The six members of Papa’s Book Club came together for their monthly meeting to discuss the novel “Other People’s Pets” on Wednesday in Columbia. The author of the novel, R.L. Maizes, phoned in on a Zoom video call to answer questions about the book and the ideas behind Maizes’ writing.
The feline-friendly establishment has hosted a monthly book club for two-and-a-half years, and despite the pandemic, it continues to meet in-person to pet cats and discuss books. Next month’s book club meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 24, where they will discuss the book, “The Future for Curious People,” by Gregory Sherl.
Papa's Cat Café holds its monthly book club
Papa's Cat Café holds its monthly book club featuring "Other People's Pets: A Novel" by R.L. Maizes on Wednesday at its cafe location in Columbia. Members of the book club were offered a drink and snacks, such as salted caramel cookies, while they discussed the book.
The Papa's Cat Café book club gathers
The Papa's Cat Café book club gathers around cafe co-owner MacKenzie Everett-Kenney, right, and her laptop for a Zoom call with author R.L. Maize on Wednesday at the cafe in Columbia. The book club has been held monthly since mid-2018 and continues to meet despite the pandemic.
Rollo roams the floor
Rollo, one of 20 cats at Papa's Cat Café, roams the floor during the book club on Wednesday at Papa's cafe location in Columbia. Other than its two permanent residents, all the cats at Papa's are adoptable to the public.
Jan Summers discusses "Other People's Pets"
Retired school librarian Jan Summers discusses the characters of R.L. Maizes' novel "Other People's Pets" for a monthly book club Wednesday at Papa's Cat Café in Columbia. "I didn't have a red cat mask to wear," Summers said, "but I did wear this one on purpose tonight for these guys, and I have several other cat ones."
R.L. Maizes speaks to Papa's Book Club
Author R.L. Maizes speaks to Papa's Book Club on Zoom about her novel "Other People's Pets" on Wednesday at Papa's Cat Café in Columbia. The group attempted to guess whether Maizes was a cat or dog person based on the contents of her novel. "I am neither, it's really true," Maizes said. "I have a cat and a dog, and I adore both of them."
Nutella lattes are served
Nutella lattes are served in a cat-themed mug to the members of Papa's Book Club on Wednesday at Papa's Cat Café in Columbia. Many of the mugs at the cafe are donated by members of the community.
Andrew Saeger, Joe Bogue and Jan Summers ask questions to R.L. Maizes
From left, Andrew Saeger, Joe Bogue and Jan Summers ask questions to book author R.L. Maizes as they sit around Papa's Cat Café for a monthly book club Wednesday in Columbia. "I've only been in book club for four or five months now, but Jan over here has been here since the very beginning," Bogue said.
Boone lounges in a chair
Boone, one of the cafe's adoptable cats, lounges in a chair next to a bookshelf during Papa's Book Club on Wednesday at Papa's Cat Café in Columbia. The cats freely wandered the cafe while book club was in session, jumping into laps and playing with the many toys scattered around the room.
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