John Yunker
@jyunker.bsky.social
Author of The Tourist Trail, Devils Island and more. www.JohnYunker.com. #author #booksky #vegan
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
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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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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"Walking on the bones of pelicans and cormorants, hearing detonations in the distance, felt like living in a dystopian future." -- @jyunker.bsky.social reports on Peru's declining Humboldt penguins for @therevelator.org 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.
therevelator.org
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
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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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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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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Join Midge and John this Friday via Zoom at 11am Pacific... More here: kerulos.org/living-one/ #animals #deer #writing #writingforanimals
Animals and euphemisms: Why are turkeys "dispatched"... #writing #animals #euphemisms writingforanimals.com/2026/04/anim...
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...
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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. ecolitbooks.com/resources/li...
DEVILS ISLAND (which I wrote with @jyunker.bsky.social) is on sale in the Kindle Store for the month of April … get your copy for only $.99 until April 30! 🎉 www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
Devils Island
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 while reading Devils Island.
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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 ecolitbooks.com/2026/03/22/e...
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
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Excited for what I think will be a great conversation this Friday, 1 pm EDT: Multispecies Connections sponsored by #ASLE. Info & registration here: bit.ly|ASLEspotlight26 @jyunker.bsky.social @midgeraymond.bsky.social
Living near forests means accepting that we are all neighbors! Check out @jyunker.bsky.social 's letter in @ashland-news.bsky.social : ashland.news/letter-what-...
Letter: What deer crisis? - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
John Yunker: Perhaps we should stop talking about killing deer every time this issue rears its head and instead learn how best to live with them within their own home territory.
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12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 -- by @jyunker.bsky.social @oceanhoptimism.org @authorhenderson.bsky.social @federicoholm.bsky.social & many others: therevelator.org/environmenta...
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.
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I wrote a song. Hope you enjoy it. #song #pennies More Pennies Than Luck (Video) youtu.be/8nI7FNO_YkU.
More Pennies Than Luck (Video)
YouTube video by Beech & Larkin
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We loved our chat about writing, publishing, and ANIMAL WRITES with @ourhenhouse.org! Check out the podcast here... www.ourhenhouse.org/ep881 @jyunker.bsky.social
Animal Writes: Crafting Authentic Animal Narratives with John Yunker and Midge Raymond
This episode explores how writers can authentically represent animals in literature with authors and publishers John Yunker and Midge Raymond, who discuss their new book Animal Writes and their Writin...
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In DEVILS ISLAND, Kerry is a naturalist-turned-tour-guide trapped on a remote island with six strangers … none of whom are what they seem. Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky midgeandjohn.com
The secret habits of missing cats may surprise you...read on to learn how best to find a lost kitty: ashland.news/catty-corner... #cats @ashland-news.bsky.social
Catty Corner: The secret habits of missing cats - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
Catty Corner: Cats go missing from their homes or neighborhoods all too often, and what most humans don’t realize is that they may be hiding nearby. Learn what to do if your cat goes missing and how t...
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. One of the books we have in stock is The Tourist Trail by @jyunker.bsky.social. carpelibrumbaltimore.com/products/the...
The Tourist Trail, by John Yunker
Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager sup...
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"We spend so much time focused on distant birds that we don’t always see the birds closest to us. Like the birds on our plates." -- @jyunker.bsky.social today on @therevelator.org #birding #birds #animalwelfare therevelator.org/birding-blin...
Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot • The Revelator
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
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The author scam epidemic continues ... there are almost too many to keep up with, but @jyunker.bsky.social is sharing on EcoLit to help protect us all: ecolitbooks.com/2025/10/30/w...
Writers Beware: Another email to watch out for : EcoLit Books
Judging by the reaction my previous post received I’d say we’re in the midst of an author scam epidemic. Thanks a lot AI for making these emails so much more ... Read more
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Writers! It's almost Halloween ... the perfect time to dive into a mystery novel! And DEVILS ISLAND is only 99 cents on the Kindle until October 31! @jyunker.bsky.social #BookSky #suspense www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
Devils Island
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 while reading Devils Island.
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#Lablit from the author of My Last Continent, @midgeraymond.bsky.social & co-author @jyunker.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚@jennyrohn.bsky.social
Midge Raymond@midgeraymond.bsky.social · 10mo agoHappy October, readers! It's the best time of year for mysteries and thrillers ... and DEVILS ISLAND is only .99 in the Kindle store this month! #BookSky @jyunker.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...
