don’t seem too fond of napping on the book piles. Perhaps it is too easy to startle oneself by accidentally toppling them. However, the book the Human is reading at any given time automatically becomes the best face-rubbing device in the house. But only while the Human is actively trying to read it.
I have read and reread the Brother Cadfael series, the Harry Potter books, and most of Mercedes Lackey’s fantasies. For dozing off on a rainy day, though, I recommend the big multigenerational histories by Mitchner or Rutherford. It’s a nice fat book for a cat to curl up on…
I love Pucky being so perturbed with Elvis. He’s cute when he’s angry. Heck, he’s cute no matter what he does. I would love to know what kind of book Tommy likes. Maybe a joke book. No serious reading; let Sophie do that.
I would say my favorites are mystery/suspense/thriller, but really just like to read pretty much anything Lately I have been reading through Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series and Sarah Paretski’s V.I. Warshawski series.
Old classic Star War novels by any author are my favorite…
I used to read science fiction but lately I read cookbooks,
And Zebra, grandmas (RIP) cat, likes to rest on my kindle/phone.
Shout out to Figaro!! Que Pasa!!!
I love how he was drawn but I noticed not a lot of support
For him :/…. I love the entire BCN crew.. But I didn’t want him to feel left out
So much to love in this strip, but my favorite part is the Cat of Adventure conked out on top a stack of travel books!
I believe the favorite for catnapping at our house is my partner’s iPad when he is working a sudoku in bed. And Clark doesn’t exactly nap on them, but he likes to gnaw at my crochet magazines which occasionally end up on the floor if I drop off while checking out new patterns.
My favorite reading is any kind of mystery. Georgia, I have read many of the Brother Cadfael mysteries and I heartily recommend them! If you like that genre also check out The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. For me it was a lot easier to follow the plot reading it than watching the movie. I love the southwest US region so Tony Hillerman’s books are a natural. I’m so glad his daughter is continuing them. Rudolfo Anaya wrote some great mysteries set in the southwest too. And being the cat lady that I am I have to mention The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. Yes, they’re a little cutesy at times and everything wraps up much too neatly at the end, but I enjoyed getting into with the personalities of Qwill, Koko, and YumYum and all their assorted quirks.
Thanks for posing the question! It’s been fun seeing what everyone likes to read.
Many sorts. H/LoTR (and not a fan of the movies), Wind in the Willows (be sure to get one old enough to have good illustrations – some modern editions are, um, terrible,) Pooh (and the Tao of, and nothing with Disney “art”), gardening books, Dick Francis, Sherman’s Lagoon, Frazz, Doonesbury, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County, brewing, architecture, Mercedes Lackey, Heinlein, Bradbury, Good Omens (fearing how bad that movie may be – not expecting good) Liaden Universe, Stainless Steel Rat, The Martian, Asprin’s Myth-inc (if you can stand a pun), On a Pale Horse (Anthony is good with a new idea, and then…), Zelazny’s Amber stuff, ZAMM, Douglas Adams, Iain Banks with and without the M., susan Coopers The Dark Is Rising series, L’Engle, Cousteau, The Art of Electronics, and many more. It took me years to get through Wuthering (I kept getting disgusted with the characters and stopping for months) and I still disliked it at the end, but it’s not the worst book in the English language I know of, which is James Hogg’s Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (thanks for providing the nadir, English 308, or was it 338, that was a truly awful book and I don’t recommend it, even to see how bad the worst was. Beatrix, that should even solve (or replace with something worse) what you cannot unsee from two strips ago.) The cats, per standard, prefer the one being read, or the keyboard if computing is going on, or standing in front of the screen, likewise.
I can’t speak to the Hogg book–but for me, the worst books I’ve read are the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. They’d been so highly praised that I refused to stop, on the principle “it has to get better, and I’ve now spent so much money on antidepressants thanks to them”–but it never got better. Shame, too, because Donaldson can write.
(second, IME, is the Gormenghast series. But I quit on those.)
Dear Georgia: Where would we be without books? I confess to being in the middle of re-reading Jane Eyre, a classic that changes depending on where one is in life. Unfortunately right now I am dealing with my husband’s brain injury and infection. He is, thank Cat, recovering but it is a slow process and he is not the most patient person in the world. In our 56 years together this is without a doubt our biggest challenge but it is remarkable how strengthening it can be. Thank you for your darling diversions and your brave social commentaries. Every chance I get I try to turn more cat lovers on to your site. Thank you.
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; each time read I find something “new” I don’t remember from before. Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter mysteries plus her works after that. I own these books, others I can let go. Read and release!
They were an interesting bunch–Darius, Cyrus, et al. Gore Vidal wrote a novel about the coincidence in time of Zoroaster, the Buddha, and Greek philosophy that’s a lot less dry than the description.
I went to Verna’s yesterday(PJ’s grandmother) I brought her the Breaking New’s book. We spent good part of our visit discussing your strip and, our cats in comparison to your cats. I read all the Cat Who books I loved them I donated them to library I wish I had kept them.
I love Sir Figaro’s taste in books! I gravitate toward reading fantasy and sci-fi and writing fantasy. Some of my favorite books are the Narnia series and _The Screwtape Letters_ by C.S. Lewis and anything by Neil Gaiman. Also, Breaking Cat News!
