How a California wildfire inspired a book about hidden animal societies

A new book explores how cutting-edge technology is transforming what scientists know about wildlife communities — and how it ...
Psychology Today

Beastly: The Entangled History of Animals and Us

I've long been interested in the evolution of human-nonhuman (animal) relationships and reading award-winning nature writer Keggie Carew's newest book Beastly: The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us ...
The Conversation

Peter Singer’s fresh take on Animal Liberation – a book that changed the world, but not enough

In March, the ABC aired a story showing footage of pigs in Australian abattoirs being stunned with carbon dioxide before having their throats cut. Packed into small, gas-filled chambers, these animals ...
The New York Times

A Hare, a Fox, an Owl, a Snail: Animal Memoirs Are Going Wild

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter’s ...
The New York Times

What Do Animals Know About Death?

“Playing Possum,” a new book by the philosopher Susana Monsó, explores the mysteries of grief and mourning in the animal world. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...