Meet The Authors
Experts in their fields and approved by Cats.
THERE ARE many books out there called things like 30 second guide, Bite size guides and so on, on art, science, music, literature, philosophy, politics economics and more…
The Clowder USP is that our authors turn the dry facts into easy digestible tasty entertaining chunks illustrated brilliantly.
Clowder does this using Cats.
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JULIA COSH
How Cats Work
Julia Cosh holds a doctorate Biomimetics from the University of Southampton. As a distraction from writing her thesis, she became fascinated by the bioengineering of her own five cats. Her observations inspired her to apply her cross-disciplinary expertise and create the ultimate cat manual.
HELMUT VAN WEINREB
Be More Cat
Helmut van Weinreb is a feline behaviourist specialising in the interactive dynamics of cat-human relationships. He is the president of Felix Felicitas, a global organisation that promotes sustainable self-based happiness, and Director of the prestigious Ser Mas Gato Institute in La Jolla, California.
VIV CROOT
The Infographic Cat
Viv Croot is a writer and editor specialising in illustrated reference for adults, She has compiled and written five biographic books, explaining lives of the great and good in infographic terms, so cats will provide a refreshing feline challenge.
STELLA HYDE
The Feline Zodiac
Stella Hyde is the best-selling author of the Darkside Zodiac Trilogy, Snarling Tiger, Dirty Rat. and Horrorscopes. Aside from her astro credentials, Stella has shared her life with at least 20 cats-although not all at once-and made serious notes along the way.
IAN HEATH
The Cat Rules with Viv Croot
Clever Cats with Nell Faulkner
Ian Heath studied at St Martin’s School of Art in London before becoming a prolific Fleet Street cartoonist. Nowadays he spends much of his time painting and has exhibited in Spain, Portugal and the UK. He’s currently having fun creating papier-mâché sculptures and is constantly adding to his range greetings cards. He has published two books for children (That Cat) and more than 70 other books.
Viv Croot is a writer and editor specialising in illustrated reference for adults, She has tackled most aspects of popular culture, from astrology to wellness, and is very fond of cats, so was a natural pick to reveal the enigmatic Miaouw culture to the uninitiated.
Nell Faulkner writes reference books for adults and children on a wide range of subjects, as well as fiction for young readers. She has benefitted from the wisdom of at least 11 cats over the years, and lives in rural Essex.
J.B.SEGAL
Musical Cats | Artist’s Cats
J B Segal is a writer and critic who works in collaborative creation with artists and musicians from Europe and USA. His published work has been exclusively digital, and this will be his first physical book. He splits his time between his apartment in Berlin and a shared Dutch barge in Delft.
FAT CATS EXPLAIN
THE SECRET BANKER – Money
The Fat Cats are a secretive plutocratic syndicate based in Panama. Allegedly.They are phenomenally successful yet totally anonymous. Nobody knows their names, or how many of them there are.We are honoured to work with them, but cannot tell you any more. Superinjunctions.
VICKI STRAWSEN
Literary Cats
Vicki Strawsen is a writer, broadcaster and educator based in rural Canada.She holds a BA in Creative Writing and is conducting research into the role of emotional support animals for writers, which she hopes will lead to her first doctorate. Her own animal is a Maine Coon called Atwood.
TARA NOBLE
Scientific Cats
Tara Noble is a scientific communicator, interfacing between hard science and the average brain, helping to make big ideas comprehensible. She has worked for NASA, and for Elon Musk among others, and writes the occasional columns for New Spaceman. This is her first cat based project.
