Skip to content
EcoLit Books
  • About
    • About Us
    • Current Contributors
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe
    • Contribute
    • Advertise
    • Book Submissions
    • Supporters
    • Review Policy
  • Book Reviews
    • Best Books of the Year
    • Fiction
      • Eco-mystery
      • Graphic Novel
    • Nonfiction
    • Poetry
    • Children’s Books
  • Topics
    • Animal Behavior
    • Animal Rights
    • Anthropocene
    • Architecture
    • Birds
    • Climate Change
    • Conservation
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Ecology
    • Endangered Species
    • Essays
    • Gardening
    • History
    • Oceans
    • Q&A
    • Sustainability
    • Trees
    • Wolves
    • Veganism
  • For Writers
    • Literary Outlets for Environmental Writing
    • Publishers of Environmental and Animal Literature
    • Environmental Humanities and Writing Programs
    • Environmental Writing and Artist Residencies
    • Advice for writers of animal rights fiction
    • Environmental and Animal Podcasts
    • Writing & Reading Groups
    • EcoLit Book Samples
    • Writer Success Stories
    • EcoLit Editors
    • Environmental and Animal Studies Groups Associations and Groups
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Contests for Environmental Writing
  • Courses
  • Shop

sustainability

New and forthcoming environmental books (February 2025)

June 13, 2025February 20, 2025 by John Yunker

So many amazing books. So little time to review them all… Solar Adobe: Energy, Ecology, and Earthen Architecture By Albert Narath How a centuries-old architectural tradition reemerged as a potential …

Read more

Categories Activism, Animal Rights, Architecture, Book Reviews, Conservation, Earth Architecture, Ecology, Oceans, Veganism, W. W. Norton & Company

Book Review: Skylab: The Nature of Building

December 6, 2023 by John Yunker

What does it mean to be an architect in the Anthropocene? This is the question that attracts me to books about building reuse and earth architecture as well as writings …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Conservation, Earth Architecture, Nonfiction, PNW, Sustainability, What we're reading

UK Writing Opportunity: Sustainability First Writing Prize

June 5, 2021 by John Yunker

A wonderful writing opportunity for those of you in the UK: The Sustainability First Writing Prize 2021 is open to British writers and international writers living, working or studying in …

Read more

Categories Anthropocene, Contest, Ecology, For Writers, Writing Opportunities

Dark Emu: Rethinking Australian history (and our own)

November 22, 2020 by John Yunker

Who were the first humans to bake bread? If you had asked me a few months ago, I would have probably guessed the Egyptians. But what if it was the …

Read more

Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Ecology, Endangered Species, Gardening, History, Nonfiction, Sustainability, What we're reading

CSPA Quarterly is seeking a (co)lead editor

October 30, 2020 by John Yunker

If you haven’t heard of The Center for Sustainable Arts (CSPA), do check it out. We’re fans. They are currently looking for a (co)lead editor for the CSPA Quarterly: The …

Read more

Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Ecomedia, Endangered Species, For Writers, Journals and Magazines, Oceans, Pollution, Sustainability, Writing Opportunities

Writing Opportunity: Stage plays focused on building a sustainable society

April 13, 2019 by John Yunker

The UK-based Green Stories Writing Competition is looking for full-length plays that address sustainability — and, best of all, the contest is free to enter. Here are the details… We …

Read more

Categories Climate Change, Conservation, Contest, For Writers, Organic Farming, Writing Opportunities

Welcome!

Founded in 2012, we are a community passionate about books with environmental and animal themes. We are sponsored by Ashland Creek Press and supported by advertisers.

EcoLit Contributors

  • Nicole Emanuel
  • JoeAnn Hart
  • Midge Raymond
  • Jacki Skole
  • John Yunker
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute to EcoLit Books
    • Current Contributors
    • EcoLit Book Submissions
    • EcoLit Books supporters
    • Review Policy
  • Advertising on EcoLit Books
  • Classes
  • EcoLit Book Samples
  • EcoLit Editors
  • Login
  • Password Recovery
  • Payment
  • Payment
  • Payment
  • Profile
  • Registration
  • Registration Cancelled
  • Registration Checkout
  • Registration Success!
  • Reset Password
  • Resources
    • Environmental and Animal Podcasts
    • Animal Law Programs
    • Conferences and events
    • Contests for Environmental Writing
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • EcoLit Quotes
    • Environmental and Animal Studies Groups Associations and Groups
    • Environmental Arts Organizations
    • Environmental Humanities and Writing Programs
    • Environmental Writing and Artist Residencies
    • Literary Outlets for Environmental Writing
    • Publishers of Environmental and Animal Literature
    • Subscribe to EcoLit Books
    • Vegan Studies Bibliography
    • Writing & Reading Groups
  • Shop
    • Cart
    • Checkout
    • My Account
    • Sale Products
    • Wishlist
  • Submissions
  • Thank You
  • Transactions

About Us

Founded in 2012, we’re a community of readers and writers passionate about books with environmental and animal rights themes.

EcoLiterature Topics

Animal Behavior Animal Rights Animals Anthropocene Awards Birds Book Publishers Book Reviews Children's Books Climate Change Conservation Contest Ecology Education Endangered Species Essays Events Fiction For Writers Gardening History Hunting Insects Journals and Magazines Nonfiction Oceans Oil Organic Farming Pets Plants PNW Poetry Pollution Q&A Rewilding Simon & Schuster Sustainability Topics Trees University of Chicago Press Veganism W. W. Norton & Company What we're reading Wolves Writing Opportunities

Copyright 2012 -2025 EcoLit Books / Hosted by Ashland Creek Press