I love that I can read Beatrix’s tweets without signing up for Twitter. I love getting behind the scenes news in between BCN broadcasts. Beatrix is so cute — she even tweets adorably! I may get around to signing up someday, but meanwhile it’s great to have access.
I hope, Taffy, that your husband will make a full recovery! So nice to read that despite the challenges you both are dealing with that it’s strengthening your relationship instead of otherwise. Dealing with brain injuries are undoubtedly one of the hardest things to go through as a person’s personality can be changed so it can feel like someone you hardly recognise. Bless you for staying strong and close still!
Answering late but I’d like to mention all the things I lived in this strip.
– Puck actually acting irritated since he’s normally so sweet-natured!
– Elvis SO eager to catch a glimpse of his little ‘adopted niece/daughter’.
– each kitty’s favourite genre (Owl and Pussycat!!)
– Agnes and her book
– Sir Figaro’s twitching leg as he dreams of futuristic cats
– Lupin’s favourite books (but we knew what he’d love, didn’t we?)
– poor Elvis and his dried out eyeballs when he awakens
– thoughtful Puck whispering in the end so as to not disturb anyone
I don’t have a favourite genre. I’ve gone through phases in my choices through the years. Used to read almost every sci-f book written and many fantasy (though I’m not crazy over fantasy now). I still enjoy GOOD speculative fiction but hard to find now. I’ve read a lot of Russian, Chinese and Japanese authors (translations, of course) when I was younger and enjoyed them lot. Love history books, both dry/factual texts and regular history books. Love science and medical journalism but it has to be non-fiction written by someone who knows that field well. Love to read math and science books that discuss ideas behind it without the formulas and equations (as I can’t do that any more but still very interested in it).
I’ve read just about every book I could find on wild (and sometimes tame) animals written by game rangers, researchers (e.g. Fossey, Goodall, etc), vets and anyone who’s raised or dealt with them. I even read dry scientific things written about animals as I love them ALL (including spiders, insects, creepy-crawly-slimy-yucky ones). Along that line I’ll read extensively about nature, ocean, environment, geology/geography and so on.
What I don’t like is any romance stories, modern angst-filled stuff, celebrity/entertainers stuff and anything with gore, violence, occult and gratuitous sex in it.
A BIG THANK YOU for those who mentioned the Brother Cadfael stories! I loved the series with Derek Jacobi playing the monk but had no idea there were books. I’ll now start reading them as it’s been decades since I saw the shows. For anyone reading this far, if you like mysteries, check the Black Widower’s mysteries written by Isaac Asimov. They are fantastic! http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/short_fiction_bw_index.html
I read mostly trash these days–mysteries and science fiction. I still mix in some literary fiction. Right now I’m reading the S. J. Parris Giordano Bruno mysteries and David Mitchell’s “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.” I’m meaning to catch up on the last few years of Irvine Welsh. Recent discoveries: the Martin Scott (Martin Millar) Thraxas series–a Bukowski-like barbarian private investigator–and Genevieve Cogman’s librarian series.
Why isn’t anyone sleeping on the BREAKING CAT NEWS book??? My cat Hemingway loves napping on it.
It’s wonderful seeing Elvis so eager to say hello to Beatrix. And our sweet little Puck standing his ground! Too cute!
On a technical note, do I spot some whiting-out in the last panel? I’ve got a monitor that displays pure white as purple if you look at the screen from an angle, and I noticed a couple of areas in the final panel that stand out against that purple…
This is definitely a great day’s strip, Georgia! I -love- to read! My primary genre are scifi, fantasy, and westerns, (I switch back and forth.) but I read a lot of other stuff too. I’ve probably read CJ Cherryh’s “Chanur” series (scifi) more times than any other; probably near a dozen times by now.
I also do some short-story writing, scifi and fantasy mostly, but nothing published except on the Deviant Art website.
Several people have mentioned liking ‘Calvin & Hobbes’. Y’all would probably also like the “Precocious” webcomic, and I highly recommend it!
I find it interesting that the Beloved Sophie prefers historical non-fiction. I had her as a historical fiction reader (Phillippa Gregory’s novels and the such)
What’s your favorite kind of book? For napping or otherwise?
I have quite the collections of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook. Technically detailed (on the border of science fiction, especially the medical stuff) combination mystery/thriller. With the Cook especially I’ve learned a lot about hospital (and morgue) procedures and other real-world medical stuff.
(Thanks for asking!)
Oh, wow, first post behind the Artiste! Great day! Thanks for all the laughs and warm fuzzies, Georgia!
A tough balance between hard science fiction and fantasy for me; mysteries for Hannah. History works for both of us. Different nap level risk for all.
Science fiction books are my favorites to read. I write science fiction, corporate governance, poetry, writing, and consulting books. Science fiction is the most fun.
The Hamiltome is apparently quite popular for napping, as the paper is thicker and has some spring.
Fantasy or children’s classics like Alice in Wonderland or the Baum Oz books.
Love the robber mouse (Alice?) using the page as a blankie, then crawling under it!
Celebrity memoirs, just read, James Cagney..wow!!
Way to cute. We love your Stuff Georgia Dunn Studios. Thank you!
