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Meow: A Novel and Other Meow Library Titles Available Wholesale to Booksellers

It's easier than ever for booksellers to get Meow: A Novel and other Meow Library titles at wholesale prices.

How Trump Defunded the Humanities and Doomed Literacy Forever: UChicago, the Death of the NEA, and Radical Solutions

This podcast is a presentation of ⁠ The Meow Library ⁠ . This is our future. The University of Chicago’s Humanities Department is poised...

Meow: A Novel: Postmodernity's Crisis of Meaning, by Ali Rashidian

This article was originally published in Farsi via Iran's Rasa News Agency Meow: A Novel has achieved impressive sales since its 2023...

Meow: A Novel: Enlightenment, Social Critique, or Emptiness? Marketing Analyst Mostafa Farahini's Thoughts

I'd like to prompt an investigation into the psychological and market conditions surrounding Meow: A Novel. I am neither for or against it—just starting a conversation. 

Rebecca Van Laer's Zoosemiotics: The Meaning of Meow, the Meaning of Life

“Consciousness stands in the way of a good life. …the feline mind is one and undivided. Pain is suffered and forgotten, and the joy of...

The Wrath of BookTok: The Rise and Fall of Luke Bateman

This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library . Luke Bateman, former rugby player and Bachelor star turned BookTok darling, recently...

What's the Deal With Ocean Vuong?

This podcast is a production of ⁠ The Meow Library ⁠ . Ocean Vuong’s poetic voice, marked by tender precision and aching vulnerability,...

Neural Whisker Relay: A Sci-Fi LitRPG For Your Cat

This LitRPG is a presentation of The Meow Library . This week’s podcast is the first in an ongoing LitRPG series immersing you and your...

Simon & Schuster's Sean Manning Publishes Stray Cat

This podcast is a presentation of ⁠ The Meow Library ⁠ . On a recent March morning, the Simon & Schuster video team is huddled in the...

The Art of Misdirection: "Retreat" by Krysten Ritter

This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library . Retreat can be purchased here . In Krysten Ritter's Retreat, a novel ostensibly...