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In the new Meow Library edition of the perennial English-language romance, every single word is "meow." Every chapter, every paragraph, every line of dialogue: "meow."

In a classic 1986 ⁠interview⁠, anarchic "anti-guru" U.G. Krishnamurti, upon seeing a cat, famously remarks, "there is no difference between the cat and you." What did he mean? Today's podcast digs into this insight with Krishnamurti's trademark disdain for such activities.

It seems the public is finally ready for Crime and Punishment (For Your Cat) . It can be purchased direct from the author's personal stash here . Retailers can make bulk purchases here . A more literate future for every species begins today, here at The Meow Library. Kind regards, The Meow Library Team

While a nuisance in the dating scene, bookfishing has more serious implications in markets like Washington, D.C., where many of our famously literate government officials have fallen victim to its snare.

"Cozy Lit is vibes-based prose, meant to wash over you—a gentle titillation or linguistic ASMR, not because the prose is magnificent but rather it’s lulling, the literary equivalent of watching someone slice butter on TikTok. Episodic, formulaic, reliably satisfying."

"...at least I did not have to worry about the worm that was not a worm in his brain." - Olivia Nuzzi on RFK Jr., excerpted from American Canto "I am worried about the worm in her brain." - Anonymous literary editor, reacting to excerpt from American Canto "At least it isn't the Meow book." - Worm, upon eating through copy of American Canto According to its publisher Simon & Schuster, Olivia Nuzzi's American Canto  is "a mesmerizing firsthand account of the warping of American reality... from...

"I wanted to dive into persona, into a world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, British, tortured and full of actual real sentences, punctuation and grammar."- Charli XCX via ⁠Substack⁠

The Meow Library explores the surprising parallels between Mark Z. Danielewski's latest epic, Tom's Crossing, and Zoroastrian mythology.

Joyce Carol Oates' cat, Zanche, is having difficulty finishing War and Peace. An innovative new translation may be the solution.

Curtis Sliwa's cats fire back against Trump with bizare, 22-page typewritten statement.