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By: John Yunker on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Lost Animals: Voices of Extinction
What would the last living passenger pigeon (seen in silhouette above) have to say if he or she were alive today? Or the Tasmanian tiger? Or the Carolina parakeet? In ... Read more
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November 20, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Yeah, I've looked into it more and it's just plain exploitative and predatory. It shouldn't exist and shouldn't be promoted. I'll try to get the posting removed to H-net Ecolit tomorrow as well.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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By: JoeAnn Hart on Sunday, November 16, 2025
Bloom Again, A Novel by Marybeth Holleman
University of Alaska Press, 2025 Edward O. Wilson, a pioneer of evolutionary biology, once wrote, “Humanities will have to blend with the sciences, because technology is going to demand the ... Read more
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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New book review from @joeannhart.bsky.social of Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman

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Bloom Again, A Novel by Marybeth Holleman : EcoLit Books
University of Alaska Press, 2025 Edward O. Wilson, a pioneer of evolutionary biology, once wrote, “Humanities will have to blend with the sciences, because technology is going to demand the ... Read m...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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By: John Yunker on Saturday, November 15, 2025
Confucius’s pet dog: The Chinese Animal Studies Network
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 more
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November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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#CFP: "Poetry's Environments" June 9-11, 2026 (University of Leeds, UK)
Keynote speaker: Simon Armitage

Deadline for proposal: December 5th 2025

Info: conferences.leeds.ac.uk/poetryenviro...

#envhum #envhist #ecolit #environment #poetry #ecocriticism
Picture of Leeds' skyline at dusk.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Last night we could see the Northern Lights in Indiana; here's the view from my front porch. Readers of "Emma and the Reindeer" know what's beyond those lights. If you haven't read it yet, get a copy so you know too! #NorthernLights #Aurora #Environmentalism #MiddleGrade #KidsLit #EcoLit
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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How fun! My essay essay, “No One Mourns an Unnamed Animal: Why Naming Animals Might Help Save Them,” has been translated into Italian and published by ZEST Edizioni sostenibili. #animals #ecolit
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Non c’è lutto per un animale senza nome di Midge Raymond
Non c’è lutto per un animale senza nome di Midge Raymond - trad. di Giorgia Riuzzi | su ZEST Letteratura Sostenibile
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November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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By: Midge Raymond on Thursday, November 6, 2025
A Q&A with Kendra Coulter
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 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Made my first interplanetary sale of #IcesEndNovel on day one of @windyconisfic.bsky.social. Who knows what Day 2 will bring? #clifi #solarpunk #scifi #ecolit #chicago #klingon
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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What genre is my story? Defining #ecofiction #clifi #ecolit #scifi #EcoSciFi ninamunteanu.me/2025/08/24/w...
What Genre Is My Story? Is it Eco-Fiction or Something Else?
Illustration depicting Ray Bradbury’s ‘Rocket Summer’ in The Martian Chronicles (image from The Black Cat Moan) . Twenty years ago, when I started seriously publishing short stories and novel…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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By: John Yunker on Monday, November 3, 2025
Writing opportunity: Ecocene
Ecocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities has issued another call for submissions. Here are the details: Stories are how we come to know the world. They shape our propensity to ... Read more
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November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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By: Midge Raymond on Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Book Review: The Tortoise’s Tale by Kendra Coulter
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 4:16 PM
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By: John Yunker on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Writers Beware: Another email to watch out for
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 31, 2025 at 3:21 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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In the #Chicago area next weekend? Find me at @windyconisfic.bsky.social and/or 57th St. Books @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social for readings/signings/discussions of #IcesEndNovel @12willowspress.bsky.social #windycity #cifi #solarpunk #cyberpunk #ecolit #lawyerswhowrite
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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By: John Yunker on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Book Review: Animal History: History as If Animals Mattered
In the introduction to Animal History: History as If Animals Mattered, Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey write, “An animal does not just have a biology, but also a biography.” Sadly, ... Read more
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October 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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City life meets northern silence. 🌅 #TheCanoeTip explores family, resilience & the dignity of #nature #EcoLit #books
The Canoe Tip - The Arts Incubator
A Borups Corners Adventure Is the wilderness truly silent, or are we just not listening? For Myles, his
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October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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#CFP: "Cultures of Waste", Oxford Intersections

Deadline: November 7 2025

Info: academic.oup.com/oxford-inter...

#envhum #envhist #ecocriticism #ecolit
Current Calls for Papers
Oxford Intersections reflects the critical role that peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research plays in helping policy- and decision-makers tackle the world
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October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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By: John Yunker on Thursday, October 23, 2025
Writers Beware: AI scams are coming for you
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 23, 2025 at 1:48 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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By: John Yunker on Monday, October 20, 2025
EcoLit Books Success Story: Rebekah Doyle
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 2:30 AM
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By: John Yunker on Wednesday, October 15, 2025
EcoLit Books featured on Viva la Book Review
We are pleased to have an essay featured on Viva la Book Review, an organization founded to “foster thoughtful, well-crafted book criticism that supports a crucial open dialogue among reviewers, ... Read more
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October 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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By: John Yunker on Sunday, October 12, 2025
New and forthcoming environmental books (October 2025)
Here are some of the newest books to pass our way over the past few weeks. Enjoy! Omniocracy By Charlotte Laws Omniocracy (AHM-nee-ocracy) argues for a science-based animal rights philosophy ... Read more
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October 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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By: Midge Raymond on Sunday, October 12, 2025
Book Review: North of the Sunlit River by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
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 more
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October 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM