News & Book Reviews
The Lithia Trilogy is featured in Shelf Awareness
August 24, 2026
Out of Breath, The Ghost Runner, and The Last Mile are highlighted in this Halloween spotlight from Shelf Awareness. The Lithia Trilogy is “a paranormal, environmental trilogy celebrating its 15th anniversary, about vegan vampires, competitive running, Shakespeare, and how to protect the planet we call home.”
Katy Yocom in article about India’s famous tiger Machli
August 18, 2026
Three Ways to Disappear author Katy Yocom appears in this article about India’s beloved tiger Machli: “American author Katy Yocom, who made Machli a central figure in her novel Three Ways to Disappear, observes that tiger conservation found its hero in Machli. Recalling her first sighting of Machli in 2006, lying at the edge of Rajbagh Lake in the late afternoon sunlight, Yocom noted that she looked like a queen.”
Midge and John join ASLE’s Spotlight presentation on multispecies connections
March 13, 2026
Midge and John join a conversation, hosted by ASLE’s Spotlight series, on multispecies connections in literature, reading, and writing with ASLE and Boria Sax, Lesley Wheeler, Lay Sion Ng, Nate Otjen, Mildred Kiconco Barya, and Amy McIntyre. Check out the recording here.
Midge and John join the Our Hen House podcast
December 12, 2025
John and Midge talk about Animal Writes, Writing for Animals, and more on Episode 881 of the Our Hen House podcast.
John’s essay appears in The Revelator
November 7, 2025
John’s essay “Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot” appears in The Revelator.
John’s article appears on Viva la Book Review
October 10, 2025
John’s article “How Book Reviews Raise Awareness: EcoLit and Environmental Writing” appears in Viva la Book Review.
Midge and John are interviewed on Wizard of Claws
August 11, 2025
Elise Myslinski interviews Midge and John for her Substack Wizard of Claws: “If life imitates art, then Midge and John are among the foremost leaders reimagining the role animals play in both.”
The Names of Things reviewed in The Lit Pub
June 8, 2025
The Names of Things is reviewed in The Lit Pub.
Midge Raymond on JPR
May 20, 2025
Animal Writes co-author Midge Raymond talks about Animal Writes with host Mike Green on JPR’s Jefferson Exchange.
David G. Brooks on ABC
June 4, 2024
The Grass Library author David G. Brooks writes about poetry, advocacy, and our life with non-human animals for ABC.
Midge & John join the Jazzy Vegetarian podcast
July 20, 2023
Midge and John talk with Jazzy Vegetarian Laura Theodore about animals, writing, books, and more on this episode of the podcast.
A.E. Copenhaver writes about eco-lit for World Literature Today
January 2023
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver writes about new ways of being in contemporary eco-lit in World Literature Today.
A.E. Copenhaver is interviewed in V-Land Magazine
September 8, 2022
A.E. Copenhaver talks about her novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria in this interview with Ray Star in V-Land Magazine.
Euphoria is reviewed in Rain Taxi
August 16, 2022
A.E. Copenhaver’s novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria is reviewed in Rain Taxi.
Saving Animals is featured in Australian Vegans Journal
June 24, 2022
Catherine Kelaher’s book Saving Animals is reviewed in the Australian Vegans Journal.
A.E. Copenhaver is featured in Feminist Book Club
June 24, 2022
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver is interviewed by Lillie Gardner for Feminist Book Club.
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria is on Yale list of summer reading
June 13, 2022
A.E. Copenhaver’s novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria is on the Yale Climate Connections list of climate-aware books for summer.
David G. Brooks’s new essay appears in V-Land
June 9, 2022
The Grass Library author David G. Brooks’s essay “Mind. Being. World.” appears in V-Land Magazine.
Going vegan for World Ocean Day
June 8, 2022
Midge Raymond’s article “Five reasons to go vegan for the oceans” appears on World Ocean Day in V-Land Magazine.
A.E. Copenhaver offers tips for eco-anxiety
June 5, 2022
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver’s article “Five ways to cope with eco-anxiety” appears in V-Land Magazine.
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver interviewed by Our Hen House
June 4, 2022
A.E. Copenhaver, author of My Days of Dark Green Euphoria, appears on the Our Hen House podcast.
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria is reviewed in Necessary Fiction
May 23, 2022
A.E. Copenhaver’s novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria is reviewed by Elizabeth Smith in Necessary Fiction.
