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Call for Submissions: Writing for Animals Nonfiction Anthology

October 20, 2016 by John Yunker

Ashland Creek Press is currently accepting nonfiction submissions for a new anthology, Writing for Animals: An anthology for writers and instructors to educate and inspire. From Franz Kafka’s Report to …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Conservation, Fiction, Nonfiction, Veganism, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell

June 7, 2017October 17, 2016 by Jacki Skole

No matter how quietly I screw off the cap on a jar of peanut butter, within seconds of its opening, I will feel my dog’s dark brown eyes drilling into …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Book Reviews, Nonfiction

Thinking About Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene

October 10, 2016 by John Yunker

The anthropocene is the proposed geologic term for the period in which humans have made a significant impact on the earth’s geology and ecosystems. It’s not a term without controversy however, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Wolves

New EcoLit Books: Fall 2016

October 8, 2016 by John Yunker

Here are some of the books that were submitted to us over the past few months that are recently published (or soon will be): The After Author: Melinda Mueller Publisher: Entre …

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Categories Book Publishers, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Fiction, Nonfiction, Trees

Book Review: Trace by Lauret Savoy

February 15, 2017September 22, 2016 by John Yunker

Reviewed by James Ballowe, Engagement Advisor for the Center for Humans and Nature and Distinguished Professor English Emeritus from Bradley University. Lauret Savoy’s Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape is …

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Categories Book Reviews, Nonfiction

New EcoLit Books: Summer 2016

October 2, 2016August 27, 2016 by John Yunker

So little time; so many books! Here are some of the books that were submitted to us over the past few months that are now available (or soon will be): …

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Categories Book Publishers, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Fiction, Insects, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Pollution

Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes

September 29, 2019August 22, 2016 by John Yunker

In Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes, author Ellen Morris Bishop takes reader on a slow-moving journey across time and place. And by …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change, Nonfiction, Oceans, Oregon State University Press

Book Review: Lab Girl

September 29, 2019June 24, 2016 by Jacki Skole

I approached Hope Jahren’s memoir, Lab Girl, with a bit of trepidation. You see, Jahren is an award-winning geobiologist who studies plants, making her area of expertise one in which …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Nonfiction, Trees, Vintage

Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature

September 29, 2019June 14, 2016 by John Yunker

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And while a century may seem like a long time, it’s safe to say, after reading Engineering Eden, that …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Book Reviews, Crown, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Wolves

New EcoLit Books: Spring/Summer 2016

May 16, 2016 by John Yunker

So many books, so little time! Because we can’t review every book that catches our eye I thought we should at least try to mention  new and upcoming books periodically. So …

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Categories Book Publishers, Fiction, Nonfiction

Book Review: The Dog Merchants

September 29, 2019May 10, 2016 by Jacki Skole

Most dog lovers consider their canines loyal companions, best friends, or beloved family members. (Count me in that last category.) The American legal system considers them property. Journalist Kim Kavin, in …

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Categories Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Pegasus Books
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