Regular readers of Linda’s Book Bag will know how much I like being part of a book’s early life. Those who know me personally will know I am a huge cat lover. Consequently, combining twin passions of books and cats, it gives me great pleasure to reveal the brand new Cat Society by Ray Sadri today. I was thrilled when Ray asked me if I’d like to do this.

Let me give you all the details:

Cat Society

Cat Society is a witty and bonkers story of life and politics in Westminster – reimagining the debates, events and headlines of recent years had the world been run by cats. A lot changes. A lot doesn’t.

The country is on the brink of bankruptcy, and backbencher Douglas Schnitty is disappointed with the thousands of homeless cats sleeping by the bins. He gets frustrated with higher powers who only seem to care about their own interests and preserving the country’s finances.

He schmoozes and sabotages his way through the political elite, from assisting the bombastic Hector Perp Pahpousson to disrupting the plans of the Prime Minister. Can his conscience save him, and the slum cats, as events spiral out of control?

Doesn’t that sound utterly mad and intriguing? I can’t wait to read Cat Society.

Cat Society will be released on 28th September 2023 by the Book Guild and is available for pre-order in all the usual places including Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon.

About Ray Sadri

Ray is on a mission to provide laughs and entertainment through beautifully simple, silly, and often downright bonkers literature. With cats.

He has been a radio journalist, a central government Chief Press Officer, and now runs campaigns in the worlds of politics and business. He lives with his fiance, baby boy, and Norwegian Forest Cat, Mads — who naturally reigns supreme in the family. Ray has realised, after spending many years living with cats and working with politicians, that the two share a great deal in common. They can be intelligent, cunning, cute and lethal in equal measures. It is this realisation that helped him dream up the concept of Cat Society.

For further information  about Ray (and the cats), follow them on Twitter @CatSocietyUK, visit the website or find him on Instagram and Facebook.