ACP co-founders are interviewed in Darkus magazine
May 21, 2022
Ashland Creek Press co-founders and publishers Midge Raymond and John Yunker are interviewed in Darkus magazine. You can read the interview here.
Midge & John appear on the SoFlo Vegans podcast
May 17, 2022
Ashland Creek Press publishers Midge Raymond and John Yunker chat with Sean Russell on the SoFlo Vegans podcast.
Interview with Midge Raymond and A.E. Copenhaver
May 10, 2022
Ashland Creek Press publisher Midge Raymond and My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver talk about writing, editing, and publishing in this interview at the Climate Fiction Writers League.
David Brooks’s essay appears in V-Land UK
May 5, 2022
The Grass Library author David G. Brooks’s essay “Where does it stop?” appears in V-Land Magazine.
Online writing classes featured in V-Land UK
April 21, 2022
Midge Raymond & John Yunker talk about ACP’s online, self-paced classes — Writing for Animals and Gretchen Primack’s Writing Like an Animal — in V-Land Magazine.
Among Animals 3 is featured in the Mail Tribune
April 8, 2022
Winky, the rescued hen who appears on the cover of Among Animals 3, is featured in this article about the book in the Mail Tribune.
Catherine Kelaher’s article appears in V-Land UK
March 7, 2022
Saving Animals author Catherine Kelaher’s article “Why I Liberate Animals” appears in V-Land Magazine.
Ashland Creek Press is featured in Publishers Weekly
March 4, 2022
Ashland Creek Press is featured in this Publishers Weekly article, “Publishing in the Pacific Northwest.”
ACP co-founders are interviewed in V-Land UK
March 3, 2022
Ashland Creek Press co-founders Midge Raymond and John Yunker talk with V-Land Magazine.
Midge Raymond appears on the World Vegan Travel podcast
March 1, 2022
Midge Raymond talks about travel, writing, animals, veganism, and creativity with Brighde Reed on the World Vegan Travel podcast.
Elisabeth Lyman’s recipe appears in V-Land UK
February 14, 2022
The Green and the Red translator Elisabeth Lyman publishes a recipe from the region of Brittany in northwest France, where Armand Chauvel‘s novel The Green and the Red is set, in V-Land Magazine.
Ashland Creek Press hosts Gretchen Primack
February 12, 2022
Poet and educator Gretchen Primack leads a discussion on animal poetry with Ashland Creek Press.
Cassie Premo Steele’s article appears in V-Land UK
February 8, 2022
Earth Joy Writing author Cassie Premo Steele publishes “5 Reasons To Go Vegan For Valentine’s Day” in V-Land Magazine.
ACP co-founder Midge Raymond featured on the Bloody Vegans Podcast
February 6, 2022
ACP co-founder Midge Raymond talks about writing, publishing, animals, and the vegan life in this interview on the Bloody Vegans Podcast.
A.E. Copenhaver is interviewed in V-Land UK
February 4, 2022
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver talks about writing and more in this interview with V-Land Magazine.
Catherine Kelaher’s article appears in V-Land UK
January 24, 2022
Saving Animals author Catherine Kelaher writes about what chickens have taught her about happiness in V-Land Magazine.
Author A.E. Copenhaver is interviewed in the Monterey Herald
January 24, 2022
Author A.E. Copenhaver is interviewed about her novel My Days of Dark Green Euphoria in the Monterey Herald.
John Yunker’s article appears in V-Land UK
January 22, 2022
ACP co-founder and Writing for Animals editor John Yunker writes about the evolution of vegan literature in his article “The Greening of Literature: Perspectives of a Vegan Publisher” in V-Land Magazine.
A.E. Copenhaver featured at the Climate Fiction Writers League
January 18, 2022
My Days of Dark Green Euphoria author A.E. Copenhaver is in conversation with author Venetia Welby at the Climate Fiction Writers League.
John Yunker’s essay appears in High Country News
July 29, 2021
ACP co-founder and Writing for Animals editor John Yunker has transcribed a letter from a neighborhood deer, “Rewilding is a two-way street,” which appears in High Country News.
Catherine Kelaher interviewed on Vegan Women Leadership Network
July 20, 2021
Saving Animals author Catherine Kelaher is interviewed by Katrina Fox on the Vegan Women Leadership Network.
Article by Catherine Kelaher in VeganLife magazine
July 13, 2021
Saving Animals author Catherine Kelaher’s article “5 Ways Young People Can Help Animals Today” appears in VeganLife magazine.
