Archive for June, 2024

New Book Launch: The Bravest Pets of Gotham

Posted: 18th June 2024 by The Hatching Cat in FDNY Horses/Mascots
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I’m excited to announce that my next book, The Bravest Pets of Gotham, is now available for pre-ordering. Read on for more details!

1911: The 34 Cats Atop Jack’s Restaurant on Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street

Posted: 11th June 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews
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Mrs. James L. Ward, a widow and proverbial “crazy cat lady,” took a lease of the top floor above Jack’s Restaurant in July 1910. At that time, she had two cats, a pug dog, and a parrot. But then the cats had two cats, and they had two cats, and so on, and so on…