Illustrated gift books · 100 lessons per book

The cat has inner peace.
You have a phone.

A plush black cat who’s never once picked up a call explains, in one hundred short lessons, how it’s done. One line, one drawing, turn the page. No exercises. No journaling prompts.

  • 100 lessons
  • 100 illustrations
  • 130 pages
  • Paperback & hardcover
Book 1 is coming soon
Cat Memos for Inner Peace - cover with a black cat sitting in a lotus pose beside a zen garden
The cat from Cat Memos: a plush black cat, half-lidded eyes, thoroughly unimpressed
The Cat

She has no appointments. She has a point.

She isn’t angry. She’s simply not impressed. Not by your calendar, not by your group chat, and definitely not by the question of what you do for a living. Across twenty chapters she tells you what she’s always known: no is a complete sentence, sleep beats drama, and if you avoid eye contact, you don’t technically exist in the room.

Lesson 89

Your folders were perfectly organized. I’ve corrected that.

Lesson 11

“No” doesn’t need an apology as its bodyguard.

Lesson 88

Everything’s going wrong. I have popcorn. You have the lead role.

The Series

Nine books. Nine parts of life. One cat.

Every book has its own color, its own cat and its own topic. Together they cover a whole life you could’ve skipped.

Cat Memos for Inner Peace
Book 1

Inner Peace

100 lessons for anyone who wants to be left alone.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for the Holidays
Book 2

Holidays

100 lessons for surviving the holidays.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for the Office
Book 3

Office

100 lessons for surviving meetings, coworkers and reviews.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for Love
Book 4

Love

100 lessons for singles and tired couples.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for Vacation
Book 5

Vacation

100 lessons for anyone who should have stayed home.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for Parents
Book 6

Parents

100 lessons for parents between no sleep and the carpool line.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for the Household
Book 7

Household

100 lessons for ignoring the mess with style.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for Fitness
Book 8

Fitness

100 lessons for anyone who thinks exercise is an overreaction.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for Aging
Book 9

Aging

100 lessons for going over the hill with attitude.

Coming soon
Cat Memos for the Garden
Book 10

Garden

100 lessons against mowers, slugs and garden gnomes.

Coming soon

Paperback $12.99 · Hardcover $19.99 · 6 × 9 in · 128 pages · 100 lessons · 100 illustrations

FAQ

Questions people ask

What is Cat Memos?

A series of illustrated gift books. Each book holds 100 lessons from a very unimpressed cat on one part of life - inner peace, the holidays, the office, love, travel, parenting, housework, fitness, growing older. One line and one large ink drawing per lesson.

Is this a self-help book with exercises?

No. No exercises, no journaling prompts, no breathing instructions. You read one line, you look at the cat, you turn the page. Half an hour and you’re through - or you leave it on the coffee table where guests can see it.

Who is it for?

For anyone who wants to be left alone, and for anyone who’s been told to “just relax” one time too many. As a gift for cat people, coworkers, your best friend, Secret Santa, stocking stuffers, birthdays - and for yourself.

What is the format?

6 × 9 inches, 130 pages, cream paper, black-and-white interior. Available as paperback and hardcover, printed by Amazon.

Is the inside in color?

No, on purpose. The illustrations are ink drawings with soft gray washes - that’s what gives the book its calm tone and keeps the price under $15.

The cat doesn’t recommend buying this book. The cat recommends nothing. But she stays.

Book 1 is coming soon