CAT'S PEOPLE

A heartfelt novel about a group of strangers across a vibrant Brooklyn community whose lives intersect through their care for a charismatic, loyal, and sometimes meddlesome stray cat named Cat, bringing connection, found family, and new love.

One fateful summer, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, six lives intersect in the most unexpected ways. Núria, a single-by-choice barista with a resentment for the "crazy cat lady" label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group who takes care of the neighborhood's stray cats. On one of her volunteering days, she starts finding Post-It notes from a secret admirer at the spot where her favorite stray livesa black cat named Cat. Like most cats, he is rather curious and sly, so of course he knows who the notes are from. Núria, however, is clueless. Are the notes from Collin, a bestselling author and self-professed hermit with a weakness for good coffee? Are they from Lily, a fresh-out-of-high school Georgia native searching for her long-lost half-sister? Are they from Omar, the beloved neighborhood mailman going through an early mid-life crisis? Or are they from Bong, the grieving widower who owns her favorite bodega? When Cat suddenly falls ill, these six strangers find themselves connected in their desire to care for him and discover that chance encounters can lead to the meaningful connections they've been searching for. This feel-good book full of kindness, warmth, humor and a cast full of quirky characters is perfect for fans of Emma Straub, Shelby van Pelt, and Clare Pooley. Tanya Guerrero is Filipino and Spanish by birth, but has been fortunate enough to call three countries homethe Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Currently, she lives in a shipping container home in the suburbs of Manila with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of rescued cats and dogs. She has volunteered for animal welfare organizations since 2008, focusing on Trap/Neuter/Return and Rescue/Foster/Adopt. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers has published three of her middle grade books, How to Make Friends with the Sea (2020), All You Knead is Love (2021) and Adrift (2022), which have been nominated for awards, selected by the Junior Library Guild, and awarded the Gourmand Award for Best Food Fiction.