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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
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Confucius’s pet dog: The Chinese Animal Studies Network

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Confucius's pet dog: The Chinese Animal Studies Network : EcoLit Books
If you’re interested in learning more about animal histories in China check out the Chinese Animal Studies Network. They have an excellent newsletter. I recently read this Talking Animals Q&A ... Read...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The secret habits of missing cats may surprise you...read on to learn how best to find a lost kitty:
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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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November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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A Q&A with Kendra Coulter
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#booksky #tortoise

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A Q&A with Kendra Coulter : EcoLit Books
I was thrilled to have this chat with Kendra Coulter, author of Defending Animals and the newly released novel The Tortoise’s Tale. Dr. Coulter is a professor at Huron University ... Read more
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November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A wonderful essay about birding from @jyunker.bsky.social appears in The Revelator:
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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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November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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New book review from @midgeraymond.bsky.social of The Tortoise’s Tale by @drkendracoulter.bsky.social

#tortoise #booksky #bookreview #fiction

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Book Review: The Tortoise’s Tale by Kendra Coulter : EcoLit Books
Years ago, when I was in the Galápagos Islands, a fellow traveler asked how long tortoises live. Our guide’s answer was: “We don’t know.” No human has yet lived long ... Read more
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November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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When is a shark an “it”? When it’s in The New York Times
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When is a shark an "it"? When it's in the New York Times - Writing for Animals
Sharks get little love from the mainstream media. Whenever the media reports on a shark it is usually due to a shark “attack.” The New York Times is no exception. It recently reported on a human/shark...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The search continues for the rarest bumble bee in the US: ashland.news/the-mystery-.... #bee #bumblebee
The mystery of the missing bee last seen on Mt. Ashland - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
It's been nearly two decades since there was a confirmed sighting of the Franklin bumble bee, a bee native to the area around Mount Ashland. While the bee may still be alive, new research published la...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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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:
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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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October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you

#writers #beware #booksky

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Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you : EcoLit Books
Last week I mentioned in our newsletter that we’ve received a few AI-generated emails that are probably the most well-written scams I’ve yet encountered. So much so that I actually ... Read more
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October 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Sharing a Writing for Animals success story: Sansa Collins!

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Author Success Story: Sansa Collins - Writing for Animals
I’ve long believed that some of the most effective forms of writing are letters to the editor. People love to read letters, particularly from a shared neighborhood, city or passion. In this case, we r...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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We're happy to share another EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle
#author #writing #ecolit

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EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle : EcoLit Books
At EcoLit Books, we love to celebrate abd share success stories. This one comes to us from Rebekah Doyle. She subscribes to our newsletter where she saw a call for ... Read more
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October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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New book review from @midgeraymond.bsky.social:

North of the Sunlit River by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
#booksky #bookreview

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Book Review: North of the Sunlit River by Jessica Bryant Klagmann : EcoLit Books
In her novel North of the Sunlit River, Jessica Bryant Klagmann’s characters face grief and loss amid beautiful depictions of the natural world, from Alaska to New Mexico. Eila Jacobsen is ... Read mo...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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We're excited to have contributed to @vivalabookreview.bsky.social -- a wonderful organization devoted to promoting and supporting book reviewers. #booksky #bookreviews
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Viva la Book Review is so excited to share our new article, in collaboration with @ecolit.bsky.social ! John Yunker is co-founder, with Midge Raymond, of EcoLit Books as well as the small publisher Ashland Creek Press. Read his article for free now: https://tinyurl.com/3mh7ksnm 

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October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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We are pleased to share a book review from our newest contributor France Pauli:

The Island of Last Things by @emmasloley.bsky.social
#booksky #bookreview

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October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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New book review by @midgeraymond.bsky.social:

Defending Animals by Kendra Coulter

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#animals #booksky #animalprotection
Book Review: Defending Animals by Kendra Coulter : EcoLit Books
During the writing of Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection, Kendra Coulter’s dog, Sunny, spent many hours wrapped around her feet. Sunny, who had been abused ... Rea...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Happy 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
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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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October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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New book review!

Black Gold: The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal

#coal #ecolit #history #booksky

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September 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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New writing (nonfiction) opportunity: Nature Chronicles Prize

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#booksky #writers #writingops
September 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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New and forthcoming environmental books (September 2025)
#booksky #books #reading

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New and forthcoming environmental books (September 2025) : EcoLit Books
I’m pleased the share the latest batch of fiction and nonfiction books with environmental themes… Footprint: Four Itineraries By Radhika Subramaniam The book takes the footprint for a walk—to the ... ...
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September 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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So thrilled to see this gorgeous review of Habitat!
September 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I’m excited to share this new writing opportunity from Dark Mountain...

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#writer #writing #booksky
Writing opportunity: Bestiary / Dark Mountain : EcoLit Books
I’m excited to share this new writing opportunity from Dark Mountain: Submissions are now open for Dark Mountain’s 29th issue, a book devoted to animals. We are seeking non-fiction, fiction, ... Read ...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Review just in from @ecolit.bsky.social....

"This book is more than an antidote to The Omnivore’s Dilemma, it is a bold step into the future."

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The Omnivore's Deception: Conscience makes cowards of us all : EcoLit Books
If the title of this book reminds you of the bestseller The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, that is intentional. For as author John Sanbonmatsu writes, Michael Pollan did a ... Read more
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September 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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New book review from @joeannhart.bsky.social -

Habitat, by Case Q. Kerns
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#booksky #books #review

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Habitat, by Case Q. Kerns
September 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Book Review Flashback:

How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King
#animals #booksky #bookreview #animalstories

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August 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A new writing prompt from Writing for Animals... writingforanimals.com/2025/08/writ...
August 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM