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New and forthcoming environmental books (May 2025)

May 6, 2025 by John Yunker

Imagine a lion who decides one day that he will no longer survive off eating animals. This is the premise of Erasmus Joseph Lion by Marvin Rollick, one of a …

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Categories Anthropocene, Birds, Conservation, Gardening, New & Forthcoming Books, Organic Farming, Veganism, What we're reading

Book Review: My Dog Always Eats First by Leslie Irvine

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 by Midge Raymond

Even before beginning the research for her book My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People & Their Animals, Leslie Irvine had been thinking about what it means for a human to …

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Categories Animals, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Pets

Join us in Eugene, Oregon on May 3rd for Paths to Publishing

April 29, 2025 by John Yunker

Join us at Wordcrafters in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. for PATHS TO PUBLISHING, a comprehensive workshop on how to successfully get your book …

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Categories Classes, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: The Ecological Citizen

April 21, 2025 by John Yunker

I consider The Ecological Citizen to be a must-read journal. So I’m happy to pass along a (no fee) writing opportunity under the theme of Feral Lines: Step over the …

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Categories Animals, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Green Writers Press

April 6, 2025 by John Yunker

The publisher Green Writers Press is now accepting book-length works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. There is no fee to submit and the deadline is June 1st. Learn more.

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Call for submissions: Brandeis University Press

March 30, 2025 by John Yunker

Brandeis University Press is opening up in a month for submissions for both scholars and trade books. Specifically, they are looking for “proposals for single-author book manuscripts in environmental history, …

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Categories For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: Your Neighbor Kills Puppies

March 26, 2025 by John Yunker

In Your Neighbor Kills Puppies: Inside the Animal Liberation Movement author Tom Harris has written a comprehensive history of the battles won and lost in the UK, US and around …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Veganism, What we're reading

New and forthcoming environmental books (March 2025)

March 23, 2025 by John Yunker

I’m happy to share a new selection of environmentally themed books — including poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Please check them out… Green to Grey: An Environmental Anthology Edited by Ian …

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Categories Animal Rights, Animals, Anthropocene, Architecture, Conservation, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Fiction, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Veganism, W. W. Norton & Company

Book Review: The Universe in Verse

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by JoeAnn Hart

The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science and Poetry By Maria Popova Illustrations by Ofra Amit Storey Publishing, 2024 If books are medicine, The Universe in Verse …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animals, Art, Birds, Book Reviews, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Gardening, Hachette Book Group, Insects, Nonfiction, Oceans, Plants, Poetry, Trees

Book Review: The Wild Horse Effect by Chad Hanson

March 10, 2025 by Midge Raymond

Chad Hanson’s gorgeous book The Wild Horse Effect: Awe, Well-Being, and the Transformative Power of Nature combines beautiful imagery of the West and wild horses with reflections on mindfulness, nature, …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animals, Art, Book Reviews, Chronicle Books, Conservation, Nonfiction, Sustainability

Q&A with Christina Rivera, author of My Oceans

March 8, 2025 by John Yunker

Christina Rivera is an author from Colorado whose girlhood was bordered by coastlines of the Pacific Ocean. Her debut book, MY OCEANS was longlisted for the Graywolf Press Prize, a …

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Categories Author Q&A, Climate Change, Conservation, Oceans, Q&A, What we're reading
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