EcoLit Books
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EcoLitBooks.com / Founded in 2012, we’re a community of readers and writers passionate about books with environmental and animal rights themes. #books #booksky #authors #writing #environment #vegan
These are the books we currently have available for review, with instructions at the top re: how to get in touch if you're interested in reviewing one of them for us.
Books Available For Review
Books Available for Review Do get in touch if you’re interested in reviewing one of these books or something not listed; check our guidelines first, before you make contact. We review new works of lit...
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Penguins don’t see the borders between protected and unprotected waters; they (like the boats) go where the fish are. When a team o researchers surveyed small-scale fishing operators they found 3,000 penguins were caught up in nets... From The Revelator: therevelator.org/desert-pengu... #penguin
We have a fascinating new book review to share from Ben Mc Cabe: The Future of the Past – When cultural heritage meets climate change ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/30/b... #bookreview #climatechange #ecolit
Book Review: The Future of the Past – When cultural heritage meets climate change : EcoLit Books
A rather clichéd question consistently asked of curators, connoisseurs and collectors in interviews is: ‘if this place was on fire, what would you save?’ The chosen piece is inevitably of ... Read mor...
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Sacramento-area folks: @jyunker.bsky.social 's play SPECIES OF LEAST CONCERN will be part of the Playwrights' Revolution series at Capital Stage! See it on August 15! capstage.org/playwrights-...
Playwrights’ Revolution | Capital Stage
PLAYWRIGHTS’ REVOLUTION is a new play festival culminating in series of staged readings seeking to identify and develop exciting new plays and playwrights.
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And these tiny fish also come at the expense of penguins. therevelator.org/desert-pengu...
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño • The Revelator
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
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Sentient@sentientmedia.org · last wk.Some pig and poultry farmers incorporate tiny fish into feed because of the nutritional benefits, but critics warn that overextraction of these fish could disrupt the marine food web.
Passing along another writing opportunity: It’s Freezing in LA is looking for climate fiction! ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/25/w... #writing #ecolit #clifi #writers
Writing Opportunity: Climate Fiction : EcoLit Books
It’s Freezing in LA is looking for climate fiction! Call out for our next special edition – a collection of climate fiction (Cli-fi) shorts! Have you been sitting on a ... Read more
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Everyone seems to be covering the plight of Humboldt penguins this week! Here's Monday's @therevelator.org article by @jyunker.bsky.social therevelator.org/desert-pengu... (1/3)
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño • The Revelator
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
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This is not at all surprising, but it’s so very sad: theconversation.com/i-cant-work-... #MyLastContinent #Antarctica
‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
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Don't miss out on this webinar tomorrow!
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation@xercessociety.bsky.social · 3w agoWhether or not you control the landscaping around your home, school and community gardens are great opportunities to help pollinators in your neighborhood, town, or city! Join us to learn how! 🏘️🐝 🗓️Jul 23 at 10am PT / 1pm ET 🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño https://therevelator.org/desert-penguin/
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño • The Revelator
Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.
therevelator.org
Animal Writes: Advocating for Animals who share our homes and towns. Here's the recording from our recent Kerulos event: youtu.be/UM1OzlLiPu4?... #writing #animals #advocacy
Living One - Animal Writes
YouTube video by The Kerulos Center for Nonviolence
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Busy days here at EcoLit Books. We have another book review to share, this from @joeannhart.bsky.social: The Thinning by Inga Simpson ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/13/t... #bookreview #booksky #novel #fiction #akashic
Book Review: The Thinning, by Inga Simpson : EcoLit Books
Akashic Books, June 2026 When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in 2025, there was a lot of chatter on social media telling women to delete their menstrual ... Read more
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Thanks so much, @wizardofclaws.bsky.social , for this wonderful chat about FLOREANA and penguins and animal literature and more! 🩵
Elise Myslinski@wizardofclaws.bsky.social · 3w agoIn today's interview, @midgeraymond.bsky.social discusses her latest novel, Floreana! #booksky #vegan #animalrights #penguins #author #writing
We have another book review to share! @midgeraymond.bsky.social reviews: Where the Earth Meets the Sky by Louise K. Blight ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/12/b... #antarctica #bookreview #booksky #penguins @simonandschuster.bsky.social
Book Review: Where the Earth Meets the Sky by Louise K. Blight : EcoLit Books
When I first started reading Where the Earth Meets the Sky: Penguins, People and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight, which was published in April of this year, all I could ... Read more
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Hey, mystery readers! DEVILS ISLAND is $.99 on the Kindle today (Friday, July 10)! www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
Devils Island - Kindle edition by Yunker, John, Raymond, Midge. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Devils Island - Kindle edition by Yunker, John, Raymond, Midge. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting whi...
