The Catbird Seat

"The Catbird Seat"
Short story by James Thurber
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)short story
Publication
Published inThe New Yorker, A Thurber Carnival
Publication typeMagazine
PublisherHarcourt, Brace and Company
Media typePrint (Periodical, Hardback)
Publication date1942 (magazine), 1945 (book)

"The Catbird Seat" is a 1942 short story by James Thurber. The story first appeared in The New Yorker on November 14, 1942. The story was also published in the 1945 anthology A Thurber Carnival.