{"product_id":"cat-love-a-novel-by-tomas-q-morin","title":"Cat Love: A Novel by Tomás Q. Morín (Hardcover) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Dystopian - Animals - Humorous - Satire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELASE DATE: 6\/9\/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA contemporary dystopian elegy narrated by a cat imprisoned in a Schrödinger’s box, by the prizing-winning poet and memoirist whose writing \"cuts to the core with electrifying force\" (The Free-Lance Star).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe indelible cat heroine of this unexpected tale recalls her life with “the Mustache,” her beloved owner. Trapped in a one-way mirrored box, displayed in a classroom for people who must contemplate her fate as part of their training to become “Emotional Support Humans,” she weaves a self-soothing paean to the poetry, music, and creature comforts she shared with her Mustache—the best products of a society that has gone off the rails in its violence and intolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trainees in the room, a motley crew our kitty describes with a novelistic flair of her own, are assigned to consider what they feel about her. They also argue about whether there’s really a cat in there, or are they just being manipulated? Their daily required quizzes are as poignant and witty as our narrator herself. Meanwhile, the mystery of her cat-kidnapping is revealed to us, along with her potential next move on a more spectral plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn elegy to freedom, dignity, and connection for all living beings, this slim novel stirs powerful feelings in the reader as it shows us to ourselves from the other side of the mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOMÁS Q. MORÍN\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the memoirs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet Me Count the Ways,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewinner of the 2023 Vulgar Genius Nonfiction Award, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Are You From: Letters to My Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachete, Patient Zero,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Larger Country.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He is coeditor, with Mari L'Esperance, of the anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComing Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a translator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heights of Macchu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Pablo Neruda. He is a fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Cat Love is more charming than seems humanly possible, which works out because it is narrated by a cat. A delightful novel!” —\u003cstrong\u003eRivka Galchen, author of Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Notes from Underground meets Kafka's ‘The Burrow,’ only it's an experiment with the most charming, erudite cat in literature narrating this funny, moving meditation on life, pop culture, and love, that's also a truly original, page-turning delight to read.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Fernando A. Flores, author of Brother Brontë\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50189392445633,"sku":"9780593702048","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9780593702048.jpg?v=1778093461","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/cat-love-a-novel-by-tomas-q-morin","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}