Cathy Phillips

Proud wife and mother of a writer. Lover of words, Nature, Justice. Design and art. And two funny felines.

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

Just wanted to give a huge thanks to every reader who has shared a positive review of Stakeouts and Strollers over the last few months. It has made this whole project worthwhile.

If you’re looking for a book gift for someone this summer, please consider it!

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend

[Beauty of music and nature 🌺🌺 @Axaxia88]

This sweet beagle has never known a real name. All her life, she was just a number in a testing lab — where the only touch she ever felt was one that caused pain and fear. Now she’s finally free, but she still shakes when hands come near. Yet deep in her eyes, there’s a small, fragile spark of hope… that maybe, at last, she’s safe and loved 💖✨

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

Thank you for the kind review. Any comparison to Mr. Mcdonald and the “Fletch” book, I will gladly take!

[Cathy Phillips @ccookphillips]

RT @robphillips3: Never gets old to see the book in stores.

Thanks Barnes & Noble for stocking signed copies now available at Addison and…

[Manoco @Moonlighhy]

7-DAY-OLD BABY ELEPHANT TAKES A NAP 🐘

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

“An all around fun fun read.”
Thank you so much!

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

During a talk at the San Diego Zoo, staff brought the otters closer so families could see them.

One otter mom waddled up and proudly showed off her new baby, earning cheers from kids nearby.

Then her partner, who heard all the commotion, wanted his own moment in the spotlight.

So he stepped forward too, not with a pup, but with a smooth little rock held carefully in his paws.

He sat there as if waiting for applause. The keeper joked he was saying, “I brought something too,” noting that otters often grow attached to favorite rocks and carry them like treasures. 🥲❤️

[Governor's Office - St Helena, Ascension & Tristan @GO_ASHT]

Dear David Attenborough,

Congratulations on reaching your 100th lap around the sun, young man!

Thank you for sharing the wonders of our world with such care and curiosity.

Here’s to many more years, slow and steady wins the race!

With admiration,
Jonathan the Tortoise

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

Thank you @BookBub for including Stakeouts and Strollers as a featured spring read!

(Available now in print, digital, and audio; CD version goes on sale 5/16!) https://t.co/6kz7ecS8vt

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer, largely because of a national vaccination program to prevent the disease. https://t.co/T5KWI7bqso

[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

Death Valley is experiencing a super bloom for the first time in a decade

Super blooms are a rare event caused by 'perfect' conditions like well-spaced rainfall, sufficient warmth, and minimal winds

[Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski @deanguzmanw]

BREAKING: The first 300 Ridglan beagles touched grass for the first time today.

They stepped outside and looked up at the sun.

Many are playful. Some are scared. All are learning the world can be safe.

Today, they are free.

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

Cowboys Nation: If you’re in Plano on this pretty nice little Saturday, I’ll be at Barnes & Noble (Park and Preston) hanging out and signing copies from 3-4 p.m. Stop by and say hi 👍

[WCS @TheWCS]

Great news: The U.S. House has shelved a proposed bill that would have weakened protections from the Endangered Species Act.

This is a huge victory for wildlife conservation. Thank you to all of you who lent your voice to make it happen.

[Eagle Times @_EagleTimes]

Jalen Hurts is donating books to 200+ school libraries and reading centers in cities that shaped him:

• Tuscaloosa
• Birmingham
• Norman
• Houston
• Philadelphia
• Camden
• DC
• LA

Better than a touchdown. 🥹

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Death Valley National Park is experiencing its first major superbloom in a decade as of March/April 2026, driven by record winter rainfall (1.7 – 2.5+ inches) that transformed the desert landscape with vibrant carpets of yellow, pink, and purple flowers.
https://t.co/YgaHskYSlM

[ESPN @espn]

HE DOESN’T HAVE NEXT, HE HAS NOW 😤

COOPER FLAGG IS YOUR 2025-26 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 🔥

[Rob Phillips @robphillips3]

First time I’ve been on local San Antonio news since the old Cowboys training camp practices at the Alamodome 😂 Thanks @News4SA for featuring Stakeouts and Strollers! https://t.co/5H2yzO0Ksm @MinotaurBooks @StMartinsPress

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

The flowers’ scent might remind you of the saccharine cloud you’re hit with when walking into a candy store, too sweet to be natural.

When in full bloom, a spray does, in fact, resemble a cluster of dangling grapes. 🍇 https://t.co/8aSeKypQ0Z