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Book Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (translated from the Spanish by Sarah Moses)

February 10, 2021 by Lillie Gardner

In Tender is the Flesh, Agustina Bazterrica expertly crafts a horrifying reality that feels too contemporary to be the future. A virus has decimated the world’s animal population. Societies around …

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Categories Book Reviews, Fiction, Simon & Schuster, Veganism

Book Review: The Animals’ Agenda by Marc Bekoff & Jessica Pierce

September 29, 2019May 8, 2018 by Midge Raymond

The Animals’ Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce is an important and timely book that examines the human relationship with — or, …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Anthropocene, Beacon Press, Birds, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Veganism

Film Review: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

April 27, 2015 by Midge Raymond

Okay, so this isn’t a book review — but it’s such an important documentary that I wanted to review it here on EcoLit Books. (The book connection: As you watch the film, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Climate Change, Conservation, Education, Endangered Species, Oceans, Organic Farming, Pollution, Trees, Veganism

Book Review: Comfortably Unaware: What We Choose to Eat Is Killing Us and Our Planet by Richard Oppenlander

February 11, 2014 by Midge Raymond

Richard Oppenlander’s Comfortably Unaware is a book everyone on the planet should read. Unfortunately, the book’s biggest drawback is that it may not feel accessible to those who need to …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change, Nonfiction, Oceans, Pollution, Veganism

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

Book Review: Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals by Rory Freedman

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 by Midge Raymond

Rory Freedman’s new book, Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals, is a must-read for anyone who believes himself or herself to be an animal lover. The main idea …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Nonfiction, Veganism

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