John Yunker’s play Veganish is performed on Our Hen House
May 29, 2021
John Yunker and Midge Raymond join Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan on the Our Hen House podcast for a reading of John’s radio play Veganish and a chat about art, writing, activism, and more.
Catherine Kelaher appears on the Our Hen House podcast
May 15, 2021
Catherine Kelaher talks with Jasmin Singer about Saving Animals, rescuing hens, teaching kids about activism, self-care, and much more on this episode of the Our Hen House podcast.
Catherine Kelaher appears on the Healthification podcast
May 4, 2021
Catherine Kelaher tells the story of her sanctuary, about the girls she’s rescued, Saving Animals, and much more on Healthification podcast.
Catherine Kelaher appears on The Kynd Life podcast
April 20, 2021
Catherine Kelaher talks about Saving Animals and her sanctuary, NSW Rescue, on The Kynd Life podcast.
Saving Animals is featured in Publishers Weekly
April 2021
Catherine Kelaher’s Saving Animals is featured on this list of Environmental Kids’ Books for 2021 in Publishers Weekly.
Saving Animals is reviewed in Kirkus Reviews
March 2021
Catherine Kelaher’s Saving Animals is “friendly, chatty, and highly engaging. Helpful and inspirational,” writes Kirkus Reviews.
Three Ways to Disappear is highlighted in the New York Times
November 25, 2020
Poet laureate of Kentucky Jeff Worley includes Katy Yocom’s novel Three Ways to Disappear in a list of books to be grateful for in this New York Times article.
John Yunker is interviewed on Ecofictology
October 28, 2020
Ashland Creek Press co-founder and The Tourist Trail author John Yunker is interviewed on the YouTube Channel Ecofictology. And check out Ecofictology‘s review of The Tourist Trail here.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed on Ecofictology
September 2, 2020
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed on the YouTube Channel Ecofictology.
No Word for Wilderness is reviewed in Midwest Book Review
August 7, 2020
No Word for Wilderness is reviewed in Midwest Book Review: “No Word For Wilderness integrates art and science to bring the Abruzzo bears’ story to a broad, attentive audience, generating the international pressure needed to bring the bears back from the brink.”
The Grass Library is reviewed in San Francisco Book Review
July 25, 2020
The Grass Library is reviewed in San Francisco Book Review: “Brooks’ writing is poetic … animal rights, ethics, and nature writing at its most insightful.”
David G. Brooks’s article “Wild lives and broken promises: Why are kangaroos deemed ‘killable’?” appears on ABC Australia
July 20, 2020
The Grass Library author David G. Brooks has published an article, co-written with Danielle Celermajer, on ABC Australia.
Three Ways to Disappear is featured on Snowflakes in a Blizzard
July 2, 2020
Katy Yocom’s novel Three Ways to Disappear is featured on the Snowflakes in a Blizzard blog, along with an interview and the first chapter.
David G. Brooks’s essay appears in Animal Studies Journal
June 24, 2020
David G. Brooks’s essay “The Grieving Kangaroo Photograph Revisited” appears in the first 2020 issue of Animal Studies Journal.
David G. Brooks is interviewed by Our Hen House
June 20, 2020
David G. Brooks talks with Mariann Sullivan about The Grass Library and more on the Our Hen House podcast.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in The Roadrunner Review
June 8, 2020
“Merging entertainment and reality, fear and growth, pain and love, Three Ways to Disappear speaks keenly to true life,” reads this review of Three Ways to Disappear in The Roadrunner Review.
The Grass Library is reviewed in Rough Ghosts
May 20, 2020
“[An] engaging—and endearing—collection of interrelated essays,” reads this review of The Grass Library in Rough Ghosts.
David G. Brooks talks with Marc Bekoff about The Grass Library in Psychology Today
May 4, 2020
David G. Brooks is interviewed by Marc Bekoff in Psychology Today about The Grass Library.
Forgetting English is available as an audiobook
April 17, 2020
Midge Raymond’s short story collection Forgetting English is now available as an audiobook.
Three Ways to Disappear makes Top 20 Longlist
March 23, 2020
Katy Yocom’s novel Three Ways to Disappear is on the Top 20 longlist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, which honors an outstanding debut novel published in the preceding calendar year.
John Yunker is interviewed in EcoFiction
March 10, 2020
John Yunker is interviewed about his novel Where Oceans Hide Their Dead on EcoFiction.
