Midge Raymond

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This Little Free Library at the South Pole is the First in Antarctica - Little Free Library There are now Little Free Libraries on all seven continents! We are thrilled to introduce the first Little Free Library in Antarctica, which was established by Dr. Russell Schnell at the… Continue rea...

How fabulous! There's a Little Free Library in Antarctica! I hope it has a copy of #MyLastContinent. 😀🐧

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It’s Penguin Awareness Day! Did you know … Galápagos penguins (pictured here on Floreana Island) are the only penguins who live on the equator and are endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

Are your supplements killing Antarctica’s wild animals? The krill-dependent Omega-3 supplement industry is jeopardizing the lives of penguins, whales, seals and seabirds.

To celebrate Penguin Awareness Day, make the switch from krill supplements to a plant-based version ... and help save the world's penguins! 💚🌎🐧

Book review: The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez & G.A. Bradshaw : EcoLit Books 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 g...

New book review from @midgeraymond.bsky.social:

The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez & G.A. Bradshaw

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#bookreview #booksky #ecology #animals

Writers!
Join me on Saturday, Jan 17, at 10 a.m. via Zoom for a workshop about place: Literary Landscapes at San Diego Writers Ink: writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...

Floreana: A Novel Amazon.com: Floreana: A Novel eBook : Raymond, Midge: Kindle Store

Today (Jan 2) only - FLOREANA is $2.99 on the Kindle!
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#booksky #historicalfiction #ecoliterature #novel #Galapagos #penguins

Best Books & Movies for Animal Lovers My Favorite Titles of 2025

Thanks so much to Elise at Wizard of Claws for this amazing list of Best Books & Movies for Animal Lovers — and for choosing DEVILS ISLAND!

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The Tortoise’s Tale is an EcoLit and Library Journal best of 2025. The image is a giant tortoise and the book’s US cover.

So grateful. #booksky #tortoise #booklover #animallover

Literary Landscapes - San Diego Writers, Ink

Writers! This January 17 workshop (online via Zoom) is for all writers who’d like to get a sense of the *where* in their writing. Check it out & register here:
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Join @cassiepremosteele.bsky.social for writing in the new year! This class, focused on mindfulness & the natural world, starts in February:
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The Art of the Query - San Diego Writers, Ink

Join me on Wed., Jan. 7, for The Art of the Query workshop via Zoom with San Diego Writers Ink!
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This week's episode with Midge Raymond and John Yunker of Ashland Creek Press explores writing that advocates for animals authentically.

Listen on your fav podcatcher, watch on our YouTube, or check out ourhenhouse.org/ep881

Animal Writes: Crafting Authentic Animal Narratives with John Yunker and Midge Raymond This episode explores how writers can authentically represent animals in literature with authors and publishers John Yunker and Midge Raymond, who discuss their new book Animal Writes and their Writin...

We loved our chat about writing, publishing, and ANIMAL WRITES with @ourhenhouse.org! Check out the podcast here...
www.ourhenhouse.org/ep881
@jyunker.bsky.social

This book is beautiful indeed. Do add it to your holiday wish/giving list!
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Catty Corner: For cats, every day is Boxing Day - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News Catty Corner: The holidays can be both festive and stressful for felines. Learn how to protect your cats — and also how to bring them the joys of the season. (Hint: good things come in all sizes of bo...

This is a fun piece from @midgeraymond.bsky.social.

If you enjoyed FLOREANA (or if you just adore penguins in general), check out what's new with The Center for Ecosystem Sentinels' Galapagos penguin work. Thanks to this wonderful team for all they do for penguins!

Devils Island Devils Island [Yunker, John, Raymond, Midge] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Devils Island

Hey readers! Looking for a good winter weekend mystery? DEVILS ISLAND is only .99 in the Kindle store, TODAY ONLY!
#booksky #mystery #suspense

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Forgetting English, by Midge Raymond In this new, expanded edition of her prize-winning collection, Midge Raymond stretches the boundaries of place as she explores the indelible imprint of home upon the self and the ways in which new fro...

Christmas shopping? One of the books we have in stock is Forgetting English by @midgeraymond.bsky.social. It comes recommended by the feline set, so you know it's good.
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Floreana - Ashland Creek Press On the Galápagos Islands, the lives of two women―a century apart―converge in the most startling ways in a historical novel of desperate love, secrets, and deception by the author of My Last Continent....

FLOREANA is a year old this month! 🎉 I'm so grateful to all who've read & supported this novel!
For anyone who is or knows a book lover … signed books make wonderful gifts!
ashlandcreekpress.com/shop/floreana/
#booksky #floreana #novel

Imagining a different Thanksgiving tradition : EcoLit Books The annual presidential pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey has to be one of the most curious traditions in this country. It officially dates back to George H.W. Bush, though John ... Read more

What if, this Thanksgiving, the turkeys were in charge? Would they pardon the politicians?

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#animals #thanksgiving #turkeys

In DEVILS ISLAND, Kerry is a naturalist-turned-tour-guide trapped on a remote island with six strangers … none of whom are what they seem.

Check out DEVILS ISLAND for a locked-room mystery, as well as to learn all about the endangered Tasmanian devils! #BookSky

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Tonight! Would be fun to see you there!

Tonight (Thursday, Nov 13) at SOU's Hannon Library - learn how to make a career as a writer from writers who are living proof that it's possible!
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#writing #writinglife @ryanpfeil.bsky.social

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...

The secret habits of missing cats may surprise you...read on to learn how best to find a lost kitty:
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#cats @ashland-news.bsky.social

Forgetting English, by Midge Raymond In this new, expanded edition of her prize-winning collection, Midge Raymond stretches the boundaries of place as she explores the indelible imprint of home upon the self and the ways in which new fro...

We're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. One of the books we have in stock is Forgetting English by @midgeraymond.bsky.social. (The book also comes recommended by the feline set.)
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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

A Q&A with Kendra Coulter
@drkendracoulter.bsky.social

#booksky #tortoise

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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

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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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

Learn more about THE TORTOISE’S TALE in this interview with @drkendracoulter.bsky.social ...
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#booksky #writingforanimals #EcoLitBooks

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?

A wonderful essay about birding from @jyunker.bsky.social appears in The Revelator:
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