We are excited to link up with Top Ten Tuesdays, hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.
Hello everyone,
Today’s post is a freebie so I will post about the Catathon Readathon, a 48-hour readathon that will take place on April 20th-21st. Myself, Abigail from Abigail’s Cup of Tea, Christin from Christin_Rene_, and Melanie from Mels_Reads_ will host the event. We have hosted this readathon once before, and it was a lot of fun! The event will mostly be hosted on Bookstagram; and we invite all bloggers to join and post about their readathon weekends on their blogs and socials!
So today my cat Olivia and I are providing you with our top ten recommendations for our readathon! Five recs for each prompt. Please note I have read all of those listed below except for the two I plan to read for the readathon. Let’s start with the first prompt.
Top Recommendations for:
“Catnip Comforts: A book that brings you comfort or joy”
Title: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)
Thoughts: Four individuals visit a cafe that promises to transport visitors through time; a very comforting Japanese-translated read!
Title: Oddball: A “Sarah’s Scribbles” collection
Author: Sarah Andersen
Thoughts: I loved this comic book! Although it is not solely based on cats, it has hilarious comments about daily life with cat-related themes throughout.
Title: Rascal
Author: Jean-Luc Deglin, Edward Gauvin (Translator)
Thoughts: This is an absolutely adorable graphic novel featuring a cute cat named Rascal!
Title: A Tale of Two Tabbies
Author: Kathi Daley
Thoughts: “Whales and Tails” is a murder mystery series, and I highly recommend the seventh book. It revolves around cats and has become one of my favourite books, bringing me a lot of joy.
Title: Cat’s Café
Author: Matt Tarpley
Thoughts: SO CUTE. I enjoyed this graphic novel! It’s sure to bring you those cozy, comfy vibes.
Top Recommendations for:
“A cat-related book you’re excited to read”
Title: Chapter and Curse, The Cambridge Bookshop Series #1
Author: Elizabeth Penney
Thoughts: This is one of my favourite cozy mystery series and it features a cat named Puck! The best part about this series is that book 2, “A Treacherous Tale,” is just as good, or even better! I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Title: The Wildings
Author: Nilanjana Roy, Prabha Mallya (Illustrator)
Thoughts: I’ve heard about this book and have really wanted to read it! It’s about a group of cats in Delhi. One day, an orange kitten joins their group and their whole world is transformed. Sounds great!
Title: A Cat Story
Author: Ursula Murray Husted
Thoughts: I loved this! It takes place in Valletta and follows two cats, Cilla and Betto, on an adventure to find their forever homes.
Title: The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book (Volume 14)
Author: Bill Watterson
Thoughts: Classic! This comic book series features a fictional tiger named Hobbes who is the best friend of the mischievous Calvin. I love it so much!
Title: The Fatal Folio
Author: Elizabeth Penney
Thoughts: This is book number 3 of the Cambridge Bookshop Series and is a personal pick for me since I can’t wait to finish this series!
Therefore my Purr-sonal Picks for the readathon are ….
Both of these books are cat-related books, but I want to use The Fatal Folio also as a book that brings me comfort or joy since this is a series I have absolutely loved! I’m very excited to read The Wildings for the readathon and am sure this will also bring joy as well!
QOTD: Are you a cat person? Let us know!
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I am a big cat person!! I love cats and have always had a cat since being a kid! I will definitely check out these selections since they bring you joy and include cats! Win, win!
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Yes, definitely do! Aw, yes, cats are wonderful!
A catathon? How very cute! I’m very fond of kitties. I love how many of these feature cats and cozy mysteries. They just feel like they go together.
I agree, I think they’re a great match!
What a fun theme! Cats are adorable.
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Thank you! Yes, they definitely are!
I love these! So purrfect for your Catathon! I also think it’s purrfect that I ended up with cats for today’s topic too! Thank you for bringing a smile to my face. 🥰
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😸 Thank you too!
Love this idea! If you are able to get Kirsty Ferry books where you are, I highly recommend her Schubert series. Schubert is a big black cat who is definitely the boss! 🐈⬛
Thank you!! I’m going to add that to my cat book list on Goodreads!
I love cats and dogs, but we -have- a cat, so I’m sure she’d say I’m a cat person! Cat-a-thon sounds really cute! I’ll have to see what I have on my TBR.
Yes, please do! Haha and thank you!
I can’t imagine doing a readathon based around cats. How funny! I hope you all enjoy yourselves.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Haha we all definitely love cats! Have a great week!
How fun! A readathon around cats is cool.
This Readathon sounds so fun! I love cats! I have four and I included one of mine in my next book.
Taylor @ Taylor Fenner’s Bookish World recently posted…ARC Review: Mind Games by Nora Roberts
Thank you so much’ that’s wonderful, the world definitely needs more literary felines!
Such a fun theme for a readathon! I’m definitely a cat person, but unfortunately my husband’s allergic so I have to make do with fictional cats… so thanks for the recs and hope you’ll have a fun readathon!
Sorry to hear about your husbands allergies! Fictional cats are wonderful, so thankful for cat books!
What a cute readathon! I just recently added The Kamogawa Food Detectives which also features a cat. I loved Before the Coffee Gets Cold and can’t wait to continue the series. Good luck with the readathon and happy reading!
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Oh the Kamogawa Food detectives sounds so good! Thank you for mentioning it!
Awesome post! I never heard of this readathon, but it sounds like fun. You’ve got a bunch of books listed that sound really great. I’m going to be adding a few of them to my TBR, even though I’m not a cat person (mainly because I’m very allergic to them).
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Thank you Leah! Can’t wait for it, it starts tomorrow! Oh I’m so sorry to hear about the allergies!
What a fun readathon! My favorite book as a kid was Socks by Beverly Cleary. I think books are always better when a cat is included. 😉 Good luck!
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Thanks I’m excited for the readathon! Oh I need to check out that book! Thanks for the rec!
This was fun! I do love a cozy mystery now and then, so a couple of these might be ones I need to look into reading. Thanks so much for visiting my website on this week. 🙂
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Thanks I find they can definitely be a nice comfort!