Bookshop Cats: A Beautifully Illustrated Photography Book of Cozy Bookstore Moggies

by Daphne du Meowier

A celebration of international book-loving cats.

Bookshop Cats is a beautiful photographic collection of cats who have made the wise decision to live in bookshops across the world.

In these pages you will find moggies curled up amongst the memoirs, tabbies atop the shelves of the travel section, and kittens who can sniff out the next international bestsellers.

Head to Blue Cypress Books in New Orleans, Louisiana, where you’ll find Kitty Meow, who starts her day by basking in a sunbeam in the romance section. Meet Bea, the stray Moggy who now calls Shrew Books in Cornwall home, and Hugo, the most photographed cat in Southern Alberta, Canada.

This charming collection is a celebration of literature-loving cats, their doting colleagues and the havens they create together.

Genres: Nonfiction, Cats, Photography

128 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2026

Reviews

[Shannon Weidner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Final paper procrastination, courtesy of Brady

Favorite cats: Boris and Arkady 🧡

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun find from indie bookstore day. Thanks Bookworm!
Photos and a bit of fun information about cute cats that live in bookshops around the world.
I had never heard the term moggy before but love it!
This will be a permanent bookshelf book!

[Tara Cignarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Shop Cats by Daphne Du Meower
Book 119
4 Stars (5.0 Amazon 4.61 Goodreads)
Release Date 4/7/26
Hardcover
Words 12,000
#whiskersandwordsbookreview #onesentencereview #booksandcats #bookshopcats

----- Lovely pics, good worldwide places covered, wish the bookshops were talked about more.

Have you ever visited a bookstore with a resident pet?

[Libby Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bookshop Cats by Daphne du Meowier (see what they did there?) is, as the back cover states, "A love letter to bookshops, cats and the havens they create together".

This book travels across continents to highlight the delightful bookshops where cats deign to reign. Lovingly photographed and described, these cats do create havens for their customers. I was inspired to investigate opportunities to visit some of these shops to meet these famous furry residents.

Who would like to join me?

[MKF · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love bookstores and I love cats so this book should easily get a top rating. I couldn't because of a few flaws like the page that has two cats but only shows a photo of one of them. There's also a few pages of animals that aren't cats and those pages could have been used for more cats

[Alana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable!

[Megan Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bookshop Cats by Daphne du Meowier (yes, I smiled at the name too) is described as “a love letter to bookshops, cats, and the havens they create together.”

This book travels across continents, highlighting bookshops where cats basically run the place. The photos and stories are so well done, and you can feel how much these spaces mean, not just to the cats, but to the people who walk through the doors.

It made me want to go. Like immediately start planning trips just to meet these tiny, furry shopkeepers.

[Jessica Huber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love looking at all the cat pictures & getting to know thier personalities!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was just going to look at the pictures of these cute kitties, but I ended up reading this whole book. Each “gotcha” story is as unique as the kitties and the indie book shops they “work” at.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute read with lovely pictures and fun facts about bookstore cats across the U.S. and some outside of it. A little random with the non-cat pets, could've either leaned into it more or kept that out entirely.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable!

[Rain Mirage]

Meow