This book is a celebration of queer icons past and present. Each person is photographed with a cat of some kind. It starts with the history of how people have treated cats. It isn't a ton of information, but it definitely peaks your interest. There were a lot of really interesting facts about cats. Each icon has two pages, one full of information about them and a picture. I love the pictures. I wasn't familiar with everyone in the book, but I enjoyed it and learned a lot.

This book is certainly full of queer icons --as if the cover didn't give that away with our Queen Jujubee. There are some you'll expect like Freddie Mercury, well known for his love of cats; but there are also some that will be a surprise. A pleasant surprise for me was the inclusion of Josephine Baker as her sexuality was not as publicized when she was alive --oh yeah, and her "cat' was a CHEETAH! There are a few other big cats and I really appreciate them because they are so cute and really make the book so much more exciting.

The snippets of biographical information about the people and their pets is nice. Some of the photographs feel like little intrusions into the lives of our favorite celebrities. Some of the photographs feel more like awkward candids that also happen to feature cats. Those certainly feel like stretches and that they were used simply to include notable queer icons like James Baldwin.

I really like the inclusion of women in STEM in this series like Lynn Conway and Rachel Carson. I am a little hesitant to be too excited about Carson and some other not out in their lifetimes queer icons listed as I have mixed feelings on whether or not they would have self-identified in the way the book presents.

This is fun as a coffee table book, and I do appreciate the wide variety of the people included in the book. It included people I knew and didn't, as well as people I knew and didn't know were queer, which was a fun surprise for those. I was very pleasantly surprised with the inclusion of Frenchie Davis, who has always famously deserved better! Overall this was cute if not life-changing, but I don't think it was supposed to be, and that's just fine!

I received an uncorrected proof of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The nature of this book lends itself to a short review, but I really enjoyed reading this book, and can definitely see it as being a great coffee table book. I'm excited to pick up a physical copy when it is published. It's an adorable set of short artist biographies paired with photos of the artists and their feline friends.

Beautiful queer lives with beautiful feline lives. What more could you want? I really enjoyed seeing all the gorgeous photos. Would definitely recommend for anyone LGBT, especially if they are a cat lover.

What a gorgeous book! I was fascinated reading about these icons, especially Dusty Springfield and Elton John! This is the perfect coffee table book! And a terrific conversation starter! Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle books for the ePub!

I really enjoyed this little book! Packed with information on queer icons, I learned so much. I especially loved the extra pages for James Baldwin. It was very readable and I obviously loved all the pictures of the cats mentioned. I read it with my own cats snuggled near by 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Queer folx. Cats. What more do I need in a cool picture/mini bio book? Uhm, nothing, I think you’ll find. When attracting me to media, if you can sell me on the fact that is has queer characters and or cats, I’m pretty much sold forever and ever.

This book is chocked full of famous names, past and present alongside their (mostly) furry, feline friends. It’s a cool look at some of our icons, and would make the perfect addition to any cool coffee table.

It’s out in May of next year, so keep an eye out for it, and peep that gorgeous pic of Jujubee on the cover! ❤

Nice collection of photographs with short, informative and entertaining narratives for each artist that is featured. The title is a little misleading. Though many of the Icons are posed with their feline family members, some just happen to have a cat in the picture. Some posed, some candid.

My favorites are the cover and the expressive shot of Chaz Bono. A few fascinated me and several I found out of place. Overall, an interesting collection.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Aaamaazing!!!!!!! With icons like Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Michael, Josephine Baker and Janis Joplin, just to name a few, how could you resist? This is a work of art full of breathtaking images of celebrated and infamous
notable individuals of our time, with their beloved felines. I was captivated by the memorable photographs depicting these notorious cat lovers. Being a cat lover myself, I could not get enough. I loved learning about the lives of these influencers and their furry companions. I was fortunate to receive an ARC, but still anxiously anticipating a physical copy so I can savor all of the beautiful and stunning pictures. Thank you NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this treasure. 5 purrfect 😻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

Beautiful, intimate portraits of queer notables with their feline friends. I really enjoyed the tidbits of information that are given in each short bio, along with the heartwarming imagery. A great read, and a great book to have for all cat lovers.

I absolutely loved this book. It's a great coffee table book. Let's break it down :
- Great introduction to so many important Queer icons with enough informations to situate yourself if you don't know them.
- Funny bits and anecdote that make you see some icons with a new light
- Stunning pictures (I particularly loved the more candid ones)

Con :
Although I understand many factors can limit the choices, I was surprised to see Sharon Needles (no tea no shade, I love Sharon) but not RuPaul himself ! I also wish there had been a more broader representation of LGBTQ+ icons (more trans, non-binary, gender fluid, ace people, pansexual, etc.)

I have to admit that I didn't know I needed this book until stumbling upon it. While I also would've been perfectly content with a book only filled with photography, Queer Icons and Their Cats provides readers with a page of information about each icon, accompanied by a photograph starring themselves and their feline friends. I think this would make a fantastic coffeetable read, a way to invite others into learning about Queer Icons in an inviting cat-friendly way.

This book is great for the pictures of cats alone, but the information in it is excellent, too. I learned a lot about queer icons I didn't know were queer, or hadn't heard of before. I liked it a lot, and was excited to see JuJuBee on the cover.

I just wish it had been a little longer.

Review to come April 25 2021 to blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I just couldn't resist this book. I love cats (despite being allergic to them), I love LGBT books, I love photography books. So this seemed a match made in heaven and I was eager to start reading it. 

In this one we meet various LGBT Icons (sorry, I just don't feel comfortable calling them queer, I know I as a bi-person don't want to be called queer) and their cats. Along with a photograph we also get some information on the icon, what they did in life, family, their cats, and other things. It was quite interesting to read especially since I don't know a lot of the people mentioned. Some truly famous people I recognised, but others, not really. So I liked finding out about these people. 

I loved that the cats aren't just house cats. We also see leopards and other cats that one may not want as a pet. I loved the diversity and it made seeing each photograph even more fun. What kind of cat would be on there? A house cat? Which one? A not-so-house cat? Which one? 

I loved that this book isn't just about people who live now/are alive now. It also features LGBT icons who died. Like Freddie Mercury. 

All in all a good book to read and very interesting. I love the photographs and learned about people.

I loved this. I loved the photos, the biographies, the diversity, all of it. Famous LGBTQ folks from all walks of life are profiled, from scientists to actors to activists -- Elton John to Rachel Carson to Marlene Dietrich to Sharon Needles to Anthony Perkins and so many more. Each bio takes up one page and is accompanied by a photo of the person with their cat (or a cat). A couple of reviewers griped that lots of the photos were of the people with "random" cats but that was only the case in a couple of photos and the people were still known to be cat lovers. One person is pictured with a big cat in a zoo, but the bio noted that she spent significant time visiting animals at the zoo on a regular basis and you can see she's clearly comfortable hanging out with the animal. The photo of Josephine Baker is with a leopard but the bio said it was hers. Some of these photos are decades old so you can't really blame them for not having a perfectly posed picture with one particular cat.

Do note that most of the photos aren't the professional, posed types like the cover. The modern ones tend towards that type but many of the others just show the people relaxing at home with their cat or something like that. I like that better, but don't expect all artistic cat-and-icon images.

All three of my oldest kids would love this book. I highly enjoyed it myself. This is another book that I'd probably give as a Christmas present if it were going to be released in time.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

This is a generally fun and sometimes informative coffee-table style book, and it would make a great gift.

Talk about a great gift! The greatest cross over of all time? Beautiful photography. A neat little book about lovely cats and their lovely, iconic owners. 4.5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review,

Although I love the idea of this book, the execution fell a bit short of the mark. Some of the entries felt like a bit of a reach to fit the theme.

3.5/5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishing for providing this review copy !!

Really great educational book giving tidbits from vast queer icons! Loved it although some images were missing and it ruined the reading experience and i felt a bit bored with some of the info dumping