According to Tamar Arslanian, co-author of “ Shop Cats of New York ” (Running Press, out now), her collaborator, Andrew Marttila, is something of a cat whisperer.

“He always knows what treats to crinkle to get their attention or what one toy to use to get them to look at him,” said Arslanian, who lent her words to the book, while Marttila handled the photos.

The adorable new tome is a revised, expanded version of the pair’s 2016 book, which had gone out of print. Most, but not all, of the dozens of cats featured are new. 8

When it comes to photographing his four-legged subjects, Marttila lets them do what they will. He never manhandles or poses the animals.

“I let them call the shots,” said Marttila, who is based in San Diego. Arslanian is a New Yorker, who lives in Gramercy wit

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