John Yunker is featured on The Afterword podcast
February 2020
Ashland Creek Press co-founder John Yunker joins guest Joelle Teachey and hosts Amy Bowling and Holland Webb for an episode of The Afterword podcast, focused on environmental literature. Click here to listen.
Le Vert et Le Rouge is a finalist for France’s Maya Literary Prize
February 2020
Armand Chauvel’s novel Le Vert et Le Rouge is one of three finalists for the 2020 French literary prize Prix Maya. Le Vert et Le Rouge was published in English by Ashland Creek Press in 2014 as The Green and the Red.
Publishers Weekly announces spring audiobooks
February 1, 2020
Publishers Weekly announces Spring 2020 audiobooks, including Forgetting English and Out of Breath.
Mindy Mejia’s novel The Dragon Keeper is an audiobook
November 26, 2019
Mindy Mejia’s novel, The Dragon Keeper, is now available as an audiobook from Tantor Media.
Katy Yocom is featured in Bowling Green Daily News
November 20, 2019
Katy Yocom’s novel, Three Ways to Disappear, is on this list of Louisville’s 10 Best Reads.
Katy Yocom is featured in Bowling Green Daily News
October 21, 2019
Katy Yocom and her novel, Three Ways to Disappear, are featured in Bowling Green Daily News.
Katy Yocom is interviewed on EcoFiction
October 9, 2019
Katy Yocom talks about her novel, Three Ways to Disappear, with EcoFiction.
“Into the Forest Like a Ghost” is published in Terrain.org
September 30, 2019
“Into the Forest Like a Ghost,” an excerpt from Katy Yocom’s novel Three Ways to Disappear, is published in Terrain.org.
Three Ways to Disappear is selected as an Indie Favorite by Barnes & Noble
August 2019
Three Ways to Disappear has been selected by Barnes & Noble as a Top Indie Favorite for August 2019.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in LEO Weekly
July 31, 2019
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in LEO Weekly.
Katy Yocom is featured in Insider Louisville
July 30, 2019
Katy Yocom answers 7 questions for Insider Louisville.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in North American Review
July 29, 2019
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in North American Review.
Katy Yocom’s article on research appears in Necessary Fiction
July 19, 2019
Katy Yocom writes about researching tigers in this article in Necessary Fiction.
In interview, Katy Yocom talks about India’s most popular tiger
July 18, 2019
Katy Yocom‘s interview about Machli, the inspiration for Three Ways to Disappear, appears in IndiaLink.
Katy Yocom’s article on tigers appears in LitHub
July 18, 2019
Katy Yocom writes about tigers, real and fictional, in LitHub.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in The US Review of Books
July 12, 2019
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in The US Review of Books.
Katy Yocom is featured in Firstpost
July 10, 2019
Katy Yocom and Three Ways to Disappear are featured in this article by Prathap Nair in Firstpost.
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in Foreword Reviews
June 18, 2019
Three Ways to Disappear is reviewed in the July/August issue of Foreword Reviews.
Katy Yocom publishes essay in Newsweek
June 11, 2019
Three Ways to Disappear author Katy Yocom’s essay “A Search for the Elusive Tigers in India Leads to a Novel” appears in Newsweek.
John Yunker is interviewed on Literary Ashland
May 21, 2019
John Yunker talks about his novel Where Oceans Hide Their Dead with Ed Battistella on Literary Ashland.
Writing for Animals is reviewed in the Journal for Critical Animal Studies
May 6, 2019
Writing for Animals “is at once more vibrant and thoughtful than a simple guide to writing, yet more helpful and practical than a book on the theory,” reads this review in the Journal for Critical Animal Studies.
Writing for Animals is reviewed in The Australasian Animal Studies Association Journal
April 16, 2019
Writing for Animals is reviewed in The Australasian Animal Studies Association Journal.
Three Ways to Disappear is featured in The Indian Sun
April 16, 2019
Katy Yocom’s forthcoming novel, Three Ways to Disappear, is featured in The Indian Sun.
Where Oceans Hide Their Dead is reviewed in The Paw Report
March 22, 2019
John Yunker’s novel Where Oceans Hide Their Dead is reviewed The Paw Report.
Roger Thompson’s No Word for Wilderness is reviewed in Humanimalia
February 6, 2019
Roger Thompson’s book No Word for Wilderness is reviewed in the Spring 2019 issue of Humanimalia.
