The Cheese Guys have been in foster for the past several weeks and we are over the (cheese) moon to say their person finally made it official!! We love you Colby & Monty!! RC Adoptions #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣8️⃣➕#️⃣1️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ 🧀🧀 💜 😺

Join us Thurs, Feb 18 at 6 PM for a virtual conversation between author and civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis and local journalist Bob Conrad. We'll discuss the media's incessant focus on 'crime' and policing as a coordinated tactic to obstruct discussion of systemic issues. tinyurl.com/4ehhydkr

OMG we don't play favorites here (all of our cats are perfect angels), but some of us certainly have an extra soft spot for Lenny! He fled his home when some rowdy children moved in and roughed it in a nearby cat colony for 2 years. Now he's already settled into his new home and loving it 😭 ❤️#️⃣1️⃣3️⃣7️⃣

Make sure and come by our drop-in letter writing today (2/15) from 1-4 PM. We will be asking folks to write letters to Des Revol, who is facing terrorism charges for possessing zines. More info @firestorm.coop and tinyurl.com/bd84njna.

Sunday! Join our 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 today (Sunday, February 15th from 1-4 PM) and write a letter! Free and open to all.

Wow! Dwayne "The Cat" Johnson is here, and though he may look 200 years old, this guy is only 11 😮! Dwayne came to us after a pretty rough life outdoors and is looking better every day. This lap cat prefers to have company and is in search of an adopter who is either retired or working from home.

Check out the colorful stack of Patreon books we have handpicked for February - everything from Korean horror to experimental postmodern fiction. You can join our Patreon at various levels, starting at $5; as a new perk, all paid members will receive a link to recordings of events hosted at Rad Cat!

This happy guy is Lenny 😍 though the person who trapped him let us know he prefers to be called "Fan Man!" Whatever you call him, it can't be denied that this shy-at-first TNR angel baby just wants love (and maybe some treats now and again). We can't wait to send him home 💕

Sun, Feb 1st at 2 PM at the Downtown Library, join us to watch The Librarians, which follows a courageous network of besieged librarians as they unite to examine how book restriction policies are shaping library collections. Discussion with advocates and librarians to follow! Free + open to all!

Deep theory drop! Thanks to our friends in the vanguard, @firestorm.coop, we now have copies of Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture!

Sunday double whammy! You better believe it - we sent two perfect little babies home this morning. Frank the Orange Tank and Sweet Keely both found amazing families to adopt. Wish them luck! RC Adoptions #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ and #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣.

A beautiful stack for your beautiful brain. All the way from the UK, thanks to Antenne Books! 🧠 🍽️ 📚

Today! 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. Tonight (January 13th) 6 PM here at the shop - tinyurl.com/yszuau9t

Today! Join our 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 today (Sunday, January 11th from 1-4 PM) and write a letter! Free and open to all.

Goodbye to these beautiful mini-kitties! Billy and Betsy are off to live their best lives with this sweet family and a house-full of animal siblings!! RC Adoptions #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ and #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ ♦️♣️♥️♠️🏠✨💕😭

Can we help you? Say hello to Billy and Betsy - our brand new duo of mini-kitties. Mostly, they like rolling around, snacking, going fishing and hanging out with you! Available for adoption, as always :)

Bye-bye Grippy Guy!!!! Your cuteness was more than this lil bookstore could handle. Big thank you to Elena for taking this baby in as a stray, Options Veterinary Care for getting him adoption ready, and his new person for loving him enough to swoop him up ASAP! RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣2️⃣

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!