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Tove Danovich
@tkdano.bsky.social
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Writer focusing on animals and the human-animal relationship.

Author of Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them.

Find me weekly: tovedanovich.substack.com
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Trader Joe’s is selling Harry and David pears. My grandma used to send them to me every year and they were the most expensive pears ever but also so delicious.
Gift boxes full of pears and one in each box of four is wrapped in gold foil.
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I was working at Book Court in Brooklyn when A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE came out. It’s still one of my favorite children’s books.

So I am thrilled that the authors now have A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE!

Consider it for the picture book readers in your life.

#booksky
Cover of A Sick Day for Amos McGee Snow Day Amos McGee Written by Philip C. Stead Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Just told my friend (truthfully!) I needed to push back our coworking session because my beans need more time on the stove.

I have been bean-pilled.
A pot of beans merrily simmering away.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I found it. The best-named apple.
A giant box of yellow and red apples with a sign reading “local Ludacrisp Apples” (1.50/lb)
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Went to the Portland zine symposium today and got the BEST haul. It was my first time there and the energy was so warm and playful. I loved everyone I met.
So many zines and chapbooks and journals in different styles. More than a few are about animals.
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The Washington Post editorial board articles about Mamdani are actually disgusting. It’s hard to surprise me but my jaw dropped when they referred to him as “generalissimo” in the first paragraph.
Zohran Mamdani drops the mask The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors. Today at 3:00 a.m. PT • 4 min Zohran Mamdani in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Friday. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters) A new era of class warfare has begun in New York, and no one is more excited than Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani. Witness the mayor-elect's change of character since his Tuesday election victory.
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I am so excited to watch the new PBS documentary THE PIGEON HUSTLE. Out today!
Screen grab with text reading “One species truly excels at living beside us” over a city scene Extreme close up of a pigeon giving side eye to the camera A handsome pigeon rides public transportation
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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I wrote an essay about my hatred of career-chasing social exchanges

tovedanovich.substack.com/p/a-thing-i-...
A typewritten page on pink paper that reads: A thing I hate that sometimes happens in the arts it gives me a full-body ick Tove Danovich TOV EDANOVICH.SUBSTACK.COM Another pink typewritten page. This one reads, I didnt have the kind of idea I knew he was looking for. I just want to write about animals and wonder and people shifting their perspective in important but ultimately small ways.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I knew the gov was putting insane banner notices related to the shutdown on official pages but this language is beyond. What the actual
Official government page for SNAP with a header reading “ Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats. They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance.” USDA Food and Nutrition Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MENU Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
October 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Meanwhile on some stumps in the river. The great blue heron and their court of cormorants is enjoying this perfect fall day.

#birds
A fall view of the river with trees on the banks starting to change from greens to the ranges and yellow and red. A few logs stick out of the water. A great blue heron perches on the tallest, biggest one. Three cormorants perch on smaller logs and appear to be looking at the heron.
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Spotted towhees are one of my favorites. I find they’re usually quite shy so I was impressed this one stuck around long enough for me to film them.

#birds
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Found this cute post-it in the middle of my library copy of THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY. I hope Bug had a good night’s sleep wherever they are.
Suleika Jaouad’s THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY with a post it note that says “sweet dreams I love you Bug!” With a little red heart.
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Oops I went to a typewriter store “just to look”
A smiling white woman with bangs wearing a flannel stands outside of The Type Space holding a very cute leather typewriter bag. She is grinning like a happy clam! A Royalite typewriter from late 1950s in green.
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Film is so beautiful. Even on a cheap little camera.
Two half frames. The first side shows part of a lighthouse against the sky. The other is a view of the ocean from high up Coney Island. The beach stretches out in front full of people and umbrellas. Two half frames of a kitten on a couch near a window. In one he looks at the camera and in the other he peers over the edge of the sofa
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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I have no children but the picture book area of my bookshelf is one of my favorite places. I’m so in love with the form.

Beautiful short stories and pictures? What’s not to like!
#shelfie
A small shelf stuffed with picture books—some new and others very old.
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I guess it’s “all necessary troops” which may or may not include NG. With an authorization to use full force if necessary.
September 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Sometimes my 12yo dog looks very old and other times she looks very young.
A black dog with flecks of gray lays on a couch with all four paws tucked next to her graying face. The same dog looks out the window, mouth open. The gray isn’t as apparent, the sun hits her face, and her ears are back but curious.
September 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I actually can’t handle one more devastating piece of news coming out of this government right now and I know it’s going to keep going.
The Washington post Breaking News Breaking News 2 minutes ago EPA proposes that companies no longer be required to report their planet-warming emissions The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal, published Friday, amounts to a major regulatory rollback that would eliminate the primary means of tracking climate goals. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin described it as a cost-cutting measure that would save businesses up to $2.4 billion.
September 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Also does @michaelpollan.bsky.social know he is colleagues with Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon?
One of Langdon's Harvard colleagues, author Michael Pollan, had made headlines not long ago with his number one bestseller and Netflix documentary about the positive power of psychedelics, How to Change Your Mind.
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Excuse me but I am reading the new Dan Brown book THE SECRET OF SECRETS and Robert Langdon quotes “the opening line to one of his favorite novels”

and the quote is from DIGITAL FORTRESS BY DAN BROWN.

This is too funny. I love it. #booksky
Langdon flashed on the opening line to one of his favorite novels. “It is said that in death, all things become clear.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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THE SALT STONES is one of my favorite books of 2025.

Helen Whybrow writes so exquisitely about her sheep, the land, and our connections to and responsibility for living things.

Getting to read this felt like an honor. If you love nature or pastoral writing, this one’s for you. #booksky #nature
Cover of THE SALT STONES by Helen Whybrow.
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Oh no I picked up PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK from the library and I’m five pages in and I’m going to have to buy this and add it to my personal library aren’t I?
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Found a green heron fledgling in a parking lot!

These are cryptic little guys and it was an exciting first to see one.

I gently walked him away from the very busy nearby road, back toward the river and wished him luck.

#birds
August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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What felt at first like it could have been a Portlandia sketch was actually deeply moving to witness in person. People lay under the tree, drew the tree, added memories to the guest book, or just had a conversation about it.
Giant fungus grows from the root of an oak tree in the foreground. A woman lies on the grass, looking into the branches. On the sidewalk, people mill around and talk to each other.
August 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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A year ago I saw a news article about a Portland couple whose heritage oak tree was dying and had to be cut down. They were hosting a memorial so the community to come say goodbye to it.
Looking up into the branches of a giant oak against a blue sky
August 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM