#Lablit from the author of My Last Continent, @midgeraymond.bsky.social & co-author @jyunker.bsky.social ! #booksky 💙📚@jennyrohn.bsky.social

John's essay "A walk with the devils" is on Forty South! Learn about the story behind DEVILS ISLAND ... www.fortysouth.com.au/a-walk-with-... #booksky @jyunker.bsky.social

Happy October, readers! It's the best time of year for mysteries and thrillers ... and DEVILS ISLAND is only .99 in the Kindle store this month! #BookSky @jyunker.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan...

In my novel FLOREANA and Ron Howard's new film EDEN, we reimagine the real-life events of the Galápagos Affair and seek resolution for the still-unsolved mysteries of what happened on Floreana Island in the 1930s.

Calling all Kindle readers!

Floreana Island itself is among the stars of Ron Howard’s new film EDEN … like FLOREANA, it also imagines a fictional ending to the mysterious events in the Galápagos in the 1930s. #Floreana #truecrime

In today's interview, @midgeraymond.bsky.social and @jyunker.bsky.social discuss their new book Animal Rights! #booksky #animalrights #writing

Here is a follow up to @jyunker.bsky.social 's review of Sarat Colling's ANIMAL RESISTANCE, from @ecolit.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3pF...

Estranged BFFs, a remote island, wild animals, an inexperienced guide ... what could possibly go wrong? For a few more days, you can get DEVILS ISLAND for $1.99 on the Kindle! www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan... @jyunker.bsky.social

Happy Typewriter Day! Our vintage typewriter collection provides the cats with ribbons to chew on … moving pieces to chase … a nice place to have a nap ... #TypewriterDay #typewriters #vintagetypewriter #writers #writing #history @jyunker.bsky.social

Revisiting some of my favourite multisited #multispecies ethnographies, this time for inspiration in narrative non-fiction. What a joy to return to this one by Kathryn Gillespie! #reading

Make Love, Not War: Rethinking Our Relationship with ‘Invasive’ Species #booksky #plants #weeds #ecology #kudzu ecolitbooks.com/2025/05/29/m...

What if animals could advise writers who write about animals? Join Midge Raymond tomorrow at 9:25am on JPR. #animals #writing #publicradio #jeffersonexchange www.ijpr.org/show/the-jef...

So much fun at Eugene VeganFest last weekend! What an amazing crowd of compassionate people. It was a perfect place for the almost-launch of ANIMAL WRITES. www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...

Writers & animal lovers: ANIMAL WRITES is available for preorder! @ecolit.bsky.social will also be at #EugeneVeganFest on May 4 where you can get an early copy. www.ashlandcreekpress.com/books/animal...

Writers! Join me & @jyunker.bsky.social at Wordcrafters in Eugene this weekend for a workshop on how to successfully publish your book, from what path is best to how to avoid common pitfalls. Details & registration: wordcrafters.org/paths-to-pub...

Readers & mystery lovers: DEVILS ISLAND is only $1.99 on the Kindle today! Learn all about an endangered species as hikers on a glamping trip at the end of the world turn on each other after one of them disappears… www.amazon.com/Devils-Islan... @jyunker.bsky.social

Leave it to Japan to show us the future of bookselling... #booksky #books #drugs

A day in cat surgery. Not for the squemish. "It’s 7:30 a.m. on a foggy, 32-degree February Friday, and the FOTAS Community Spay & Neuter Clinic at 3265 Biddle Road in Medford is checking in cats for the day’s surgeries." Yes, they've had some work done. #cats

Learn about the story behind FLOREANA - one of “four standout releases in rich, evocative new historical fiction” (New York Times) - in this interview in Postcards & Places! www.postcardsandplaces.com/stories/inte...

I am thrilled that FLOREANA is on this short list of "rich, immersive historical novels" in the NYT! nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...

I’m so grateful to the amazing laurienotaro.bsky.social for her beautiful words about FLOREANA. And, if you haven’t yet read Laurie’s latest novel, THE MURDERESS, run don’t walk…

Oh hai, you had me at Galápagos Islands: bit.ly/4ht0Dxt #booksky

What a great conversation @jyunker.bsky.social and I had with the fantastic Carter Wilson of the Making-It-Up podcast! Check it out & learn about DEVILS ISLAND ... and don’t miss Carter’s brand-new book, TELL ME WHAT YOU DID. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzbw...

It’s Penguin Awareness Day! 🐧 A few facts about Galápagos penguins ... - the only penguins found north of the equator - the world’s rarest penguin (estimates range from 1,200 to 4,000) - Galápagos penguins mate for life 💚

For writers and readers alike, climate change has created the ultimate eco-mystery. #mystery #writing #eco-fiction #animals #climatechange crimespreemag.com/behind-the-b....

Writing for Animals can take many forms. Here's one from awhile back... in memory of a deer that we lost recently. #deer #animaladvocacy #w4a #writingforanimals #ashlandoregon

Calling all writers! Submissions for a theme issue on “Animalia: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human” are open until December 31 @blreview.bsky.social #animals #literature #writing #writingopportunity

Writer Beware is getting a growing number of reports from authors who paid publishing scammers for services and subsequently found unauthorized charges on their credit cards. Some suggestions for precautions to take when you realize you've been ripped off writerbeware.blog/2024/12/21/a...

This is cool: Devils Island made the bestseller list at Warwick's Books in San Diego. Next stop... New York Times. #books #bestseller #booksky #mystery #bookstore

Our favorite environmental books from 2024... #ecofiction #environmental #writing #books #booksky #bookreview #poetry ecolitbooks.com/2024/12/18/t...

‘Do we exist?’ A robot news site shadows a Northwest town | The Seattle Times “What they’re doing is they’re polluting the information space,” Etling said. “They’re making people trust newspapers less.” #journalism #ainews #realnews #localnews www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I can't wait to share FLOREANA on Tuesday, December 10, at 6 p.m. at San Diego Writers Ink! Learn about the bizarre real-life murder mysteries that inspired FLOREANA, and support a wonderful writing community! writeyourstorynow.org/readings-eve...

So excited to be heading to San Diego next week with @jyunker.bsky.social to share DEVILS ISLAND! Join us at Warwick's on December 11 at 7:30 p.m.! www.warwicks.com/event/raymon...

If you love books set on remote islands (and the drama that inevitably follows), check out FLOREANA ... and these 7 other books, from The Nerd Daily: thenerddaily.com/midge-raymon...

Happy Black & White Friday... #cats

It's been a long since I've looked up at the Arch. Never fails to mesmerize. #stl #missouri #arch

'Tis the season for a vegan thanksgiving!

Thanks to @ourhenhouse.bsky.social for their annual presentation of @jyunker.bsky.social's radio play SANCTUARY! A perfect way to celebrate Thanksgiving ... have a listen here: www.ourhenhouse.org/ep776-5/

Reread after many years. And even more timely. #ursulakleguin #BookSky #BookChallenge #Books

FLOREANA will be out in the world on December 1.

For those in the Rogue Valley, tomorrow is the world premiere of the play Turkey Day -- as part of a vegan thanksgiving celebration with Tikkun Olam Sanctuary. Join us at the Phoenix Grange! #turkeyday #vegan #thanksgiving #saveanimals

Animal Tales: Novels old and new that every animal lover should read... #booksky #books #bookrecommendations #animals ecolitbooks.com/2024/10/04/a...

Mark your calendar for Dec. 11th at Warwick's bookstore where Midge and I will be reading from Devils Island! www.warwicks.com/event/raymon... #bookstore #reading #sandiego

For those of you in St. Louis, join me and Midge for a reading of Devils Island on Nov. 14 at The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves! #bookreading #novelneighbor #stl #mystery thenovelneighbor.com/events/10315...

Ashland Creek Press will be accepting full-length novel submissions during March. They're looking for vegan-themed literature, from animal protection to climate change. www.ashlandcreekpress.com/about/submis...

There is still time to register for our upcoming Writing for Animals class in March. Learn more at AshlandCreekPress.com. #writing

I’m a writer but also co-founder of a small, vegan owned press: Ashland Creek Press, now in our 12th year. We will (finally) open for submissions again in 2024… #publishing #writing #vegan #authors #ashlandcreekpress

Let’s begin with what’s top of mind in the year ahead. Devils Island. An eco-mystery set in Tasmania. Lots more to come!