Fantasy novels! Love “Percy Jackson”, “Kingdom Keepers, “Harry Potter”, and pretty much any tale that involves mermaids.
Sci Fi for brain candy, and classic childrens for desert– Oz, Kwik and Quak, fairy tales. The furry brother enjoys the large Seuss books. I think the feel of the paper, the large size, and the shapes on the page intrigue him. He will swipe the pages to turn them himself.
Jane Austen has stood the test of time for me (just re-read ‘Lady Susan’ in preparation for seeing ‘Love and Friendship’ -still hilarious! ) My favorite contemporary authors are Anne Perry and Janet Evanovich – I love a good mystery with strong protagonists.
Science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, historical fiction, romance (in any of those categories)–it kind of depends on my mood. I find I’ll read one genre for a while, then slowly transition over to another. Oh–and comics featuring cats are always a favourite!
My favorite books kind of depend on the mood I’m in. My top three are high/epic fantasy, sci-fi, and non-high fantasy (sometimes I call this last category “brain candy”). I can’t read books when I want to nap or anywhere near bedtime, as I have stayed up until the sun rises just to keep reading.
Kids books or collections of comic strips like Peanuts, Garfield, Pearls Before Swine, Pooch cafe, The Far Side, Phoebe And Her Unicorn, Q2q Comics, Sherman’s Lagoon,… And hopefully The BCN BOOK!!!
Definitely fantasy, graphic novels, and British classics like Tess of the D’Urbevilles and Far from the Madding Crowd.
I don’t read if I’m trying to sleep. If it’s a great novel, I’ll stay awake and finish it too soon. If it’s just okay, then I will fall asleep, but I’m afraid to crumple the pages or ruin the cover if it’s a paperback.
Favorites are Historical, Historical Fantasy, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. One of my favorites, currently, is the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger, and all the other series she’s written around it (Custard Protocol and the Finishing School series).
Foundation series by Isaac Asimov.
I love cozy mysteries.
Oh i was hoping for the fuzzy 8 legged fellow and there he is in panel 9!
Id nap. On a mystery too or maybe a good book of cartoons.
Elvis is sleeping with his eyes open again! Actually LOL’d at that last frame!
I know! I get a giggle fit just looking at Elvis’ crazy opened-sleeping eyes! Lol
I’m a Dean Koontz fan, anything he writes I’ve enjoyed.
I like fantasy stories. The Lord of the Rings is my favorite. We haven’t a lot of books at home yet (me and my husband have just got married), so our cats like to sleep on our clothes. Especially black clothes ^^’
I’ve always been a mystery fan, although in recent years I’ve been reading just about anything that comes my way, including biographies, nonfiction, and even the classics that I wouldn’t read in school!
So so much to love in this strip! Elvis eagerly anticipating seeing Beatrix! The book spine details and colors relating to their subject. The Robber Mouse using a page as a bed sheet. Figaro sliding off his perch in his sleep (just like all cats do). Elvis sleeping with his eyes open. Lupin’s faceplant on his favorite books. BUT! MY FAVORITE detail has to be the appearance of the mustachioed spider that Beatrix mentioned in a previous tweet. She and Trevor never found him, but he has no trouble finding her!!!
And is Elvis doing his sleeping with his eyes open again??
Fantasy! No wait, Mysteries! Or Classics! Or Suspense/Thriller!
Kaboodle prefers to nap on whatever I am trying to read….
Gah! Love!!
…But you haven’t listed “The Webmaster”, lurking in Panel 9!
Science fiction. History. Nature. Instruction manuals for new crafts. Cookbooks.
What, no book for Elvis? All the sleeping kitties are adorable, but Bea is just pure SQUEE curled up on her book.
Our cats are unanimous, the best book for sleeping on is the one your Person is trying to read. Second place is the one your person WANTS to read but can’t because there’s a cat sleeping on it and the People have been too well trained to move a sleeping cat.
Anything by James Rollins! When I read his work though, I find myself staying up way past my bedtime..can’t put down his books.
Is there a bookstore mouse?? Or is that one of the robber mice girls?? Great strip…cats & books…great combo…mine like newspapers =^..^=
That’s Agnes, one of the robber mice ladies.
Pride and Prejudice – without a doubt! I read it before bed cos it helps me sleep – I’m not tempted to stay awake to finish the book, and every time I read it I still find new things to admire about Jane Austen!
Also, OMG Georgia could you PLEASE do a BCN version of Pride and Prejudice? Perhaps starring Beatrice? I would DIE!!!
Before ‘Breaking Cat News’ was ever even sketched, I had an outline to write a cat ‘Pride and Prejudice’ style classic romance based on my friend Jackie’s house cats… Tommy and Sophie, hahaha!!! It did not come to be, but if I can ever find a chance to tuck some kind of joke/scene/parody in, I’ll take it!
Sophie as Jane! Puck has Mr. Darcy’s manner… But who would play Mr. Collins? Elvis? NOOOOOOOO!
Hahaha!! He’d be a perfect Mr. Collins. I feel like Lupin would be Wickham!
Burt should definitely be Bingley.
OhEmGee, Elvis is killing me!
I don’t have a favorite kind of book, really. Anything from historical non-fiction to modern fantasy works for me.
The only type of book I absolutely dislike is traditional fantasy. Every time I try reading books of that type, my brain glazes over and I can’t remember a word of it.
my cats growing up preferred large text books, especially open ones that were being actively read.
You have an amazing gift for subtlety, Georgia! Love the spider AND the snoozing mouse between the pages. Not to mention the eyes open sleeping Elvis…AND the choice of books–how appropriate for Lupin to sleep on adventure books! As for me, I enjoy a good techno-thrille, like Dale Brown’s; a Minnesota based murder mystery by John Sandford or perhaps a Gabriel Allon spy story by Daniel Silva. All of them can induce napping–but for a guaranteed trip to slumberland, I need one of our “Wild Bunch” curled under my arm. Usually it’s Claudia, but Nicodemus and Cleocatra can often serve as a gateway to a soft snoring session…
Looks like Elvis is napping with his eyes open again…..
For myself? Biographies. Not necessarily a comment on the lives described in them.
OMG! Elvis’s open eyed sleeping again! Love him so much.
I fell asleep listening to a Maya Angelou audio book last night, it was very soothing.
Law books trigger the napping instinct. I adore Lupin’s stack of adventure planning books
Elvis is asleep with his eyes open again.
This is soo cute! I would love to see this as a poster for bookstores / libraries!!! I love all the sleepy little faces!
Eyes-open sleeping Elvis is my favorite.
I like non-fiction too and short story collections. Love the little mouse thief napping in the book.
I am a bookworm, so I read all sorts. Currently I am reading the Complete Calvin & Hobbes [I only have Vol 4 to go], and on the train I am reading Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
graphic novels. Love & Rockets!
What kind of book is the Robber Mice Lady ™ sleeping in? What makes the best page blanket for a mousie?
I think mysteries are the best to fall asleep to/on. However, my cat Parker has decided that she really loves the fact that I have left the Breaking Cat News book near her spot on my desk. She rests her head on it. I think she’s trying to read it by os-mouse-is.
I have an answer for that! Originally I was going to add a bubble with Agnes saying, “I prefer true crime, myself–” but alas, sometimes there just isn’t enough room for text and the picture and I have to leave some jokes for future strips.
Ha Ha Ha, Great joke, will look forward to it show up in another broadcast.
haha! Elvis is asleep with his eyes open again.
I would recommend a book called Einstein’s Dreams to Sir Figaro for pre-bed time reading. The author wondered about Einstein’s dreams as he was working toward his theories and decided he must have been dreaming about time behaving in a manner different from how we believe it works. The chapters are short vignettes of different time and are wonderfully vivid.
Otherwise, poetry books are quite lovely for a nap!
Omc elvis is asleep in the last panel too isnt he?
Where’s Tommy?
I like many kinds of books, WWll novels, true crime, long family sagas. But no dime romance.
My cats really like newspapers.
I personally am a mix of comic book/manga and nonfiction field of books :3
(Though Dmitri the kitty didn’t mind the occasional text book)
Elvis’ open eyed sleeping should be in every page henceforth!
I’m with Beatrix and Pucky Bear, best Tv on a rainy day too – especially Midsommer Murders – love the village-y feel
I’m obsessed with Midsommer Murders! Ha! I make a LOT of Badger’s Drift references, ha! I like John, but Tom Barnaby ranks high as one of my favorite fictional detectives and I say that even as an Agatha Christie fan.
Hard science fiction like A.C. Clarke, or Robret L. Forward or Tom Clancy espionage thriller. (When I’m not reading cat comics on the web)
Wuthering, wild, classics – adore the Brontes.
Which kitty as Heathcliffe and Kathy? – Elvis and Tabitha?
UGHNNNNN, YES!!! ‘Wuthering Heights’ is one of my all time very favorites! I re-read it about once a year!
I’m sorry to have to say this but your reporters have missed the truth this time. The best book to nap on is the book the human is reading right this very second.
My thought exactly! Maybe there will have to be a follow-up report involving the humans.
Since I can’t get my feline self to come out very often, I rarely look at books with napping in mind. But ‘favorite’, huh? Wow. There’s this smallish book of cat cartoons…
I’ve probably read LotR and the Travis McGee yarns more than any others, with the Brother Cadfael mysteries right after those. Then…Heinlein, Dick Francis, Misty Lackey’s Valdemar tales…
I’ve meant to get into Brother Cadfael for years! My mother loves those books.
I think you will like them very much as well; Ms Pargeter did a really good job giving the ‘feel’ of what it was like there-then. The first 4 or 5 I read, I read out of order, not having read even the first one–if at all possible, I suggest reading them in order. Not that it’s necessary, but there’s background.
Brother Cadfael! One of my favorite series. I first found Brother Cadfael on PBS. Great TV, but the books are SO much better.
I’d also recommend the modern day mysteries Ms Pargeter wrote using the Ellis Peters pen name. Excellent mysteries, wonderful characters.
Mysteries of one sort or another are my favorites; British cozies, sci-fi mysteries, historical mysteries (Kate Sedley’s Roger Chapman mysteries are wonderful, set a bit later in England than Brother Cadfael, but with that same authentic feel), suspense mysteries like Mary Stewart. About the only sort of mystery I don’t like are the ‘gritty’ police procedural types.
