FROM CAT AND DOG CHAT WITH CAREN: I was recently contacted by one of the kindest, sweetest authors I have ever had the pleasure of interacting with. Her name is Kat McCarthy, and while I am not doing book reviews at this time, I was so moved by her email and touched by her kind personality that I ALMOST gave in!!!
What I am happy to do is to post her press release. I am happy to still post about books that sound interesting to me (even if I have not read the book). I encourage you to read this press release, this book sounds like a good one! (Oh and I have received no compensation for featuring this book).
THE WILD SIDE OF THE WALL
INVITES READERS
TO
EXPERIENCE THE WORLD AS A CAT
Kat McCarthy's debut novel follows a
young free-ranging cat who goes looking for friendship — and finds a family she
will risk everything to protect.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — July 28, 2026 — Wild Kin
Press is proud to announce the September 8 publication of The Wild Side of
the Wall by Kat McCarthy. The novel will be available in paperback,
hardcover, and ebook from major booksellers, including Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, Apple Books, Google Play Books, and Kobo.
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| Cover Photo Courtesy of Kat McCarthy |
The Wild Side of the Wall, immerses readers in the sensory world of Cricket, a young
free-ranging cat who goes searching for the closeness she once shared with her
littermates. Venturing past the last wall in her territory, she discovers
Gentle — a large, friendly dog who smells full of puppies and joy. What begins
as cautious curiosity grows into an exuberant friendship — and finally, a
boisterous family to call her own.
When her chosen family is threatened,
Cricket and Gentle leave every wall behind in a desperate race to protect their
pack.
Early readers are calling The Wild
Side of the Wall a must-read for cat lovers — a deeply immersive novel that
makes them feel as though they are experiencing the world as a cat.
“I kept searching for the novel that
would let me truly experience life as a cat. I never found it. So I wrote it,”
McCarthy says.
McCarthy drew on years of observing cats
and studying feline behavior to keep Cricket authentically feline. Cricket
understands her world not through human explanations, but through her own
senses, instincts, and experience as she navigates a world that gives few
second chances.
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Author:
Kat McCarthy
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Publisher: Wild Kin Press
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Publication Date: September 8, 2026
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ISBN Paperback: 979-8-9969860-0-2
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ISBN Hardcover: 979-8-9969860-1-9
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ISBN eBook: 979-8-9969860-2-6
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Page Count: 305
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Available Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
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Language: English
Wild Kin Press publishes books inspired
by the beauty, wonder, and complexity of the living world.
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that sounds great... we would love to read about cricket...
ReplyDeleteThanks SO much for giving Cricket such a warm welcome! ❤️
DeleteSounds like a fun read.
ReplyDeleteI linked this post to Happy Tuesday.
Have a fabulous day and week. Scritches to the boys and a big hug to mom. ♥
AWESOME! Thanks SO much for sharing it!❤️🐾
Deletethank you soooooo much Sandee!! Hope you are having a wonderful birthday!! xoxo
DeleteCaren, I cannot thank you enough for this beautiful introduction and for giving Cricket such a wonderful welcome into the world on publication day. I am so incredibly touched by your kindness — and absolutely thrilled to see The Wild Side of the Wall here on Cat and Dog Chat. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️🐾
ReplyDeleteThat sounds pretty darn cool and well done at that!
ReplyDeleteThanks SO much!
DeleteThat looks good. I had not heard of it. xO
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! It *just* came out this week! =)
DeleteThis sounds like a great story, it took a lot to almost become a cat and write from that point of view.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I was aiming for. To really let readers experience what it is like to actually *be* the cat. I did my best to keep out any anthropomorphism and just focus on the cat. <3
DeleteSounds sweet. I miss the days when we both used to review books all the time.
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