books Archives - The Community Cats Podcast

January 26, 2017

Interview! Book Reviews for Community Cat Lovers

Stacy’s back with more recommendations in the second ever Book Review Show! These four books offer a wide variety for anyone in the animal welfare world: from a coffee table book of city kitties, to a birder’s views on managing free-roaming cat populations. As last time, the final book recommendation does […]

February 16, 2017

Interview! Tamar Arslanian, Author of Shop Cats of New York

“Isn’t a life in a shop where they’re loved better than a cage or being put down?” Tamar Arslanian is the blogger behind ihavecat.com and the author of Shop Cats of New York, the coffee table book that Stacy recommended in her last book show. In the three years it took […]

January 20, 2018

Interview! Gavin Ehringer, Author of Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows and Horses

“It’s not enough to take care of animals after they’re born, we have to think about their circumstances before the act of breeding even takes place.” Gavin takes a critical look at breeding and how our values shape our animals for good and bad in his new book, Wild. The […]

February 24, 2018

Interview! Dr. Linda Harper, Clinical Psychologist, Compassionate Heart Specialist and Author

“Feeling compassion fatigue isn’t really a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. We naturally put ourselves on the back burner over the animals we help.” Dr. Linda Harper, a lifelong animal lover and advocate, is an author and clinical psychologist in the Chicago area. She is passionate about […]

January 6, 2019

Still Stumped on Goals? Here Are Some Suggestions!

I continue to be obsessed by goal setting this year. So I will share one more post and then I promise to get back to more hands-on topics like trapping cats in cold weather, shelters, and cool programs that others are doing. I have found setting my own goals quite […]

March 23, 2019

Interview! Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado, Cat Behaviorist

“I don’t think of shelter cats as…any different from pet cats, except that yesterday they were a pet and today they’re in a shelter, and their behavior may not really reflect who they were in that previous home.” Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist with a Ph.D. […]

June 9, 2019

Stacy’s Summer Reading List

When I first started this podcast, I did a few book review shows. I really enjoyed doing them, but I just got so busy with other interviews that I haven’t done one lately. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading. I know so many of us don’t have time […]

November 21, 2019

Book Reviews

These are some of the books that I have been reading lately and my thoughts about them. Several of them would be great holiday gifts. Rescue Meez – Siri Zwemke This is a wonderful book and anyone who is thinking about starting a nonprofit organization should definitely read it. I hadn’t […]

February 4, 2020

Interview! Jeff Parks, Author of You Know Your Cat Loves You Because…

“I wanted it to be a book that was full of joy.” Listen to Episode #337 now Jeff Parks, a comedy writer by trade, wasn’t introduced to the world of cats until he was in his 30s, but once he was, there was no going back. He quickly turned […]

August 25, 2020

Dr. Anne Beall, Market Researcher, Animal Advocate, Author

“I really believe that cats connect with us just the same as dogs do and they’re just as helpful … to us as dogs are.” Listen to Episode #366 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Doobert.com, The Cat Fanciers’ Association, and The American Association of Feline Practitioners. Anne […]

November 3, 2020

Kevin Coolidge, Author and Independent Bookstore Owner

“Cats and books, they just kind of go together. If you want to be a writer, I feel you need a cat.” Listen to Episode #376 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Doobert.com, and KittySift. Author of Hobo Finds a Home and Huck and Finn, Bookstore Cats and independent […]

November 9, 2020

Sarah Archer, Writer, Curator, Design & Material Culture Historian

“I was fascinated by cats from an early age.” Listen to Episode #377 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Doobert.com. Writer, curator, and design and material culture historian Sarah Archer speaks with Stacy about how her love of her rescue cats led her to her newest project. […]

April 13, 2021

Dawn White, author of Lola: Diary of a Rescued Cat

“When I wrote Lola’s book, I said if I can save one animal’s life, then I really fulfilled my mission with this book.” Listen to Episode #399 Now This episode is sponsored in part by TICA and Doobert.com. Dawn White works as a behavioral psychologist and a massage therapist, […]

May 18, 2021

Reagan Pasternak, Author of Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet with No Apologies

“Every single cat that’s out there on the street is the same as your cat, and once you make that connection, you just know you’ve gotta do something about it.” Listen to Episode #404 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Smalls Fresh Cat Food and Doobert.com. This week’s […]

May 25, 2021

Anita Kelsey, Cat Behaviorist

“It made me step back and really reflect on my life, and during that time I decided I wanted to have a complete change with my career path and my next love was cats so I decided to start working with cats.” Listen to Episode #405 Now This episode […]

August 31, 2021

Michelle Major, Author

“To me, it’s really important that people understand that yes, [foster kittens are] cute and it’s sweet, but we’re also doing something to make sure these animals have the best futures they can have.” Listen to Episode #419 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Smalls Fresh Cat […]

January 26, 2017