Caught in a Cat Romance

Photopoetry Book

by Airie McCready 

$30 - $50

A love letter for cat owners, this beautiful photopoetry book combines stunning cat photography, heartfelt poetry, and the unique art of Airie McCready, an expert on Sphynx and Devon Rex cats. McCready shares her personal collection of poetry, which she wrote about her feline family, beginning with the joy of a kitten and then walking us through each stage of life to the end. Caught in a Cat Romance is a celebration of the magic and deepest connections between these beloved creatures and their human. 

POETRY / Women Authors

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Artists' Books/ Digital

Sphynx cat, book, poetry, poetry book, photo book, coffee table, Art Book, Art Book for Coffee Table

Publish Date: October 2nd, 2025

$30.00 Paperback, 54 pages

ISBN 9798991729024

$50.00 Hardcover, 56 pages

ISBN 9798991729031

Cover, Editing, Illustrator, and Interior Design: Airie McCready

Contributing Photographer: Jeff Bray

Formatting: Mandy Parrey

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"A personal, vulnerable volume of poems about loving cats."— Kirkus Reviews

McCready celebrates her pet cats in this illustrated poetry collection.

To be a cat owner is to spend innumerable hours entranced by the things your cats do. The author, a prolific documenter of her cats both in photographs and in verse, knows this all too well. “I have a camera that’s inside my eye,” begins one poem. “My little babies are always posing for me. / Sometimes they run, and sometimes they play, / then my minds eye video stores it all away.” In these 24 poems, McCready praises her many cats, current and former, documenting the joys and trials of cat ownership. She composes odes to particular cats, like Devlin and Rhys, and writes from the perspective of others, like the “terrible and alone” Daisy.  

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"The 24 cat poems are a delight to read. Examples include “If their souls had a song” – “Sealed in a Purr” – “A Clock & A Cat – and ”One True North.” Evident in the poems is the ability of the cats to heal a person. Reading the poem “Cat Medicine” sums up the physical and mental healing: “When I touch your back, my pains slips away. Maybe for a minute, an hour, a day.”

These poems are both personal, reflecting inward, and external, in praise of all the poet’s cats, naked and furred. A wonderful escape to read this anthology." (review souce)

Martina A. Nicolls Amazon Reader

"... Engaging, thoughtful, and heartfelt, author Airie McCready’s “Caught in a Cat Romance” is a must-read nonfiction book of poetry and photography. Whether readers use this book for emotional connection, stunning photography, or simply as a conversation starter, it will instantly resonate with them and become a sensational read altogether." (review source)

Author Anthony Avina

★★★★★

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★★★★★

Visually stunning with delightful poems

Airie McCready, after earning her journalism degree, took an unconventional path. Instead of journalism, she immersed herself in fine art, computer graphics, and freelancing as an art director. After her marriage ended, she adopted a new name to shed her ex-husband’s shadow. This marked the beginning of her self-discovery journey, leading her to help people understand the profound love and companionship cats offer. Driven by her passion for teaching, McCready shares her expertise having observed cats’ behavior for over 20 years, specifically Sphynx and Devon Rex for over 10 years. She believes her deep connection with her felines is both physical and spiritual.

About her writing, she states, “The joy of a new kitten or cat releases emotions that make me tumble deep down to see who that kitten is on an energetic level as well as how they fit into our world as they grow up. Later, the loss of a beloved member of my feline family triggers what I have learned and what needs to be let go and grieved. Caught in a Cat Romance expresses the polarity of love and grief that any pet lover can understand.”

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