Q&A with Ray Star
Ray is an author, a mother of four, and a Creative Writing Coach from Essex. Her debut trilogy, Earthlings, Dominion, and Land of Hope and Glory, have won multiple awards and …
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Turkey Day
This Thanksgiving, the turkeys are in charge and it is the politicians who are in need of pardoning…
Writing for Animals: A Q&A with Midge Raymond & John Yunker
Midge and I were excited to participate in a Q&A with Elise Myslinski of Wizard of Claws. In the interview we talk about publishing, reading and writing — and how …
Is This Book Vegan?
I’m happy to have contributed an essay to The Vegan Magazine the publication of the Vegan Society. The essay is available to members (join for only £2/month). The essay begins: As vegans, …
Novels for Animal Lovers
From the snake tempting Adam and Eve to the sheep that saved Odysseus from the Cyclops, animals have featured prominently in literature from the very beginning of literature. Today, animals …
Book Review: Deb Olin Unferth’s BARN 8
It’s rare to find a novel whose plot centers around animal rescue, and rarer still to encounter one that is deftly written and gets it (mostly) right—which is among the …