Mysteries, sci fi, and quirky weirdness here.
Lol. I see that Elvis has fallen asleep with his eyes open again!
hard hitting? Hard covers verses paperback. Poor Elvis being pushed aside by Pucky.
I love that Elvis is sleeping with his eyes open again. Beatrix’s report makes me want to snuggle with a good book that will take me to far off lands. Which begs the question. What are your favorite kinds of books, Georgia?
I agree with many of the cats; I love paperback mysteries, historical non-fiction, and comics. I grew up on a steady feed of Sci-fi from my mother. I enjoy cookbooks/entertaining books, and I have a soft spot for the occasional romance novel, particularly if it is ridiculously named and has a silly plot. (Burt would not appreciate that though–I get the feeling Burt takes his romances and soap operas very seriously). And a lot of children’s books have stayed with me, I adore children’s books.
‘Around the World in 80 Days,’ ‘Wuthering Heights,’ ‘Jane Eyre,’ Agatha Christie novels, Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and many of Dickens’ works were required reading in my family from a young age. My mother’s family has a shared knowledge of these books and we reference them often and enjoy the characters together. My Opa (grandfather) would read aloud, and assign me chapters to read between our afternoons together. He did this for many of us in the family, and I’m very grateful to him for it. The mysteries come from my Nana (who still reads 4-6 books a week!) We were told many of these stories until we could read them ourselves. The Man was delighted the first time he met my Uncle Mark, and he was greeted with, “Ryan, tell me, what is your favorite Sherlock Holmes story?” (His answer was “The Final Problem.”)
Love all the strips. Bought the book for myself and last week bought two more copies, one for my local library and not sure who is going to receive the other copy. Thanks you Georgia for the wonderful characters.
Thank you, Mary Lee!!
btw, I’ve never mentioned it, but my personal domain for the last 20 years this fall has been sleepingcat.com. There is something inherently perfect in a sleeping cat.
This just in – Elvis is asleep with his eyes open – again!
As a former librarian, I like most books, fiction and non (except maybe math texts . . . urk!). Reading lots about metaphysics these days and alternate states of consciousness — these produce LOTS of interesting dreams! Still, hard to beat the Bronte sisters’ tomes for good ol’ fashioned ROmance. Keep up the great work, Georgia, another excellent strip!!!
I love mysteries. Cozy like Laura Childs, or more serious like Kathy Reiches. Especially series. Magazines are great for short reading time gaps, and the furry ones get to sprawl out.
Oh no! Looks like Elvis fell asleep with his eyes open again! His poor eyes are going to be sore when he wakes up….
I love this strip and how peaceful they all seem sleeping on top of their favorite types of books. Absolutely purr-fect!
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.
I just adore The Wheel of Time series. I cannot say how many times I have re-read them.
I love the panel with the rain and sleepy kitties. I so miss the rain, having grown up in SE Texas. I remember plenty of lazy rainy days, curling up with a good book.
What a nice, relaxing feeling.
Round the World In Eighty Days. Pretty good read. Both me and the cats enjoy a lot of the same stuff – gets a bit competitive, though, when we’re looking for the same book at the same time. I still find brown hairs in my first Percy Jackson book. /:P
Love how anxious Elvis is to see Beatrix that he is invading Puck’s space!!! She did a great job, he must be so very proud! Love good mysteries, grew up with Agatha Christie who is still pretty hard to beat, Sherlock Holmes, and classic literature, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemmingway, etc. Just discovered Jane Austen, i can’t believe it took me this long, but just finished Pride & Prejudice and am now a big fan! Thankfully the local library is well-stocked!!! Will the spider have a recurring role Georgia, I don’t see a name in the credits??
He may
I love all kinds of books; mysteries, some sci fi, western, thrillers, especially those with a political theme, just about everything. You will never catch me without a book. Currently I am reading John Sanford’s latest, Extreme Prey. I have 3 small stacks of books waiting to be read. Getting a package from Amazon with a book in it is like Christmas to me.
Wonderful story line today, Georgia. Thank you.
Seeing Elvis’ eyes lopsided in that particular way, it’s making me think he’s asleep with his eyes open again
Depends. Which one is open and on a lap?
Why Elvis, no napping books at all? I read a lot of mystery and sci-fi/fantasy. The kitties are divided; HRH preferring paperbacks and Mr Bunnyfoot liking hardcover (because he fits better?)
I prefer cozy mysteries or non-fiction, preferably natural history or “real” history.
I forgot Doctor Who and , of course, Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. If I were marooned on a desert, I would want the Discworld novels with me.
I read a great deal and my tastes change all the time. I go through phases where I’ll read one type of genre, then change to another. I guess I most love science fiction and urban fantasy, followed in no particular order by fantasy, mysteries, westerns, teen novels (those can be fun!), Regencies, historical novels, classics, manga (yes, I really do love manga – and anime when in the mood for movies), LotR, some pyschological thrillers… I do not particularly care for bodice-rippers or anything with “consensual” rape in it. (Really? Uh, no.) I love comics, especially yours. Top writers over the years have been Heinlein, Norton, L’Amour, Lackey, Peters, Andrews(Ilona, Donna, Mary Kay), Briggs, Armstrong, Harris, Hearne, Hodgell, Hooper, Kenyon, McGuire, Moon, Murphy, Lee/Miller, Evanovich, …I’m stopping, I’ll run out of room!