John Yunker’s post on Writing for Animals appears on Submittable
December 13, 2018
John Yunker’s post about creating the Writing for Animals anthology appears on Submittable.
Writing for Animals contributors interviewed on KBOO Community Radio
October 4, 2018
Writing for Animals contributors Rosemary Lombard and Beth Lyons are interviewed by Suzanne LaGrande on KBOO Community Radio’s program Between the Covers.
John Yunker interviewed by Our Hen House about Writing for Animals
September 22, 2018
John Yunker talks about Writing for Animals in this interview with Jasmin Singer on the Our Hen House podcast.
Roger Thompson is interviewed on Duluth Public Radio
August 22, 2018
Roger Thompson talks about No Word for Wilderness in this interview on Duluth Public Radio.
Strays is reviewed in Midwest Book Review
August 13, 2018
Jennifer Caloyeras’s YA novel Strays is reviewed in the Children’s Bookwatch section of Midwest Book Review: “This story teaches that healing can come from the last place you’d expect.”
Writing for Animals is reviewed on The Revelator
August 1, 2018
Writing for Animals is featured on The Revelator‘s list of new eco-books: “Yunker has gathered an all-star team for this valuable how-to book.”
An excerpt of No Word for Wilderness is featured on EcoHustler
July 26, 2018
An excerpt from Roger Thompson’s No Word for Wilderness is featured on EcoHustler.
No Word for Wilderness featured on The Academic Minute
July 5, 2018
Roger Thompson talks about No Word for Wilderness on The Academic Minute.
Roger Thompson featured in Summit Daily News
June 27, 2018
Roger Thompson and No Word for Wilderness are featured in Colorado’s Summit Daily News.
John Yunker’s essay appears in Minding Nature
June 2018
John Yunker’s essay Giving Animals a Voice: Letters from an Ashland Deer appears in the Spring 2018 issue ofMinding Nature, a publication of the Center for Humans & Nature.
Roger Thompson appears on Public Radio Tulsa
May 30, 2018
Roger Thompson talks with Public Radio Tulsa about No Word for Wilderness.
Strays appears on Best Books About Dogs list
May 7, 2018
Jennifer Caloyeras’s YA novel Strays appears on this Book Riot list of 40+ of the Best Books About Dogs.
Stony Brook University announces Roger Thompson’s No Word for Wilderness
February 6, 2018
Stony Brook University announces No Word for Wilderness, coming in May from Ashland Creek Press, by Roger Thompson, the director of the university’s writing and rhetoric program.
Julie Christine Johnson is interviewed on KPTZ 91.9 FM
October 4, 2017
The Crows of Beara author Julie Christine Johnson is interviewed by Booklovers’ Cafe’s Cris Wilson on KPTZ 91.9 Radio Port Townsend.
Julie Christine Johnson is featured in the Port Townsend Leader
September 27, 2017
The Crows of Beara author Julie Christine Johnson is featured in The Port Townsend Leader.
The Crows of Beara reviewed in Washington Independent Review of Books
September 10, 2017
The Washington Independent Review of Books writes, “The Crows of Beara is a love song to Ireland that combines dazzling views of wild, sweeping landscapes with a hard, honest look at the need for jobs in the country’s rural west…Johnson’s writing is assured and passionate.”
JoeAnn Hart invited to International Literature Festival Berlin to present Float
September 7, 2017
JoeAnn Hart goes to Germany for the International Literature Festival Berlin, to which she was invited for her environmental writing on behalf of the oceans, including her novel Float. Learn more in this article in The Gloucester Times.
ACP authors featured in the environmental edition of The Compassion Anthology
August 28, 2017
Several Among Animals and Among Animals 2 contributors are featured in the new environmental edition of The Compassion Anthology.
Two ACP titles on list of Incredible Books That Every Vegan Should Read This Summer
June 7, 2017
The Green and the Red and Among Animals are on this list of 12 Incredible Books That Every Vegan Should Read This Summer.
Barefoot Vegan Magazine features Love Rhymes with Everything
May/June 2017
The new issue of Barefoot Vegan Magazine features a Q&A with Dana Feagin and Kat von Cupcake.
Love Rhymes with Everything is featured in in VegNews Magazine
May+June 2017
“The colorful pages of this whimsical book are filled with painted portraits of rescued animals alongside short, snappy poems,” writes VegNews Magazine. “We can’t get enough of the bonus animal bios featured in the back pages.”
