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Animals

Book Review: Fragment

August 17, 2017 by Jacki Skole

You may have read that in mid-July a massive iceberg broke off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf. Measuring about 2,000 square miles—nearly the size of Delaware—it is one of …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change

Wolf Haven: Sanctuary and the Future of Wolves in North America

September 29, 2019February 21, 2017 by John Yunker

After finishing Wolf Haven I went straight to the Internet and looked up Wolf Haven International. I had been aware of the California Wolf Center, located outside San Diego, but was not aware …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Sasquatch Press

Zoomorphic magazine now accepting submissions

April 26, 2016 by John Yunker

We first introduced Zoomorphic a year ago with this Q&A. Zoomorphic is now accepting submissions for their next two issues. Here is the call: Zoomorphic magazine was founded a year …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Journals and Magazines, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: Only the Animals

September 29, 2019March 14, 2016 by Jacki Skole

A Russian tortoise launched into space during the Cold War. A Lebanese parrot abandoned on the doorknob of a pet store during Israel’s 2006 bombing of Beirut. A US Navy-trained …

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Categories Book Reviews, Fiction, Picador

Do Unto Animals: A Guide to Raising a More Compassionate Family

November 20, 2015 by John Yunker

I grew up around cats, so it always struck me as odd when people didn’t understand what a cat’s purr signified. Then again, I did not grow up around cows …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, Children's Books, Conservation, Endangered Species, Insects, Nonfiction, Veganism

Submissions for Among Animals will close December 15

September 29, 2019October 23, 2015 by Midge Raymond

We are pleased to announce we’re on the home stretch toward choosing stories for the next edition of Among Animals. We’re still looking for a few more great stories and have set a deadline of …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Ashland Creek Press, Birds, Conservation, Endangered Species, For Writers, Insects, Veganism, Wolves, Writing Opportunities

Book Review: Invisible Beasts by Sharona Muir

September 29, 2019February 19, 2015 by Midge Raymond

Sharona Muir’s Invisible Beasts is an absolute delight, and not only for animal lovers. This smart, whimsical novel takes readers not only into a world of “invisible beasts” but into …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Bellevue Literary Press, Book Reviews, Endangered Species, Fiction

Book Review: Ruby Roth’s Young Activist 3-Book Gift Pack

December 21, 2014 by Shel Graves
Ruby Roth's Vegan is Love

Here’s a great gift for your favorite young activist, vegan household, to celebrate your Veganuary, or for your local or little free library. Ruby Roth’s delightful and inspiring children’s picture …

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Categories Book Reviews, Children's Books

Story Review: Fox 8 by George Saunders

September 29, 2019April 1, 2014 by Shel Graves

As children, we read short fairytales and fables in which animals joined humans on quests or spoke and explored together. As adults, we may have turned to a reading life …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Fiction, Random House

Book Review: We Animals by Jo-Anne McArthur

January 9, 2014 by Shel Graves
We Animals by Jo-Anne McArthur

Contributors to the Indiegogo campaign received We Animals, photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur’s beautifully designed coffee table book, just before the New Year. Published by Lantern Books, it features photos of individual …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction

Book Review: Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food

October 17, 2013September 17, 2013 by Shel Graves
Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur

Are you going to do the Walk for Farm Animals this month because you read this book? Read this book and you might find yourself there next year. Of all …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Nonfiction
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