Wholesale Shop Cats of New York (Revised and Expanded)

Humans of New YorkmeetsThe French Catin this carefully curated, gorgeous collection featuring photographs of New Yorks iconic shop cats and the stories behind themnow including twenty additional shops/cats and updates about the shops from the original edition. Its been almost 10 years since popular cat blogger Tamar Arslanian and renowned cat photographer Andrew Marttila's book Shop Cats of New York captured the city's deeply loved and well-cared-for felines reigning over their urban kingdoms. In the years since, some of the featured shops shuttered their doors or moved to new spaces while others said goodbye to their beloved shop cats or welcomed new furry faces. This much anticipated revised and expanded edition introduces 45 of New Yorks finest cats, 20 of whom are brand-new to this edition and all with extraordinary stories to tell. These fabulous felines inhabit New York Citys most legendary and coziest spotsthe Algonquin Hotel, a whiskey distillery, bookstores, bodegas and grocery stores, firehouses, a rubber stamp store, an art supplies store, and everything in between. True New Yorkersmasters of people watchingthey perch on wine crates, piles of books, and a classic hotel countertop, taking in the activity around them, judging their peers, and thrilling their enthusiastic admirers. A celebration of some of the citys most revered feline citizens and a unique look at New York life, this enchanting, illustrated volume is a must for every cat lover and Big Apple devotee.