Love Rhymes with Everything is reviewed in Creations Magazine
April 2, 2017
Thanks to Erica Settino and Creations Magazine for this review of Love Rhymes with Everything, “a beautiful and whimsical tribute to animals of all species.”
Main Street Vegan features a Q&A with the authors of Love Rhymes with Everything
February 28, 2017
Main Street Vegan features a Q&A with Dana Feagin and Kat von Cupcake, authors of Love Rhymes with Everything.
Love Rhymes with Everything featured in The Daily Tidings
February 24, 2017
The Ashland Daily Tidings features Love Rhymes with Everything and its book launch and fundraising event.
Among Animals featured in The Penmen Review
February 14, 2017
Among Animals contributors C.S. Malerich, Catherine Evleshin, Anne Elliot, and Rachel King are interviewed for this article in The Penmen Review.
Book launch and fundraiser highlighted in Jacksonville Review
February 13, 2017
Thanks to The Jacksonville Review for sharing our Love Rhymes with Everything book launch and Sanctuary Onefundraiser on February 26.
Interview with ACP co-founders on Eco-Fiction
January 1, 2017
Ashland Creek Press co-founders Midge Raymond and John Yunker talk with Eco-Fiction’s Mary Woodbury about environmental writing, small-press publishing, and more.
ACP co-founders interviewed by Michael Dello-Iacovo
August 31, 2016
Ashland Creek Press co-founders Midge Raymond and John Yunker talk with Michael Dello-Iacovo, acting CEO at Effective Altruism Australia, about writing, publishing, animals, and more.
The Penmen Review interviews Survival Skills author Jean Ryan
July 12, 2016
Jean Ryan, author of Survival Skills: Stories talks with The Penmen Review about writing, publication, and inspiration.
Dogland reviewed by Our Hen House
July 9, 2016
Jacki Skole’s book Dogland is reviewed on the Our Hen House podcast.
Strays is a must-read California book
June 14, 2016
Jennifer Caloyeras’s novel Strays is on Book Riot’s list of 100 Must-Read California books.
Dogland is reviewed in Bark & Swagger
May 31, 2016
“Dogland is “a page-turner,” reads this review in Bark & Swagger. “Skole’s brave trek…takes the reader on a fascinating adventure, filled with colorful, passionate people, many of whom care deeply about animals and share frustrations about the system, the laws or lack of them and the struggle to make life better for companion animals. [An] enlightening, heartfelt book; well worth reading.”
Among Animals is reviewed in Society & Animals
March 2016
“Among Animals is a wonderfully varied collection…Each story gives insight into a different realm of human-animal interaction,” reads this review in Society & Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies. “A rich collection of stories that constitute not only a good read, but also a substantial text for an Animal Studies course…the collection demands an acknowledgment of the vulnerability, fierceness, and beauty of its subjects.”
The Green and the Red is reviewed in The Goose: A Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada
February 14, 2016
“Armand Chauvel’s first novel is an entertaining tale of two people with strong career goals and stronger opinions on what to eat…the satire makes for a light and funny read, no matter where one falls on the dietary spectrum between herbivore and carnivore,” writes Jenna Gersie in this review in The Goose: A Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada. “Beneath the satire, though, are real questions about food consumption.”
Earth Joy Writing is reviewed in The Goose: A Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada
February 13, 2016
“The book is designed to activate the reader into regular journaling using prompts that take her into memory, into outdoor places, into the body, using exercises that encourage not just writing, but drawing, collage, photography, music, movement, and even eating,” writes Anne Milne in this review in The Goose: A Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada. “Practicing Earth Joy Writing has already taught me something, and I appreciate what I have gained.”
Dogland is reviewed in Glassworks Magazine
February 1, 2016
“Skole uses her journalism background and her love of animals to shed light on a topic that hits home for just about anyone who has ever brought a dog into their lives,” reads this review in Glassworks Magazine. “Dogland is a truly compelling book that will have you driving to the nearest shelter to offer a hand or a paw in any way you can.”
Dogland is reviewed in Flagstaff-Sedona Dog magazine
February 2016
“Skole offers a fresh look at dog owner education, spay/neuter programs, and how some shelters achieve more successful adoptions through required training courses…Dogland is a book that needs to be read and discussed by concerned people involved in rescue,” reads this review in Flagstaff-Sedona Dog Magazine.
Jacki Skole’s Dogland reviewed in Animal Sheltering magazine
January 2016
“Dogland tackles a complex, emotional topic … and opens readers’ eyes to how we can help these faithful companions,” reads this review in Animal Sheltering Magazine.