You and I should have both given the short answer:
“Books”
You are such a tease! Love it!
Mysteries are great, also history and biography. Oh, and sf/f. And YA, yes! Oops, can’t forget magical children’s books…. Best to say what I *don’t* like reading – romance, military, “hard” sf (unless the author is good with character as well), war-related stuff. My cats prefer that I read anything that doesn’t have too large a shape, which might interfere with their lap-time!
Shirley Rousseau murphy’s Joe grey mysteries – talking cats that solve murder mysteries! Pure gold!
Why is Elvis all up in Pucky’s face? Are they arguing like that for real?
“Owl and the Pussycat” is perfect! Nice Easter egg!
Thank you, Aaron!!
My fav horror/sci-fi author Peter Clines got me hooked on BCN, so ima pick his books to nap on.
I love Lupin and his cat(nap) of adventure.
Georgia, I have a question or two for you. “Dime novel” reminds me of the song ‘Ya Got Trouble’ from “The Music Man” – “Is there a dime novel hidden in the corncrib?”
Might have some young woman from, say, early in the 20th Century, hidden dime romances in the barn to keep her folks from knowing she had them?
I very much love this idea!
I’m so bad at noticing detail, had to and look for the mice, and..really really really had to look fur the spider!!
Anything by C. S. Lewis; L. M. Montgomery; Agatha Christie; Lillian Jackson Braun (The Cat Who mysteries); G. K. Chesterton; Robin Jones Gunn (Sisterchicks series); Sylvia Waugh’s Mennym series; Mary Norton’s The Borrowers; various children’s classics. Have also read several of Andre Norton’s works. Love Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. And I love old Harlequin romances, published before 1972–before they got “sexy”. The stories are so quaint and set all over the world. Some of the heroines are stronger in character than one might expect for that time period.
I love how Lupin is asleep in the last panel.
Sadly the other peoples comments are not appearing (all I can see is names). So I am unsure if someone has already asked this.
Will the ever adorable Beatrix be getting a BSN (Book Store News) logo for herself? Will it be an open book? Yay
She does have one, and it is an open book! It did not come into this one only because of how the art played out in some of the panels.
Cozy mysteries featuring cats – and American history.
watership down
Charlotte web
the velveteen rabbit
all childhood favorites i reread from time to time.
most evenings i read on my kindle. discovering new authors plus i love being to download books from my local library.
I’ve developed an affinity for the Outlander series over the years. Linda Fairstein, who’s mysteries have taught me about little known places in NYC. Rita Mae Brown is another favorite. She has an entire series of cat mysteries. If I had to pick a long time favorite I would go with Cyrano.
Can I just say how much I LOVE that The Owl and the Pussycat is at the bottom of the stack of romance novels? Love that poem, and I would so totally read it if it were a romance novel.
Our cats don’t seem too fond of napping on the book piles. Perhaps it is too easy to startle oneself by accidentally toppling them. However, the book the Human is reading at any given time automatically becomes the best face-rubbing device in the house. But only while the Human is actively trying to read it.
I adore ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ so much! …You may like something I have planned for the future, since you like it too.
I have read and reread the Brother Cadfael series, the Harry Potter books, and most of Mercedes Lackey’s fantasies. For dozing off on a rainy day, though, I recommend the big multigenerational histories by Mitchner or Rutherford. It’s a nice fat book for a cat to curl up on…
I love Pucky being so perturbed with Elvis. He’s cute when he’s angry. Heck, he’s cute no matter what he does. I would love to know what kind of book Tommy likes. Maybe a joke book. No serious reading; let Sophie do that.
Terry Pratchett. I have every one of his novels and many other of the things he published.
Discworld has gotten me through some of the low points in my life.
In my experience, most cats’ favorite book to sleep on is whatever their person is trying to read at the moment.
I would say my favorites are mystery/suspense/thriller, but really just like to read pretty much anything Lately I have been reading through Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series and Sarah Paretski’s V.I. Warshawski series.
Ah, but the best book to sit on is the one the human happens to be reading…
Old classic Star War novels by any author are my favorite…
I used to read science fiction but lately I read cookbooks,
And Zebra, grandmas (RIP) cat, likes to rest on my kindle/phone.
Shout out to Figaro!! Que Pasa!!!
I love how he was drawn but I noticed not a lot of support
For him :/…. I love the entire BCN crew.. But I didn’t want him to feel left out
Much more is coming up for Sir Figaro in the next year! He’s still a pretty mysterious little fellow!
So much to love in this strip, but my favorite part is the Cat of Adventure conked out on top a stack of travel books!
I believe the favorite for catnapping at our house is my partner’s iPad when he is working a sudoku in bed. And Clark doesn’t exactly nap on them, but he likes to gnaw at my crochet magazines which occasionally end up on the floor if I drop off while checking out new patterns.
