Welcome, Griffy (aka Grippy Socks)! You are in for a rare treat - Griffy is a ~5 month old whippersnapper with absolutely zero shame for his peak-level cuteness. Playful, affectionate, great with other animals - this is a turnkey cat if we've ever seen one. Come meet him today!

Announcing a new, writing-based community building project - Letter to My Neighbor! Have a question? Ask one! Got all the answers? Provide one! Or join an ongoing discussion. All supplies and instructions provided at the front of the shop near the bulletin board/free stuff zone. Talk to each other!

Rad Cat Reader Volume 1 has dropped! Make sure and grab your copy of this limited edition zine anthology of local authors and artists. Beautifully risograph-printed in black and electric pink, these zines capture what this incredible community has felt and made this year - and they are only $7!

Junebug was adopted last week and are just over the moon with the sweet updates about how curious, social, and happy she already is in her new home! Check out the precious pics below of Juney and her new person :) RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣

Through December 21st!! Downer Endings is donating 10% of all pet portrait commissions to Options Veterinary Care when you mention The Radical Cat 😍🙊💋 tinyurl.com/3cdxj9h4

Bout to be a big weekend! We are so stoked to announce the Rad Cat Reader Vol. 1, a riso-printed anthology zine of local writers and artists close to our hearts. Limited-run drops on December 6th during Hi-Dez. Only available here at the shop! Also, 10% off the whole store all weekend :)

Join our monthly drop-in community letter-writing event to reach out to incarcerated folks in Nevada and beyond with messages of support and solidarity from the outside. Stop by the shop anytime on Sunday, December7th from 1-4 PM and write a letter! Free and open to all.

Colby & Keeley making the most out of the rug 💕 We have a bunch of social, playful cats over here ready to be adopted. What are you waiting for!!

Sunday, Nov 23, 1-2:30 PM: Magazine Writing 101! Learn how to pitch online and print magazines and make $ freelance writing. Crafting the perfect pitch, learning to navigate magazine mastheads and finding the perfect editor, knowing your topic and audience—Gemma's got you! Free and open to all.

Friday, Nov 21 at 630, watch Supply Chain Solidarity: Lessons from the Lithium Frontlines. Supply chain workers and organizers journey 600+ miles across Nevada to learn about the impacts of lithium mining for vehicle batteries on Indigenous communities. Special guests from the film will be here!

6 PM on Thursday, November 20th for a casually guided mixer, where people can come and safely discuss death, dying, grief and all of the emotions surrounding these deeply significant and sorely under-discussed topics. Help to break the taboo on talking about dying! Led by a local death doula.

So so so very very happy that Princess' fosters decided to make it official today and sent us this special Princess propaganda to commemorate the occasion. 💞 👑🍭 RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣

We are bursting at the seams with cats over here! We've got 5 sweet, adoptable angels over here -- one pair of bonded males (~2 y/o), one pair of bonded females (~3 y/o), and one recently spayed mama cat ready to be pampered (~2 y/o). Come meet them today!

For all the lit-heads out there, we will be at the Nevada Writer's Hall of Fame on Nov 7th, celebrating the release of The Wonder Years, by Arian Katsimbras. Hell ya for badass Reno poets! Hardcover jacket shown below. tinyurl.com/m8ubbpyf

Join our monthly drop-in community letter-writing event to reach out to incarcerated folks in Nevada and beyond with messages of support and solidarity from the outside. Stop by the shop anytime on Sunday, November 9th from 1-4 PM and write a letter! Free and open to all.

Come celebrate the unveiling of a new mural on our building, created by the amazing Autumn Harry! Today! November 3rd, 5 PM in the parking lot, kick off Native American Heritage Month with communal prayer, a traditional round dance, and delicious mini Navajo tacos prepared by Beverly Harry.

Looking for cute gifts for the readers in your life? Look no further than our Date With A Book holiday display, curated and assembled by Lola! Each mystery book is adorably decorated with a no-spoiler description of the treasure inside and big-time discounted for your shopping pleasure :)

Our first-ever Death Cafe! Join us at 6 PM on Thursday, October 30th for a casually guided mixer, where people can come and safely discuss death, dying, grief and all of the emotions surrounding these deeply significant and sorely under-discussed topics. Led by a local death doula!

New Spanish language stack! Nuevos libros en español!

Tears of joy sending our main man Benny to the peaceful, loving home he deserves 💕 😭 🏠 RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣

Sunday, October 26th at 6 PM join us for an awesome author talk and Q&A! Deconstructing Settler Socialism is an anarchist-written and anarchist-published (!) book that documents a radical history very relevant to our region. Free and open to all. tinyurl.com/mtfb998u for more info!

Princess is a curious, on-her-own-terms lapcat. Today, she's managing inventory from upstairs. Princess has been here for two months and is more than ready for her own home 💕

These two super affectionate cuties are just baffled as to why you haven't introduced yourself yet. Where you been? Princess (8 y/o female pictured here lap-chillin') and Bennington (10 y/o splayed out) are ready to go home! Maybe you haven't been by because you are afraid of falling in love...?

Four rad new/new-to-us titles just in!

