The Cat Who Saved Books is more than just a story about a talking cat; it is a love letter to literature itself. It reminds us that books are not trophies to be counted or products to be consumed rapidly—they are vessels of human empathy meant to teach us how to care for others.
The success of The Cat Who Saved Books naturally led to a sequel. For fans who finish the first book and crave more, the series continues with .
Sōsuke Natsukawa is a Japanese physician and novelist. Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1978, he graduated from Shinshu University Medical School and practices medicine at a hospital in the largely rural prefecture of Nagano. His multi-volume debut novel, Kamisama no Karute (God's Medical Records), won the prestigious Shogakukan Fiction Prize. The Cat Who Saved Books is the first of his novels to be translated into English.