Start with high-confidence pet stories & essays books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Cat People
Michael Korda, Margaret Korda
Will's Red Coat
Tom Ryan
My Life Among the Underdogs
Tia Torres
Dog's Best Friend
Simon Garfield
Dogs on the Trail
Blair Braverman, Quince Mountain
The Cat Who Went to Paris
Peter Gethers
Running With Sherman
Christopher McDougall
Pets and the City
Dr. Amy Attas
Sitting With Dogs
Rocky Kanaka
A Cat Named Darwin
William Jordan
Cats of Thistle Hill
Roger A. Caras
Esther the Wonder Pig
Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter
Pawverbs for a Dog Lover’s Heart
Jennifer Marshall Bleakley
Gizelle's Bucket List
Fern Watt
Tamed and Untamed
Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Best Dog in the World
Alice Hoffman
