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Sam Austen is a certified feline linguist and former Professor of Feline Psychology at Golden State Medical University. He also hosts Meow: A Literary Podcast for Cats, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play.

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	Meow 4.24 avg rating — 633 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Peace (For Your Cat) 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unabomber Manifesto (For Your Cat): Adapted from Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore J. Kaczynski by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author) (Adaptor), Theodore John Kaczynski (Creator) 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime and Punishment (For Your Cat) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1866 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thus Spoke Zarathustra (For Your Cat) 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pride and Prejudice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wuthering Heights it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writers Debate: Must You Read Novels to Write Them?

Debate rages across Twitter as professor and novelist ⁠Aaron Gwyn⁠ insists that his college-level fiction writing students ⁠can't name a single novelist⁠, living or dead. Can you say literacy crisis?

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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing The Road by Cormac McCarthy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing Wuthering Heights (For the Feline Reader) by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Vastly superior to the recent film adaptation.
Feb 23, 2026 02:53AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Sam Austen rated a book liked it Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book really liked it Open Throat by Henry Hoke (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 10, 2026 12:09AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Open Throat by Henry Hoke. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Open Throat by Henry Hoke <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Sam Austen rated a book did not like it God & Golem, Inc. by Norbert Wiener	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book it was amazing Pride and Prejudice (For Your Cat) by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen wants to read Ill Seen Ill Said by Samuel Beckett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen rated a book really liked it Where the Suckers Moon: The Life and Death of an Advertising Campaign by Randall Rothenberg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sam Austen is now following Gerty Starling's reviews
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