Animals and euphemisms - Writing for Animals We live our lives surrounded by euphemisms. People don’t die, they leave us or pass on. People aren’t fired they are let go or RIF’d. Animals are also surrounded by euphemisms, usually when it comes t...

Animals and euphemisms: Why are turkeys "dispatched"...

#writing #animals #euphemisms

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Have you visited our list of literary outlets for environmental writing lately? It keeps growing! Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly (or so) updates. #writing #writers.

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Out of Sight: Bringing animal atrocities into the light : EcoLit Books Gail Eisnitz has devoted her life to defending animals. In Out of Sight: An Undercover Investigator’s Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own Survival she takes us along with her ... Read more

New book review:

Out of Sight by Gail Eisnitz: Bringing animal atrocities into the light

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#bookreview #animalrights #vegan

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Liftoff! A brown booby taking to the air... #birding

Viva la Book Review's next free workshop is coming on April 24, 5:30 PM EST.

Our third workshop is titled "Survival Strategies for Reviewers," learn how to deal with repeated rejections, find books to review, and keep writing throughout it all.

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Do Americans read print books, e-books or audiobooks more? | Pew Research Center Most U.S. adults read books, with print still favored over digital formats, though e-book and audiobook use has grown. Habits vary by demographics and few join book clubs.

I’m a little concerned by this Pew study: 75% of U.S. adults have read all or part of at least one book in the past 12 months. And 25% read no books at all. Only 14% read more than 20 books.
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Book Review: Sangamithra Iyer's Governing Bodies : EcoLit Books Sangamithra Iyer’s lovely, inspiring memoir, Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed, is told in three parts: in letters to her grandfather, to her late father, and to her readers. ... R...

Excited to share our latest book review: Governing Bodies by Sangamithra Iyer

Review by @midgeraymond.bsky.social

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#booksky #bookreview #memoir

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

This is the saddest news, but it's been a long time coming & still the world ignores the climate crisis. I can't even imagine a world without penguins.
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First dragonfly sighting of the year!

New and forthcoming environmental books (April 2026)  : EcoLit Books I’m pleased to share an impressive selection of new works, including a poetry anthology that has been a long time in the making… The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry Edited ... Read more

Happy to pass along an amazing selection of new environment and animal-centric books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction).

#booksky #ecolit #environmental #vegan

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“Bumble Bee Atlas: Ecology And Conservation” A bumble bee visiting the purple flower of a monkshood plant.

Consider this your invitation to Bumble Bees 101! In this webinar, we will be exploring how bumble bees live their lives, what threats they are facing, and what you can do to help! 🐝
🗓️Apr 13 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET
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Synthetic Frontiers: The trash island that wasn't : EcoLit Books In the introduction to Synthetic Frontiers: Ocean Plastic and the Persistence of Trash Islands author Kim De Wolff writes: Sail through the North Pacific Ocean and surely you cannot miss ... Read more

What if that great trash island in the Pacific never existed?

Here's our review of the book Synthetic Frontiers: Ocean Plastic and the Persistence of Trash Islands by Kim De Wolff.

#ecolit #oceans #plastics

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ASLE Spotlight: Multispecies Connections : EcoLit Books Enjoy this conversation about multispecies connections, literature, reading, and writing with ASLE and Boria Sax, Lesley Wheeler, Lay Sion Ng, Nate Otjen, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Amy McIntyre, Midge Ra...

Enjoy this conversation about multispecies connections, literature, reading, and writing with ASLE and Boria Sax, Lesley Wheeler, Lay Sion Ng, Nate Otjen, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Amy McIntyre, Midge Raymond and John Yunker. #asle #environmental #humanities

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Extinction on Display: Ghosts Behind Glass : EcoLit Books The extinction genre continues to expand and evolve as writers provide new and unique perspectives on the loss of animal species and how we come to terms with such losses. ... Read more

As animal species continue to decline the extinction genre continues to grow. Here is our review of the latest addition: Ghosts Behind Glass. Review by @jyunker.bsky.social
#boosky #review #extinction #animals

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Your Guide to Climate Action : EcoLit Books How to move beyond your footprint and make a big impact By Ryan Hagen Climate Action Press, October 2025 I have to admit, I opened Your Guide to Climate Action ... Read more

Your Guide to Climate Action reviewed by @joeannhart.bsky.social

#climatechange #book #review

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AI-powered writer scams make The New York Times : EcoLit Books We’ve been writing about the rise of AI-powered scams directed at writers for several months (here and here). And now this issue has made it to The New York Times. ... Read more

AI-powered writer scams make The New York Times

We’ve been writing about the rise of AI-powered scams directed at writers for several months (here and here).

