Episodes

  • Bean juice, Computer Literacy, & Lucky Day Book Club | Books I Read with My Cat Ep 20
    Oct 17 2025

    In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat it's finally the Lucky Day book club episode! We also talk about whether or not coffee is bean juice or bean tea, computer literacy, and more! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books discussed this episode:

    Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

    Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson

    Beach Read by Emily Henry

    We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida

    A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

    Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

    Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

    Funny Story by Emily Henry

    Annihilation by Jeff VanderMere

    Lonely Author Pounded by Dinosaur Social Media Follower by Chuck Tingle

    Chuck’s Tinglers Dinosaur Tinglers, Volume 1 by Chuck Tingle

    Absolutely No Thoughts Of Pounding During My Fun Day With This Kind T-Rex Because I'm Aromantic And Asexual And That's A Wonderfully Valid Way Of Proving Love Is Real by Chuck Tingle

    The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Spooky Scary Skele-tales | Books I Read with My Cat Ep 19
    Oct 3 2025

    In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat spooky season is officially here! We're discussing spooky books, data collection, & Courtney stealing Val's tea. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.Books discussed this episode:

    Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

    Heretical Fishing 2 by Haylock Jobson

    Funny Story by Emily Henry

    Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

    Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

    The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    Murder Road by Simone St. James

    A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

    A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava

    The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

    The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

    Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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    1 hr
  • Bake Off, Corn Etiquette, & Cozy Reads | Books I Read with My Cat Ep 18
    Sep 19 2025

    In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we talk about Bake Off, the correct way to eat corn (Val's right), & some cozy reads for the season. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Books Discussed in Episode 18:

    The Everglades: The River of Grass - Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

    Summer in the City of Roses - Michelle Ruiz Keil

    Swift & Saddled - Lyla Sage

    Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

    Heretical Fishing 2 - Haylock Jobson

    Mistborn: the Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson

    Hood Feminism - Mikki Kendall

    Vaianaut - V. Casa

    Allergic - Theresa MacPhail

    Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything - Alyson Stoner

    The Spellshop - Sarah Beth Durst

    The Only Purple House in Town - Ann Aguire

    Fellowship of Bakers & Magic - J. Penner

    The Monk & Robot Series - Becky Chambers

    Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - Satoshi Yagisawa

    The Cock Down the Block - Amy Award

    The Wiener Across the Way - Amy Award

    The Anaconda Downstairs - Amy Award

    Ants in Santa's Pants - Amy Award

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Burrito Me in this Book, Pawsitive Reinforcement, & Books we Read in School | Books I Read with My Cat Ep 17
    Sep 5 2025

    In this episode of Books I Read with My Cat we talked about positive reinforcement in our cat's behavior, snuggling up in a cozy book, and books we read in school. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    As a note: when discussing Alyson Stoner's memoir Val mistakenly thought Alyson used she/they pronouns but they use they/them! We've made notes & will do better moving forward!

    Books Discussed in Episode 17:

    Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse

    Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

    Allergic - Theresa MacPhail

    Heretical Fishing 2 - Haylock Jobson

    Saints of the Household - Ari Tison

    Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything - Alyson Stoner

    Faithbreaker - Hannah Kenner

    Viaeon - V. Casa

    Accidently On Purpose - Kristen Kish *****

    Whirligig - Paul Fleischman

    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrated by)

    Tacky the Penguin - Hellen Lester

    Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli

    Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

    The Things They Carried - Tim O’Brien

    Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

    Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

    Night - Elie Wiesel

    The Fruit Series - Jory John & Pete Oswald


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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Crabs, Pokemon, & Heretical Fishing Book Club | Books I Read with My Cat Ep 16
    Aug 22 2025

    On this episode of Books I Read with My Cat it's our second book club! We talk about a few other things as well, but mostly Heretical Fishing. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.


