New EcoLit Books: Fall 2016
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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Barkskins by Annie Proulx: An epic (and ongoing) story of extraction
Barkskins: A Novel Barkskins tells the intertwined and intergenerational stories of the natives and immigrants of the North American territory once known as New France. Because this novel takes place over more …
Book Review: Up to this Pointe by Jennifer Longo
Jennifer Longo’s Up to This Pointe is a delightful, wholly original novel that brings YA readers to territory not often visited in this genre: Antarctica. Seventeen-year-old Harper Scott is a …
New EcoLit Books: Summer 2016
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): …
Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes
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 …
Call for Submissions: Zoomorphic
The magazine Zoomorphic seeks submissions for its upcoming anthology of oceanic life. We are currently inviting submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, conservation journalism and art for our first printed …
Opportunities for writers of animal-centric stories and essays, care of the ASLE
ASLE (The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) listed a few calls for submission that caught my eye: Writing Meat: Flesh-Eating and Literature Since 1900 The conversion of animal …
Calling all Vegan Poets
Barefoot Vegan Magazine is looking for poems for an upcoming book collection. The deadline is July 31, 2016. To learn more and submit click here.
Book Review: Lab Girl
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 …
My Last Continent: A Novel by Midge Raymond
I’m happy to announce the publication of contributor Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent (Scribner). This novel wears the “eco-fiction” label quite well. The novel focuses on penguin researchers in Antarctica …
Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature
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 …