Dewey the cat, a long-time resident of the library in Spencer, Iowa, will be immortalized in a book that garnered a $1.25 million advance for its authors. Librarian Vicki Myron will pen the book along with Bret Witter. Grand Central Publishing trumped a planned auction for the book deal by putting in the huge bid. Editor Karen Kosztolnyik told the N.Y. Times: “You can’t underestimate the market out there for people who love animals.” They’re hoping this will be as big as “Marley & Me” which has sold 1.85 million in hardcover. Dewey unfortunately passed away in November, about 19 years after he was found in the library book drop.