    Spoilers begin at 34:50


    Books Discussed in Episode 16:

    Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson

    Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse

    The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig

    Vaieon - V. Casa

    The Everglades: the River of Grass - Marjory Stoneman Douglas

    Gild - Raven Kennedy

    Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maeher

    A Soul to Keep - Opal Reyne

    How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying - Django Wexler

    Agnes Aubert Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett

    Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid

    Gothictown - Emily Carpenter

    The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna

    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping - Sangu Mandanna

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson

    Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Slingshot Cats, Fake Chewing, & Adventurous Books | Ep 15 Books I Read with My Cat
    Aug 8 2025

    We did a goof & didn't finish Heretical Fishing in time 😅 so on this episode of Books I Read with My Cat, we talk about slingshot cats, fake chewing, & adventurous books! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books Discussed This Episode:

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson

    Tower of Dawn - Sarah J. Maas

    Assassins Blade - Sarah J. Maas

    Accomplice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Gild - Raven Kennedy

    The Everglades: The River of Grass - Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

    Vaieon - V. Casa

    Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson

    System Collapse - Martha Wells

    A Soul to Touch - Opal Reyne

    Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi - Nyasha Hatendi

    The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society - C.M. Waggoner

    Raiders of the Lost Heart - Jo Segura

    The Bridge Kingdom - Danielle L. Jensen

    Vicious - V. E. Schwab

    Whirlwind - Kayla Grosse

    The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent

    The Blood Trials - N.E. Davenport

    The Blood Gift - N.E. Davenport

    A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows - Holly Renee

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Volcanoes, The Snack Queen, & Indie Bookstore Day Hauls | Ep 14 Books I Read with My Cat
    Jul 25 2025

    On this episode of Books I Read with My Cat, we talk about volcanoes, snacks, and our Indie bookstore day hauls! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books Discussed in Episode 14:

    Soul to Touch - Opal Reyne

    Summer in the City of Roses - Michelle Ruiz Keil

    Gild - Raven Kennedy

    Rage Becomes Her - Soraya Chemaly

    Chain-Gang All-Stars - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    A Magical Girl Retires - Park Seolyeon

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson

    The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society - C.M. Waggoner

    Camp Damascus - Chuck Tingle

    Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle

    Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle

    The Cinnamon Bun Book Store - Laurie Gilmore

    Blood Over Bright Haven - M.L. Wang

    Strawberry Patch Pancake House - Laurie Gilmore

    The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman

    The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

    The Starlight Heir - Amalie Howard

    Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Consumed: The Need for Collective Change - Aja Barber

    The Bakery Dragon - Devin Elle Kurtz

    The Music of Bees - Eileen Garvin

    Rust in the Root - Justina Ireland


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Dinosaurs & Disability Rep....Giddy Up, Grandma | Ep 13 Books I Read with my Cat
    Jul 11 2025

    On this episode of Books I Read with My Cat, we talk about dinosaurs, how to get rid of hiccups, and disability representation! Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

    Books discussed in this episode:

    Heart of Abigail - R. Phillip Ritter

    Wildlife and Wilderness Along Alaska’s Inside Passage - by Rachel Cartwright

    The Cinnamon Bun Book Store - Laurie Gilmore

    Enchantra - Kaylie Smith

    Mistborn: the Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson

    Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson

    Gild - Raven Kennedy

    Blood Bright Haven - M.L. Wang

    River of Silver - S.A. Chakraborty

    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte

    Empire of Storm - Sarah J. Maas

    Hunchback - Saou Ichikawa

    Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

    Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo

    Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

    Demystifying Disability - Emily Ladau

    Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

    Godkiller - Hannah Kaner

    Accidental Demons - Claire Edge

    Mixing Magics - Claire Edge

    Cinder - Marissa Meyer

    Float Plan - Trish Doller

    Beautiful People - Melissa Blake

    The Anti-Ableist Manifesto - Tiffany Yu

    Heretical Fishing - Haylock Jobson


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    1 hr and 27 mins