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Sam Austen is a certified feline linguist and former Professor of Feline Psychology at Golden State Medical University. He also hosts Meow: A Literary Podcast for Cats, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play.

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	Meow 4.23 avg rating — 720 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Peace (For Your Cat) 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime and Punishment (For Your Cat) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1866 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unabomber Manifesto (For Your Cat): Adapted from Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore J. Kaczynski by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author) (Adaptor), Theodore John Kaczynski (Creator) 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thus Spoke Zarathustra (For Your Cat) 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wuthering Heights 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pride and Prejudice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Meow Library Presents The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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AI Wins Harper's Bazaar's Short Story Contest: Should We Forgive Kavyata Kay?

Twitter user ⁠Nabeel S. Qureshi⁠ was quick to identify the winner of the 2026 Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition, ⁠Back and Forth⁠, ostensibly by "Kavyata Kay," as largely, if not entirely, AI-generated. The panel of Bazaar judges, which included novelist ⁠Ruth Ozeki⁠, are not so quick to cast aspersions, denying, as of this writing, any knowledge of AI involvement. The Meow Library team was Read more of this blog post »

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Sam Austen wrote a new blog post AI Wins Harper's Bazaar's Short Story Contest: Should We Forgive Kavyata Kay? Twitter user ⁠Nabeel S. Qureshi⁠ was quick to identify the winner of the 2026 Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition, ⁠Back and Forth⁠, ostensibly by Read more of this blog post »
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Sam Austen rated a book it was ok Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2) by Cormac McCarthy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing The Meow Library Presents The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence (For Your Cat) by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A long overdue translation, recently selected for preservation in the National Archives.
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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing Closer Baby Closer by Savannah Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book liked it Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight by M.E. Thomas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing Practices in Apparition by Gabi Abrão	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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