Cat Writers' Association

I just found the most awesome organisation -- the Cat Writers' Association.

No, it's not an association of cats who write. It's an association of people who write about cats. More specifically, "the Cat Writers' Association, Inc. (CWA) is an organization of professionals writing, publishing and broadcasting about cats".

Here are some of the goals of the Cat Writers' Association:

• Be a major influence for the good of cats by providing news, information, and education on all aspects of cats
• Improve the quality of writing about cats
• Encourage cat writing in general newspapers and magazines

The site has a book list with some cool titles including:

• One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Find its Inner Kitten
• Outwitting Cats : Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in Your Life That What YOU Want Is Also What THEY Want (hmmm... I'm skeptical that a human could convince a cat of anything they didn't already believe)
• Why Cats Do That: A Collection of Curious Kitty Quirks
• Cat Crimes Through Time
• The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious Connection Between Women and Cats (I actually bought this book last year but never got around to reading it)
• Princess Fiona: My Purrsonal Story
• 101 Reasons Why A Cat Is Better Than A Man
• 101 More Reasons Why A Cat Is Better Than A Man
• Why Cats Make Great Kids
• Women Who Love Cats Too Much

And while checking out some of these books I also found the following:

• Everything Here is Mine
• 101 Reasons Why Cats Make Great Kids
• Cats With Attitude
• Cats In Love

I think I shall have to acquire some of these books!

I actually already have a fairly extensive collection of cat books (general cat health, cat breeds, cat genetics, cat metabolism, cat psychology, cat behaviour, cat mythology, cat cartoons, cats in art, cat photography, fictional cats, real life cat stories). I counted the collection a couple of years ago and it was in excess of 50 books. I've certainly bought many more since then so I'm not sure where it's at now!