Jennifer Caloyeras and Jacki Skole nominated for Dog Writers Association of America awards
January 4, 2016
Congratulations to Jennifer Caloyeras, whose novel Strays was nominated for the DWAA Pat Santi Memorial Friends of Rescue Award, and to Jacki Skole, whose book Dogland was nominated in the Rescue/Adoption Book category.
Siskiyou Prize winner Jennifer Boyden featured in Ashland Daily Tidings
December 29, 2015
Thanks to Angela Decker of the Ashland Daily Tidings for this article on 2015 Siskiyou Prize winner Jennifer Boyden.
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras featured in LA event
December 4, 2015
This Los Angeles Times article highlights a recent Book’d in Burbank event that included Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras and celebrated Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month.
ACP to publish Siskiyou Prize finalist THE CROWS OF BEARA by Julie Christine Johnson
October 20, 2015
Ashland Creek Press is thrilled to have acquired 2014 Siskiyou Prize finalist Julie Christine Johnson’s novel THE CROWS OF BEARA, for publication in 2017. Learn more via the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, and join our mailing list to stay up-to-date.
Dogland author Jacki Skole is interviewed by The Penmen Review
October 13, 2015
Thanks to The Penmen Review for this interview with author Jacki Skole about the writing and researching of Dogland, and why she is donating the book’s profits to rescue groups.
The Tourist Trail is listed among top 10 novels about animal rights
October 12, 2015
John Yunker’s The Tourist Trail is among ten featured novels with animal rights themes, alongside Charlotte’s Web, David Duchovny’s Holy Cow, and the Harry Potter series.
Love and Ordinary creatures is reviewed by Kentucky Monthly
October 1, 2015
Thanks to Kentucky Monthly for a wonderful review of Love and Ordinary Creatures: “Rubio captures the strong bond between humans and other living creatures and provides provocative ideas on love and the meaning of life.”
Strays receives a Literary Classics Seal of Approval
September 26, 2015
“Strays is a coming of age story that is as original as it is revealing, with a heroine who is highly relatable,” reads this review from Literary Classics. “Author Jennifer Caloyeras’ depiction of a young girl’s struggles to find a way to move beyond her angst is a refreshingly honest tale which will appeal to readers of all ages…highly recommended.”
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras is interviewed by The Children’s Book Review
September 21, 2015
Thanks to Bianca Schulze of The Children’s Book Review for this interview with Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras.
The Green & the Red is reviewed by One Happy Table
September 9, 2015
Thanks to One Happy Table for this lovely review of The Green and the Red … and for the pumpkin wonton soup recipe! “The Green and the Red seamlessly blends romance, suspense, politics, and foodieism into one rollicking novel that is both a leisurely read and a challenging treatise. It’s a novel for the critical thinker who also enjoys a good old-fashioned love story. A great introduction to (or review of) the fundamental issues facing vegans and omnivores in regards to the food we eat, The Green and the Red is a must-read for anyone with a heart, mind, or belly inclined towards compassion.”
Dogland receives five stars from Readers’ Favorite
September 7, 2015
Tracy Slowiak of Readers’ Favorite writes, “[Dogland] is not only an incredibly well-written and engrossing read, but it is an important and thought-provoking work that challenges each of us to evaluate how companion animals are treated and traded in this country…Any reader who loves dogs, loves great investigative work, or loves memoirs should absolutely read this book. It is an A+, five-star read, and a book that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.”
Strays is reviewed by Our Hen House
August 25, 2015
Thanks to Robin Lamont and Our Hen House for this wonderful review of Strays.
Balance of Fragile Things author Olivia Chadha is interviewed in the Global Asian Times
August 6, 2015
Learn about author Olivia Chadha and her novel, Balance of Fragile Things, in this interview in Global Asian Times.
Earth Joy Writing author Cassie Premo Steele is interviewed in the Ashland Daily Tidings
July 24, 2015
“Cassie Premo Steele is on a mission to help people reconnect with nature,” writes Vickie Aldous in her interview with Earth Joy Writing author Cassie Premo Steele in the Ashland Daily Tidings.
Earth Joy Writing is reviewed on the Savvy Verse & Wit blog
July 22, 2015
Earth Joy Writing “will help readers become more creative writers and thinkers through the connections they develop or re-establish between themselves, their family, and nature,” writes Serena Agusto-Cox on Savvy Verse & Wit.