And now this issue has made it to The New York Times.
#ai #writers #scams

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Sometimes An Island : EcoLit Books A Mosaic Novel of Family Ties, Climate Upheaval, and Resilience, By Ellen Meeropol Sea Crow Press[1], March 2026 Sometimes An Island, a novel-in-stories by Ellen Meeropol, is set in the ... Read more

We have a new book review from @joeannhart.bsky.social to share!

Sometimes an Island: A Mosaic Novel of Family Ties, Climate Upheaval, and Resilience, By Ellen Meeropol
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Book review: The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez & G.A. Bradshaw : EcoLit Books This extraordinary book, intertwining psychology and ecology, takes a look at raising children and creating communities—from an Animal’s perspective. And it’s clear that we human animals can learn a g...

New book review from @midgeraymond.bsky.social:

The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez & G.A. Bradshaw

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#bookreview #booksky #ecology #animals

Book review: The Shark House by Sara Ackerman : EcoLit Books Sara Ackerman’s novel The Shark House is a richly layered, atmospheric love letter to sharks — as well as the oceans and other animals — that unravels mysteries both immediate and deeply ... Read more

New book review from @midgeraymond.bsky.social --

The Shark House by Sara Ackerman

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#bookreview #booksky #novel

Book Review: The Darkest Pastoral: Selected Poems : EcoLit Books In the poetry collection Darkest Pastoral by John Kinsella, we are treated to poems about place, people, animals and even chilies. Naturally, I was drawn to the poems about animals. ... Read more

New book review to share:

The Darkest Pastoral: Selected Poems
By John Kinsella

#poetry #booksky #reviews #environmental

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The most popular book reviews and pages from 2025 : EcoLit Books EcoLit Books continues to see increases in traffic and email subscribers — we’ve nearly doubled the number of visitors from a year before. And we’re thankful to you. It’s inspiring ... Read more

Another year, another Top25 list! Here are the most-visited book reviews and web pages this year.

#booksky #bookreviews #writers

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12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 • The Revelator These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures.

12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 -- by @jyunker.bsky.social @oceanhoptimism.org @authorhenderson.bsky.social @federicoholm.bsky.social & many others:
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The best environmental books we’ve read in 2025 : EcoLit Books We published 28 book reviews this year and promoted many more. Out of all the books we’ve read, here are some of our favorites. We hope you enjoy them — and we thank ... Read more

The gift that is @joeannhart.bsky.social keeps on giving! My essay collection Satellite has been named one of the best environmental books they've read of 2025 by @ecolit.bsky.social . Thanks JoeAnn and EcoLit Books!

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2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications : EcoLit Books There is a $20 fee to apply but it looks like an amazing residency: The Aldo and Estella Leopold Residency provides a space for writers and respected thinkers to reflect ... Read more

2026 Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency now accepting applications

#leopold #writing #writers #residency

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More Pennies Than Luck (Video) YouTube video by Beech & Larkin

I wrote a song. Hope you enjoy it.
#song #pennies

More Pennies Than Luck (Video)
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The best environmental books we’ve read in 2025 : EcoLit Books We published 28 book reviews this year and promoted many more. Out of all the books we’ve read, here are some of our favorites. We hope you enjoy them — and we thank ... Read more

So pleased, again, to see that my book "The Omnivore's Deception" made Ecolit's list of Best Environmentalist Books of 2026. Looking for a holiday gift for that obstinate "omnivore" in your life? Look no further!

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#Veganism
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