My favorite reading is any kind of mystery. Georgia, I have read many of the Brother Cadfael mysteries and I heartily recommend them! If you like that genre also check out The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. For me it was a lot easier to follow the plot reading it than watching the movie. I love the southwest US region so Tony Hillerman’s books are a natural. I’m so glad his daughter is continuing them. Rudolfo Anaya wrote some great mysteries set in the southwest too. And being the cat lady that I am I have to mention The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. Yes, they’re a little cutesy at times and everything wraps up much too neatly at the end, but I enjoyed getting into with the personalities of Qwill, Koko, and YumYum and all their assorted quirks.
Thanks for posing the question! It’s been fun seeing what everyone likes to read.
I love ‘The Cat Who’ books! I need to re-read them, it’s been about 15-20 years!
I reread them when my brain is too tired and I want to be entertained. All the characters feel like old friends to me.
Many sorts. H/LoTR (and not a fan of the movies), Wind in the Willows (be sure to get one old enough to have good illustrations – some modern editions are, um, terrible,) Pooh (and the Tao of, and nothing with Disney “art”), gardening books, Dick Francis, Sherman’s Lagoon, Frazz, Doonesbury, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County, brewing, architecture, Mercedes Lackey, Heinlein, Bradbury, Good Omens (fearing how bad that movie may be – not expecting good) Liaden Universe, Stainless Steel Rat, The Martian, Asprin’s Myth-inc (if you can stand a pun), On a Pale Horse (Anthony is good with a new idea, and then…), Zelazny’s Amber stuff, ZAMM, Douglas Adams, Iain Banks with and without the M., susan Coopers The Dark Is Rising series, L’Engle, Cousteau, The Art of Electronics, and many more. It took me years to get through Wuthering (I kept getting disgusted with the characters and stopping for months) and I still disliked it at the end, but it’s not the worst book in the English language I know of, which is James Hogg’s Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (thanks for providing the nadir, English 308, or was it 338, that was a truly awful book and I don’t recommend it, even to see how bad the worst was. Beatrix, that should even solve (or replace with something worse) what you cannot unsee from two strips ago.) The cats, per standard, prefer the one being read, or the keyboard if computing is going on, or standing in front of the screen, likewise.
I can’t speak to the Hogg book–but for me, the worst books I’ve read are the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. They’d been so highly praised that I refused to stop, on the principle “it has to get better, and I’ve now spent so much money on antidepressants thanks to them”–but it never got better. Shame, too, because Donaldson can write.
(second, IME, is the Gormenghast series. But I quit on those.)
Dear Georgia: Where would we be without books? I confess to being in the middle of re-reading Jane Eyre, a classic that changes depending on where one is in life. Unfortunately right now I am dealing with my husband’s brain injury and infection. He is, thank Cat, recovering but it is a slow process and he is not the most patient person in the world. In our 56 years together this is without a doubt our biggest challenge but it is remarkable how strengthening it can be. Thank you for your darling diversions and your brave social commentaries. Every chance I get I try to turn more cat lovers on to your site. Thank you.
Many wishes for healing to your husband and strength and comfort to you both, Taffy!
I echo Georgia’s wishes for healing, strength and comfort Taffy.
My 11 year old son (who reads every new BCN with me) loves comics and graphic novels. He just finished the BCN book!
That is terrific! That’s around when I was diving deep into comics myself!
I love dragon stories and Beatrix’s little tail!
Is that a mouse I spot napping underneath a page in panel 7 & 9?
I loved the Christmas Carol series of pictures you did – would love to see the whole story done as a Christmas special!
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; each time read I find something “new” I don’t remember from before. Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter mysteries plus her works after that. I own these books, others I can let go. Read and release!
I’ve been into the Janet Evonovich, Stephanie Plum series, comedy/mystery. And Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta medical/mysteries.
Ooh, Marilyn, I love Patricia Cornwell!
Coincidentally I found this video in my youtube feed today. Simon’s cat logic – Why do cats sleep in unusual places?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqT-hmTiL4Y
They didn’t say anything about books, but perhaps that woman and that man simply aren’t watching enough CN.
Manga!
I think this is my favourite so far. (And that’s saying something!) Everything just clicks into place, you really are talented.
I love Agatha Christie, Miss Marple most of all.
History, especially military history.
I’ve developed an interest in the Achaemenid Empire recently. That’s the Persians that were the enemies in that horrible movie, 300.
They were an interesting bunch–Darius, Cyrus, et al. Gore Vidal wrote a novel about the coincidence in time of Zoroaster, the Buddha, and Greek philosophy that’s a lot less dry than the description.
Science fiction and fantasy with a salting of mysteries, historicals and non-fiction (focusing on history, politics and science)
Science fiction and fantasy are my favorites when my cats let me read them.
I went to Verna’s yesterday(PJ’s grandmother) I brought her the Breaking New’s book. We spent good part of our visit discussing your strip and, our cats in comparison to your cats. I read all the Cat Who books I loved them I donated them to library I wish I had kept them.
That’s fantastic, Pat! Thank you for bringing a copy to Verna!
I’ll be in Midsomer Barton, for Oak Apple Week for the next two hours. Tea and biscuits in hand
I just noticed there’s a mouse in some of Beatrix’s panels. Is that Agnes?
Yes, it is!
I love Sir Figaro’s taste in books! I gravitate toward reading fantasy and sci-fi and writing fantasy. Some of my favorite books are the Narnia series and _The Screwtape Letters_ by C.S. Lewis and anything by Neil Gaiman. Also, Breaking Cat News!
