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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures all week.

Author and book industry journalist Melissa Mia Hall submitted that photo of a literary pup: “When I need help with book reviews my dog Daisy is always eager to lend a paw.”

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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures all week.

Writer and publishing consultant Ellen Daly sent that book-loving kitty pic: “Here’s our cat (very originally named “kitty”) … She’s a rescue cat who showed up on our doorstep about 9 years ago and has been our muse ever since. She loves books, as you can see from the other pic.”

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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures all week.

Author Charles Blackstone sent in that picture of Haruki Murakami (the pug) enjoying Saul Bellow’s letters.

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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures over the next week.

Author Laura Anne Gilman shared the LOLcat picture embedded above. Here’s more about the photo: “My cats Pandora (AKA “The Duchess”) and Boomerang (AKA “Boomer-you-Idiot) are long-time staples of my blog. I think more people stop by to hear what they’re up to than to find out about my next book!  So of course I had to use them to run a LOLcat contest. This was a winner.”

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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures over the next week.

Disney Publishing Worldwide publicity director Jennifer Corcoran sent the picture embedded above to kick off a special pet parade of GalleyCat cats. Here’s more: “Here’s a picture of my rescue cat Lindy sitting in a box from our company’s distributor Harper Collins.”

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Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures over the next week.

Here’s more about the picture embedded above, from literary agent Rachelle Gardner: ”I couldn’t pass up the chance to send you a photo of @ReaganTheLab (yes, he has his own Twitter account). Reagan is a 6-year-old yellow lab, 85 pounds of rambunctious, except when he is adorably sleeping with his head on my Bible like he is in this photo. Since my office is in my home, the two of us spend a lot of time together, and he likes to lie at my feet, half under my desk. His favorite things are hiking in the local Colorado foothills, playing in the snow, and carrying shoes around the house.”

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In the photo embedded above, Schatze, the original BookHound, climbs over an ARC mountain. Thanks to Mary from BookHounds for sending the picture.

Welcome to GalleyCat’s annual pet parade, a holiday display of literary pets around the globe. GalleyCat readers have sent in pictures all week–the largest response we’ve ever received to the pet parade. Look for more pet pictures over the next week.

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Since today has been a rather slow August Monday, we wanted to share that picture of an awesome cat-shaped couch–the perfect furniture for any absurdly wealthy individuals in the GalleyCat readership.

For the rest of us, the San Francisco Chronicle profiled eight different cats that live at bookstores around California. Follow this link to download a PDF copy. It is a lovable tribute to the felines who keep our bookstores running.

Here’s an excerpt from the article: “A bookstore cat is a shop’s mascot and keeper, equally adept at charming customers and, when the lights go out, chasing away rodents. And so let us celebrate these furry souls — hopefully not an endangered species! — as more and more readers get their books delivered in shrink-wrapped packages from out-of-state corporate behemoths, or transmitted, in blips, to hand-held devices no cat would ever want to cuddle up to. The profiles below were submitted by Northern California bookstores.”

Yesterday we reported that Homeless Snow Kitty (pictured) had found a home. Now GalleyCat readers can help name the famous real life GalleyCat who had the good fortune to be discovered by a literary agent one recent snowy evening.

The cat was adopted by a reader named Paul, who writes: “We’re still looking for name suggestions. Her eyes are so expressive, and she’s a beautiful cat. She’s still a bit nervous about her new surroundings and likes to spend time under the couch, but bit by bit, she’s getting more outgoing all the time. Her fur is looking shinier and she’s been eating well, and I’m really looking forward to having her as part of the family!”

Share your favorite names for the Homeless Snow Kitty in the comments. We’ll keep you posted on the naming process. All week, writers and readers around the Internet have rallied to support agent Jean Sagendorph in her quest to find a home for the real life GalleyCat.

Yesterday we introduced you to Homeless Snow Kitty, a lonesome cat who had the good fortune to be discovered by a literary agent one recent snowy evening. Writers and readers around the Internet rallied to support agent Jean Sagendorph in her quest to find a home for the real life GalleyCat.

On Twitter, Sagendorph reported that the cat has found a home, describing the drama in 140-character bursts. First she wrote: “Homeless Snow Kitty was totally stressed out by strangers, Vet, etc. She got under the couch and wouldn’t budge. Had to put couch on the side & shoo her out.”

And then, the new owners arrived: “HSK is with awesome NYU couple. OMG. That cat has been so sweet & docile but did a TOTAL flip out. Had to move furniture to get her in crate. Hiss!”

And finally: “Kitty is off to her new home. Time 4 me 2 toss her litter box & pass out! Emotionally exhausting. Oh wait, have to put couch back on floor.”