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So humbled, excited, and nervous to share this review of BOGLAND. This book is my love letter to the ecosystems that have inspired me to become a better person, and is a call to action for us all - before it’s too late. Preorder available at most major bookstores and online.
EcoLit Books@ecolit.bsky.social · last mo.We are thrilled to introduce new contributor Ben Mc Cabe and his review of: Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life by @queenofpeat.bsky.social ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/06/b... #bogs #environmental #bookreview
We are thrilled to introduce new contributor Ben Mc Cabe and his review of: Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life by @queenofpeat.bsky.social ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/06/b... #bogs #environmental #bookreview
Book Review: Bogland - The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life : EcoLit Books
As a nursling of the rural Irish landscape, I was taken with the title of Merritt R. Turetsky’s book Boglands: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life as ... Read more
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Write for the Thoreau Society... they are looking for "We are looking for personal “takes” on Thoreau, overviews, and pithy summaries rather than detailed excursions supported with secondary sources." #thoreau #writing #ecoliterature ecolitbooks.com/2026/07/02/w...
We also published a review of Barn 8 here: ecolitbooks.com/2020/04/15/b... Along with a Q&A here: ecolitbooks.com/2020/04/15/i... #barn8 #debolinunferth #booksky
Book Review: Deb Olin Unferth's BARN 8 : EcoLit Books
It’s rare to find a novel whose plot centers around animal rescue, and rarer still to encounter one that is deftly written and gets it (mostly) right—which is among the ... Read more
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We're happy to introduce our newest EcoLit contributor Michael Gilmour and his review of: Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth ecolitbooks.com/2026/06/27/r... #bookreview #anthropocene #debolinunferth #fiction
Review: Deb Olin Unferth's Earth 7 : EcoLit Books
The population of Earth is decreasing, and Rosemary and her daughter escape the increasingly inhospitable conditions on land (radiation, disease) to live in an underwater pod. At least that’s what ......
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We have a new review from Melissa Dennihy to share with you all! The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty by Sy Montgomery ecolitbooks.com/2026/06/23/b... #hawks #booksky #bookreview
Book Review: The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty : EcoLit Books
While driving down the East Coast on a recent road trip, I found myself mesmerized by the many hawks I saw overhead as I traversed the highways. Appearing to glide ... Read more
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Happy World Oceans Day! Today I'm celebrating my favorite ocean beings: penguins! Particularly the endangered Galápagos penguins. FLOREANA is a mystery based on bizarre, real-life events in the 1930s on Floreana Island & also a story about penguins & conservation.
New and forthcoming environmental books for June... #books #booksky ecolitbooks.com/2026/06/06/n...
New and forthcoming environmental books (June 2026) : EcoLit Books
Here’s another impressive selection of new books to check out! The Life of a Creature: Stories By Nadja Lubiw-Hazard An astonishing debut story collection about the interconnection between humans and ...
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New book review from @jyunker.bsky.social: The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry Edited by Ashley Capps and Allison Titus #poetry #animals #animalrights @tupress.bsky.social ecolitbooks.com/2026/05/31/b...
Book Review: The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry : EcoLit Books
The New Sentience: Reimagining Animal Poetry is poetry collection a long time in the making: Ten years according to editors Ashley Capps and Allison Titus. The wait was worth it. ... Read more
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An AI scam every writer should know about ... and an AI fail that was too funny not to share: www.midgeraymond.com/blog/blog/20... #booksky #writing #writerbeware #AIscams
AI scams: horrific and sometimes hilarious | Midge Raymond
AI scams that target writers are alarmingly sophisticated ... except when they're not.
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Attention writers: Here's yet another AI email scam to be aware of! #writerbeware #writers #publishing ecolitbooks.com/2026/05/26/y...
Yet another scam to be aware of... : EcoLit Books
Scams targeting writers are becoming more sophisticated than ever ... here is another one to beware of.
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