Sir Figaro Newton deams of being a Kzin from Ringworld and other Larry Niven N space novels.
I love that I can read Beatrix’s tweets without signing up for Twitter. I love getting behind the scenes news in between BCN broadcasts. Beatrix is so cute — she even tweets adorably! I may get around to signing up someday, but meanwhile it’s great to have access.
Oh, pleeeeeease do!!!
I hope, Taffy, that your husband will make a full recovery! So nice to read that despite the challenges you both are dealing with that it’s strengthening your relationship instead of otherwise. Dealing with brain injuries are undoubtedly one of the hardest things to go through as a person’s personality can be changed so it can feel like someone you hardly recognise. Bless you for staying strong and close still!
Answering late but I’d like to mention all the things I lived in this strip.
– Puck actually acting irritated since he’s normally so sweet-natured!
– Elvis SO eager to catch a glimpse of his little ‘adopted niece/daughter’.
– each kitty’s favourite genre (Owl and Pussycat!!)
– Agnes and her book
– Sir Figaro’s twitching leg as he dreams of futuristic cats
– Lupin’s favourite books (but we knew what he’d love, didn’t we?)
– poor Elvis and his dried out eyeballs when he awakens
– thoughtful Puck whispering in the end so as to not disturb anyone
I don’t have a favourite genre. I’ve gone through phases in my choices through the years. Used to read almost every sci-f book written and many fantasy (though I’m not crazy over fantasy now). I still enjoy GOOD speculative fiction but hard to find now. I’ve read a lot of Russian, Chinese and Japanese authors (translations, of course) when I was younger and enjoyed them lot. Love history books, both dry/factual texts and regular history books. Love science and medical journalism but it has to be non-fiction written by someone who knows that field well. Love to read math and science books that discuss ideas behind it without the formulas and equations (as I can’t do that any more but still very interested in it).
I’ve read just about every book I could find on wild (and sometimes tame) animals written by game rangers, researchers (e.g. Fossey, Goodall, etc), vets and anyone who’s raised or dealt with them. I even read dry scientific things written about animals as I love them ALL (including spiders, insects, creepy-crawly-slimy-yucky ones). Along that line I’ll read extensively about nature, ocean, environment, geology/geography and so on.
What I don’t like is any romance stories, modern angst-filled stuff, celebrity/entertainers stuff and anything with gore, violence, occult and gratuitous sex in it.
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BIG THANK YOU
for those who mentioned the Brother Cadfael stories! I loved the series with Derek Jacobi playing the monk but had no idea there were books. I’ll now start reading them as it’s been decades since I saw the shows. For anyone reading this far, if you like mysteries, check the Black Widower’s mysteries written by Isaac Asimov. They are fantastic! http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/short_fiction_bw_index.html
Any young adult book is fine with me
I read mostly trash these days–mysteries and science fiction. I still mix in some literary fiction. Right now I’m reading the S. J. Parris Giordano Bruno mysteries and David Mitchell’s “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.” I’m meaning to catch up on the last few years of Irvine Welsh. Recent discoveries: the Martin Scott (Martin Millar) Thraxas series–a Bukowski-like barbarian private investigator–and Genevieve Cogman’s librarian series.
Puck and Elvis jockeying for position adds a note of stark realism.
You could always incorporate it into the soap opera.
Why isn’t anyone sleeping on the BREAKING CAT NEWS book??? My cat Hemingway loves napping on it.
It’s wonderful seeing Elvis so eager to say hello to Beatrix. And our sweet little Puck standing his ground! Too cute!
On a technical note, do I spot some whiting-out in the last panel? I’ve got a monitor that displays pure white as purple if you look at the screen from an angle, and I noticed a couple of areas in the final panel that stand out against that purple…
I may have cleaned up some spots in Photoshop and that could be what you are seeing.
“Creation” by Gore Vidal. Yes! Surprisingly readable and definitely worthwhile. I have it and have read it twice.
This is definitely a great day’s strip, Georgia! I -love- to read! My primary genre are scifi, fantasy, and westerns, (I switch back and forth.) but I read a lot of other stuff too. I’ve probably read CJ Cherryh’s “Chanur” series (scifi) more times than any other; probably near a dozen times by now.
I also do some short-story writing, scifi and fantasy mostly, but nothing published except on the Deviant Art website.
Several people have mentioned liking ‘Calvin & Hobbes’. Y’all would probably also like the “Precocious” webcomic, and I highly recommend it!
aw, blankie for mousie! Sweet!
My cats liked getting on a newspaper that I was reading on my bed. I ended up having to put them outside to read a newspaper.
Personally, I do not sleep on books much. I much prefer sleeping on my glasses. Well, not really, but I have done it all too many times.
I find it interesting that the Beloved Sophie prefers historical non-fiction. I had her as a historical fiction reader (Phillippa Gregory’s novels and the such)
Oh. My. Cat! It’s Baba Mouse on the “Owl and and Pussycat” book!
Foreshadowing of the saga ahead!
I simply nap on my hooman’s kindle.The toesies are roasty.
Elvis fell asleep with his eyes open, so only Pucky is awake.