Book Review: Vesper Flights
by Helen Macdonald Vesper flights is the name of the sunset behavior of swifts, who rise high into the air, out of sight, in order to reorient themselves to the …
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Book Review: FIRE WEATHER by John Vaillant
John Vaillant’s Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World is not only the story of the devastating 2016 Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada, but also a history of fire, …
Virtual event: Tracing Pathways to Positive Climate Futures
Here is an interesting (and free) virtual event happening on January 16th at Noon Pacific time — a book launch for the Climate Action Almanac, presented by Arizona State University’s …
New and forthcoming environmental books (December 2023)
We can’t review every book we receive. But that doesn’t stop us from highlighting them. Here is a selection of new titles worth checking out… Horse Show By Jess Bowers …
Book Review: Picturing a Better World: The Climate Action Handbook
Willard Scott (for the young ones out there: America’s weather person) once said: “Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever seems to do anything about it.” You could say …
Book Review: The Stark Beauty of Last Things
by Céline Keating Review by JoeAnn Hart The Stark Beauty of Last Things, a novel by Céline Keating The driving force of this touching novel, The Stark Beauty of Last …
Book Review: Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean
Let me begin this review by saying that university presses and small presses have published some of the most creative and thought-provoking environmental literature I’ve read over the past few …
Q&A with JoeAnn Hart, author of Highwire Act & Other Tales of Survival
JoeAnn Hart, long-time contributor to EcoLit Books, is the author of three novels (including Float) and a forthcoming short story collection from Black Lawrence Press: Highwire Act & Other Tales …
Book Review: Living in the Time of Red Flag Warnings
It’s fire season here in southern Oregon. Which is another way of way of saying it’s just another season here in southern Oregon. Over the past decade fires have become …
Book Review: Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret
Imagine living in a house with plumbing so inadequate that each flush of your toilet sends waste into your backyard. Now imagine you have children and pets who play in …
Book Review: Following Jesus In A Warming World: A Christian Call To Climate Action by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap
Following Jesus In A Warming World: A Christian Call To Climate Action by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap. An evangelical minister shares his journey from climate change agnostic to activist – sharing lessons for Christians and non-Christians alike.