Writing opportunity: Ecocene
Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities has issued another call for submissions. Here are the details: Stories are how we come to know the world. They shape our propensity to …
Writers Beware: Another email to watch out for
Judging by the reaction my previous post received I’d say we’re in the midst of an author scam epidemic. Thanks a lot AI for making these emails so much more …
Book Review: Animal History: History as If Animals Mattered
In the introduction to Animal History: History as If Animals Mattered, Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey write, “An animal does not just have a biology, but also a biography.” Sadly, …
Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you
Last week I mentioned in our newsletter that we’ve received a few AI-generated emails that are probably the most well-written scams I’ve yet encountered. So much so that I actually …
EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle
At EcoLit Books, we love to celebrate abd share success stories. This one comes to us from Rebekah Doyle. She subscribes to our newsletter where she saw a call for …
EcoLit Books featured on Viva la Book Review
We are pleased to have an essay featured on Viva la Book Review, an organization founded to “foster thoughtful, well-crafted book criticism that supports a crucial open dialogue among reviewers, …
Book Review: North of the Sunlit River by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
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 …
New and forthcoming environmental books (October 2025)
Here are some of the newest books to pass our way over the past few weeks. Enjoy! Omniocracy By Charlotte Laws Omniocracy (AHM-nee-ocracy) argues for a science-based animal rights philosophy …
Book Review: The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley
Emma Sloley’s, The Island Of Last Things, pulls no punches. It is a warning without hesitation, a tragic imagining of an end that is far too plausible, too close to …
Book Review: Defending Animals by Kendra Coulter
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 …
Black Gold: Clearing the smoke on American coal
If I were to mention the words “black gold” you might picture oil (Thank you, Beverly Hillbillies). But the original black gold was coal and it is the title of …