New poetry journal: Earthshine
Okay, Earthshine has been around since 2007 but it’s new to us. And they are currently accepting submission! Learn more here.
ASLE Spotlight: Multispecies Connections
Enjoy this conversation about multispecies connections, literature, reading, and writing with ASLE and Boria Sax, Lesley Wheeler, Lay Sion Ng, Nate Otjen, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Amy McIntyre, Midge Raymond and yours truly …
Extinction on Display: Ghosts Behind Glass
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. …
Your Guide to Climate Action
How to move beyond your footprint and make a big impact By Ryan Hagen Climate Action Press, October 2025 I have to admit, I opened Your Guide to Climate Action …
AI-powered writer scams make The New York Times
We’ve been writing about the rise of AI-powered scams directed at writers for several months (here and here). And now this issue has made it to The New York Times. …
New and forthcoming environmental books (March 2026)
We have quite a few new books to share with you — a mix of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Enjoy! Wild, Unfelt World By Hillary Gonzalez When was the last …
Sometimes An Island
A Mosaic Novel of Family Ties, Climate Upheaval, and Resilience, By Ellen Meeropol Sea Crow Press[1], March 2026 Sometimes An Island, a novel-in-stories by Ellen Meeropol, is set in the …
Writing opportunity: Catalogue Zine
Environmental literary journal Catalogue Zine has just opened the window for its 4th issue, looking for submissions about “daily life and individual action.” Catalogue zine is an environmentalist literary and …
Book review: The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez & G.A. Bradshaw
This extraordinary book, intertwining psychology and ecology, takes a look at raising children and creating communities—from an Animal’s perspective. And it’s clear that we human animals can learn a great …
Book review: The Shark House by Sara Ackerman
Sara Ackerman’s novel The Shark House is a richly layered, atmospheric love letter to sharks — as well as the oceans and other animals — that unravels mysteries both immediate and deeply …
Book Review: The Darkest Pastoral: Selected Poems
In the poetry collection Darkest Pastoral by John Kinsella, we are treated to poems about place, people, animals and even chilies. Naturally, I was drawn to the poems about animals. …