Patrick's 2025 Book Tour Dates for 'The Gift of Everything'


Ever wanted to meet Patrick in person? We have great news for our friends in New Jersey, New York, and California (and the surrounding areas)!

This fall and winter, Patrick will be visiting select bookstores, festivals, and other special places to celebrate the release of The Gift of Everything and The Gift of Nothing Anniversary Edition. If you're able, we'd love for you to join us at one of these gatherings.

2025 Tour Dates (So Far)

  • October 8 | Doylestown, PA: Doylestown Bookshop (6:00 PM)
  • October 9 & 10 | New York, NY: New York Comic-Con (Details TBD)
  • October 11 | Morristown, NJ: Morristown Festival of Books (10:00 AM–5:00 PM)
  • October 22 | New York, NY: Books of Wonder (6:00 PM)
  • October 23 | Online/Virtual Event: West Hampton Libraries (7:00 PM)
  • October 25 | Mendham, NJ: Chapter One Book Fair (Time TBD)
  • November 12 | Encinitas, CA: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, Hosted by Warwick's (4:00 PM) 
  • November 15 | Santa Rosa, CA: Charles Schulz Museum (2:00 PM)
  • December 4 | Princeton, NJ: Labyrinth Books (6:00 PM)

More to Come!

We'll be adding more dates and details soon, including links to register or learn more about each stop. We encourage you to bookmark this page so you can check back easily! That way, you won’t miss a chance to join Patrick and fellow MUTTS friends for an afternoon (or evening!) of kindness and conversation.

About the Books

The Gift of Everything is a heartwarming MUTTS picture book that explores the theme that “everything is a gift.” Mooch the cat searches for a perfect gift for his special friend Earl. But what is perfect? The book celebrates the beauty in the world — from animals and trees to friendship and quiet moments. Join Mooch as he sees the world around him with a fresh feeling of gratitude and discovers that life itself is full of gifts.

The Gift of Nothing (soon available in a special 20th anniversary edition!) is a NYT bestselling picture book about the importance of friendship and presence. It tells the story of Mooch the cat, who decides the most meaningful gift for his friend Earl is “nothing” — nothing, that is, except the gift of friendship and presence.

Both titles will be officially released on October 7, 2025. When you preorder the set at MUTTS.com, you’ll also receive a free exclusive art print. Signed copies are available exclusively at the MUTTS Shop.

 

— Ali Datko

Comments (22)

Yay!! You’ll be in Doylestown, PA!! I hope to see you Patrick there! I’ve been a fan for a long time. Mutts is just a wonderful inspiration to read every day. I also named my black cat Mooch, who I found as a stray.

Kathy

Pasadena, CA is also home to Vromans Bookstore, a 127-year-old independent bookstore with a decades-long history of hosting signings, both on- and off-site, and so could potentially partner with PHS for an event. It’s also close to L.A. without being in L.A., so you can reach more of your fan base. Please come on out!

(And no, I don’t work there; I just like the store and your work!)

Brian

I love your Mutts strip Patrick! I had a stray long hair cat and his name was Mooch, I named him that beacause of your Mooch and also he was a Mooch. My Mooch was a very happy cat and lived to 16 years of age. , I love your Mooch and Earl and all their friends. keep up the great work.

Rose Turley

Since you have three days between Encinitas and Santa Rosa, maybe you could squeeze in a date in the Pasadena area. It has a wonderful Humane Society with all kinds of critters. After the Eaton Fire, PHS searched for displaced pets and tried to reunite them with their owners. Not all were claimed. Too many people died or were displaced.

Laura Monteros

Please come to Santa Fe NM. We love your work and have rescued a chained up guard dog, who is not housebroken but so be it. He is very very old but the vet says except for being deaf he is in very good shape. Hope to see you out here.

dick hogle

FYI 10/22/25 books of wonder NYC not showing on their calendar yet & while comic con is more convenient location it is a ticketed $$ event so NG.

Terri Veri

Pretty Please,
Patrick come visit us in Arizona! Your comics help me start my day!!
I love big Mutts & I cannot lie!!!
As a kid, my Dad was always bringing home stray dogs! My Mom pretended to be annoyed!
Over the years, My kids & I have been blessed to have been loved by & learned from 9 amazing girl dogs! (all rescues) So many fun stories, happy, sad, challenging memories. In fact, my daughter takes after her Papa!

Julie Berryman

Exactly, the November 12 book tour stop is in Encinitas, CA, in northern San Diego County, Check with Warwick’s, a bookstore in La Jolla that hosts authors. We’re happy this will be one of Patrick’s stops!

Katie Englund

Please come see us in Eastern Connecticut!

Kathy Esposito

I moved upstate New York because I didn’t have enough room for my 26 rescues. 2 dogs, 24 cats. I lived in Keansburg around the corner from the beautiful bay. Took the dogs every morning. Then we had to move. NOBODY leaves the Jersey shore willingly. It’s been 15 years and my heart hurts that I’m not near the ocean. It’s in our blood. If you ever come way the hell upstate near Ithaca, please bring a bag of sand with some seashells. Love, Maureen, Steve, Brady (Nils Lofgrin paid for his transport from Texas death row! I say Brady is an honorary member of the E Street Band!) Shane, Scooter, Saiorse, Harry, and Yankee Turtle, a re-home from the Bronx. 🐾🐢♥️

Maureen