Tarot Exploratorium is a time to come together, be inventive, and create with the tarot. No previous experience with reading the tarot is required to join. We will explore different decks and reading methods. Tuesday, October 14th at 6 PM here at the shop - $10 to participate! tinyurl.com/2emskd84

Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair Haul!!! Patches from Entangled Roots, lit from PM, AK, Active Distro and Kersplebedeb, and (not pictured) hella zines from all kindsa peeps (pretty much all free in our free zone near the front of the shop). Come get radicalized - again!

We are hiring! Scope the job posting below for more info :)

One way to push back against the fascist noise that usurps our freedom to read is by expressing how much you love books and why! Grab a review card from the front desk this week and enter a raffle to win a tote-full of rad lit! Review cards will then live on our shelves to spread the love forever :)

Join our monthly drop-in community letter-writing event to reach out to incarcerated folks in Nevada and beyond with messages of support and solidarity from the outside. Stop by the shop anytime on Sunday, October 12th from 1-4 PM and write a letter! Free and open to all.

New Ben Passmore! A very timely and rarely told graphic history of Black resistance, told with Passmore's inimitable style and wit. Anger, laughter, inspiration and empowerment await you!

Join CodePink today to protest the genocide in Gaza - funded and facilitated here in our own backyard by Sierra Nevada Corp. 1 PM at Legends - they will have signs and materials, so just show up! Also: our Known Your Rights training, planned for today, is cancelled :( Stay tuned for a resched!

Humble but mighty stack of new lit! Horror, modernism, and vintage choose-your-own-adventure - which will you read?

As the situation on the ground in Gaza only gets worse, we are doing what we can to directly support and uplift Gazans and their voices. Just in: this Palestinian cookbook zine written by a young Gazan named Omar. All proceeds go directly to him and his mutual aid work on the ground.

Sure, you can buy plant hangers, but why not make your own? Amy Aramanda, local artist and stained-glass glazier, will lead a super-accessible, no-prior-knowledge-necessary workshop on how to make macramé plant hangers. $35 includes all supplies you need to hang your fave flora. tinyurl.com/upcde6uy

We are excited to be hosting a drop-in community letter-writing event to reach out to incarcerated folks in Nevada and beyond with messages of support and solidarity from the outside. Stop by the shop anytime on Sunday, September 14th from 1-4 PM and write a letter! Free and open to all.

Pocket 2026 Slingshots - the classic vibe - as well as spiral bound pocket planners - when you really gotta get serious and spread those pages - are in! True radicals plan, plan, plan, so come get your next year of resistance in order.

Patreon perks! Poetry, crafting, local Nevada flavor, cultology, pyramid-scheme-ology, and more! We also have a ton of zines and a newly improved used book section, for lower tier subscribers to take your pick. Something for everyone :) We appreciate your support so much: tinyurl.com/yastrbt7

Two new must-reads! Alien invasion in White's adult debut and deep literary reflection on having and losing a mother in Roy's memoir. Balance horror dystopia with family chronicle - wait, which is which, again?

2026 Slingshot planners are arriving! Get organized while celebrating all the radical people and years that came before. We have large spiral-bound planners currently and will have pocket sizes very soon!

Tarot Exploratorium is a time to come together, be inventive, and create with the tarot. No previous experience with reading the tarot is required to join. We will explore different decks and reading methods. Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 6 PM here at the shop - $10 to participate! tinyurl.com/3mwtdnnv

Kyle Casey Chu! Join us for a craft talk on writing, screenwriting, and inspiration. Kyle writes, makes films, performs drag, plays in badass bands - she does it all! Come + chat about how to turn personal experience into meaningful, powerful art. Free and open to all - bring your friends!

Beautiful Daisy! We are so happy to announce her fosters made it official and are welcoming this gentle, loving kitty into their family!! Enjoy this pic of Daisy really feeling herself in her forever home 😭 Good job Daisy ;) RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣

Princess is back! This social, playful gal is looking for a low-stress home either as a solo kitty or with maximally chill animal friends. Enjoy these pics of Princess doing a once-over of the shop: her food, her reflection, and the chair. Thankfully, it seems that everything is to her liking.

We sent this perfect angel home just a couple days shy of her 2 month anniversary at RC. Cocoa we will love you always and forever 💜 RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣2️⃣7️⃣

Tomorrow! August 15th at 6 PM, come down to Rad Cat for a discussion about writing, adventure, radical parenting, risk and resilience with author Susan Norman and poet Karen 'Kat' Terry. We will have Susan's new memoir RISK, available for purchase and signing. Free and open to all!

Tarot Exploratorium is a time to come together, be inventive, and create with the tarot. No previous experience with reading the tarot is required to join. Tuesday, August 12th at 6 PM right here at the shop - only $5 to participate! tinyurl.com/yc5ftbcz

Tomorrow! Saturday, August 9th, we are proud and excited to host Eric King for an honest, uncensored discussion on the Federal Prison System in anticipation of his upcoming book on PM Press, A Clean Hell. Books will be available for pre-order. Free and open to all.

Goodbye sweet angel!!! Our love for you is infinite!!! RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 😭

Books + cat toys + plushies + hell ya! We got new stacks to read, nip to trip, and handmade plushies to snuggle. One-stop-shop at Rad Cat oh yeah!

This beautiful guy is coming out of his shell 💕 Buddy is a 12 y/o baby: sweet, cuddly, and playful. Buddy is looking for a calm, loving home with or without other kitty friends. Come meet this sweet kitty and pass it on! 💌