MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats

The Meow Library

samaustenlit@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A literary-criticism show for cats, blending playful framing with serious literary analysis. It can offer strong PR value to writers/academics/public intellectuals by creating a memorable, niche hook while discussing craft, publishing, and literary culture.

Metrics

Episodes: 87

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 5.5k followers

Contact Information

samaustenlit@gmail.com

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Host

The Meow Library - Presented by meowlibrary.com and described as sustaining the podcast; credited as conducting or presenting content (e.g., exclusive interview with a prize winner; literary analysis presentations). ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established or award-winning writers (e.g., short story prize winners) and/or notable authors/academics with credible literary/publishing standing; in at least one case, a guest is a clearly identified contest winner. Guests may also be relevant figures whose work is directly tied to the episode’s literary subject.
Required Achievements:  
Literary prize wins (e.g., Commonwealth Short Story Prize), Published short fiction / recognized works in literary competitions, Public-facing authorship and/or scholarly visibility

Recent Guest Discussions

Jamir Nazir - Claim/rumors About Whether AI Was Used In Generating The Story And Discussion Of His Story/identity Context

Recent Topics

Literature, Literary Criticism, Publishing, Fiction, Poetry

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
MEOW: A Literary Podcast for Cats
:

87. AI Wins Harper's Bazaar's Short Story Competion

June 20, 2026

This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. Twitter user Nabeel S. Qureshi was quick to identify the winner of the 2026 Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition, Back and Forth, ostensibly by "Kavyata Kay," as largely, if not entirely, AI-generated. The panel of Bazaar judges, which included novelist Ruth Ozeki, are not so quick to cast aspersions, denying, as of this writing, any knowledge of AI involvement. The Meow Library team was unable to get past the story's fi...

86. The Granta / Commonwealth Short Story Prize Scandal: Our Exclusive Interview with Winner Jamir Nazir (He’s Not AI)

May 20, 2026

 Jamir Nazir, winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Caribbean Region) for “The Serpent in the Grove,” has agreed to speak to The Meow Library and dispel once and for all rumors that AI had been used in generating his story, and even his identity. Nazir is in fact a common gray housecat who had been using Google to translate his native tongue into English when preparing his submission. Here’s his full story—raw and untranslated. Jamir Nazir’s “The Serpent in the Grove” can be read here...

85. The Guardian’s 100 Best Novels of All Time: The Most Controversial Picks 

May 18, 2026

This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library. UK stalwart The Guardian has drawn from more than 100 authors and critics to develop a list of the 100 best novels of all time. While many of the greats are present and accounted for, some of their picks are sure to draw controversy, especially Meow: A Novel, ranked seventeenth. Released in 2022, Meow: A Novel is the magnum opus of linguist and former psychology professor Sam Austen, who discarded all traditional modes of composition to craf...

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