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Book Excerpts

A Promise to a Utah Prairie Dog

On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, looking back to look forward.
August 21, 2023
by
Terry Tempest Williams
On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, looking back to look forward.
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5 Hot New Environmental Books

…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.
July 31, 2023
by
John R. Platt
…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.
A woman reads a book overlooking a rocky Canyon
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Our Summer Reading List: Birding, Climate, Animal Rights and Justice

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.
June 20, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.
Close up of money burning.
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The Perils of Capitalism and Disinformation: 4 Critical New Books

You can’t stop climate change or the extinction crisis without fighting inequality, injustice and conspiracies.
May 26, 2023
by
John R. Platt
You can’t stop climate change or the extinction crisis without fighting inequality, injustice and conspiracies.
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Moby: Veganism, Skepticism and Punk Rock

The musician’s new documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.
March 8, 2023
by
John R. Platt
The musician’s new documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.
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The First Must-Read Environmental Books of 2023 Have Arrived

From wolves to climate change, these new books will help set the agenda for the year ahead.
February 23, 2023
by
John R. Platt
From wolves to climate change, these new books will help set the agenda for the year ahead.
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Our Favorite Environmental Books of 2022 

From big bears to the boreal forests, here are some books that moved us and helped illuminate what’s worth fighting for. 
December 21, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
From big bears to the boreal forests, here are some books that moved us and helped illuminate what’s worth fighting for. 
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10 New Books for Environmentally Active Kids and Families

Inspire the next generation of activists and conservationists with new these books celebrating wildlife and wild spaces.
December 12, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Inspire the next generation of activists and conservationists with new these books celebrating wildlife and wild spaces.
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How (and Why) I Planned a 40-City Book Tour About Shark Science and Conservation

If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?
November 21, 2022
by
David Shiffman
If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?
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Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears

The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
October 26, 2022
by
John R. Platt
The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.

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