Midge Raymond 
In our writing program Writing for Animals, we talk a lot about language and how it reflects the ways we treat animals (for better and for worse) — and especially how …
When I first started reading Where the Earth Meets the Sky: Penguins, People and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight, which was published in April of this year, all I could …
Scams targeting writers are becoming more sophisticated than ever … here is another one to beware of.
Sangamithra Iyer’s lovely, inspiring memoir, Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed, is told in three parts: in letters to her grandfather, to her late father, and to her readers. …
This extraordinary book, intertwining psychology and ecology, takes a look at raising children and creating communities—from an Animal’s perspective. And it’s clear that we human animals can learn a great …
Sara Ackerman’s novel The Shark House is a richly layered, atmospheric love letter to sharks — as well as the oceans and other animals — that unravels mysteries both immediate and deeply …
I was thrilled to have this chat with Kendra Coulter, author of Defending Animals and the newly released novel The Tortoise’s Tale. Dr. Coulter is a professor at Huron University …
Years ago, when I was in the Galápagos Islands, a fellow traveler asked how long tortoises live. Our guide’s answer was: “We don’t know.” No human has yet lived long …
In her novel North of the Sunlit River, Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s characters face grief and loss amid beautiful depictions of the natural world, from Alaska to New Mexico. Eila Jacobsen is …
During the writing of Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection, Kendra Coulter’s dog, Sunny, spent many hours wrapped around her feet. Sunny, who had been abused …
This fun, witty novel opens on author Jane Brooks being questioned by police, not only as a witness to a crime but also because her novel was found in the …