The Names of Things is reviewed in Kudzu House
July 13, 2015
Author John Colman Wood “draws from his own anthropological background to give credibility to this wonderfully imagined story and its characters that feel so familiar and tangible,” writes Katelyn Leboff in this review in Kudzu House Quarterly.
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras is interviewed on the Writers & Other Animals blog
July 12, 2015
Learn more about Strays, Jennifer’s writing process, and the author’s new projects at Writers & Other Animals.
Dogland is reviewed in Publishers Weekly
July 1, 2015
“When journalist Skole adopted a ‘quirky’ mixed-breed puppy from a rescue shelter in New Jersey, she hadn’t counted on the journey she’d find herself taking in search of the pup’s origins…Those who have given their hearts and homes to shelter dogs will find much here to validate their love, but ultimately the book is meant as a call to action,” reads this review of Dogland in Publishers Weekly.
Strays is reviewed in The Bark magazine
June 17, 2015
Strays is “an engaging book about a journey of self-discovery that should inspire readers of all ages,” reads this review in the Summer 2015 issue of The Bark.
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras is interviewed by Young Adult Promo Central
June 8, 2015
Check out this insightful interview with Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras at Young Adult Promo Central.
The Penmen Review interviews Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras
June 2, 2015
Thanks to Pamme Boutselis for this interview with Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras at Southern New Hampshire University’s Penmen Review.
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras featured on Dear Teen Me blog
May 28, 2015
“Just breathe. Then go out and see the world,” writes Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras to her teenage self at Dear Teen Me.
Literary Mama reviews Earth Joy Writing
May 20, 2015
“This is powerful teaching,” writes Camille-Yvette Welsch in Literary Mama.
Terrific new review of Strays from Novel Novice
May 18, 2015
“Strays by Jennifer Caloyeras embodies the spirit and power of second chances,” reads this fabulous review from Novel Novice.
Mini-review, book giveaway, and interview with Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras
May 15, 2015
Thanks to Life with Dogs for hosting this giveaway and interview with Jennifer Caloyeras!
Preston the dog gives Strays two paws up in this fun review
May 14, 2015
A wonderful, and very unique, review of Jennifer Caloyeras’s novel Strays from Preston Speaks.
Strays author Jennifer Caloyeras interviewed
May 14, 2015
Thanks to Coffee with a Canine for this interview with Jennifer Caloyeras about dogs, Strays, and more.
New review of Strays
May 13, 2015
“Strays is “a sweet story with a lot of heart.” Thanks to Book Chatter for this review!
Lovely blog review of Strays
April 30, 2015
Thanks to Susan Barton for her review on eBook Review Gal: “Strays is so much more than a story about a young, angry girl who learns to trust others and accept their help. It’s about grief, compassion, understanding and forgiveness.”
Canine Chat reviews Strays
April 29, 2015
In Strays, writes Diane Rich of Canine Chat, “the reader can see the human-animal bond grow and enjoy Iris’s growth and turning points as well…a well-written story and a very enjoyable read.”
Our Hen House reviews The Last Mile
April 21, 2015
Thanks to Piper Hoffman for this lovely, thoughtful review of The Last Mile for Our Hen House: “The Last Mile [is] a book worth devouring – whether or not you consider yourself a ‘young adult’ … It’s the kind of book that anyone who cares about the environment and all of its inhabitants – and also loves a good, fast-paced read – can get behind.””
Sabotage reviews Among Animals
February 16, 2015
Thanks to Bethany W. Pope of Sabotage Reviews for this review of Among Animals, “expanding [the human-animal] connection from the realm of pets, through domesticated livestock, until it encompasses all of the things that we call ‘nature,’ revealing (in a way that is wholly free from the saccharine flavor of sentiment) that we are and always have been part of the web of the world.”
The Goose reviews Among Animals
February 10, 2015
Among Animals is “a poignant and moving compilation of stories that remind us at once of our own human limitations and at the same time of our animalistic possibilities…as provocative as it is urgent, and as accessible as it is emotional,” writes Ashley E. Reis in The Goose: A Journal of Arts, Environment, and Culture in Canada.
Siskiyou Prize featured in Ashland Daily Tidings
December 19, 2014
Learn about environmental scientist and writer Mary Heather Noble, winner of the 2014 Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature, in this article in the Ashland Daily Tidings.
ALDF reviews Love and Ordinary Creatures
December 18, 2014
Thanks to Jennifer Molidor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund for this lovely article on Gwyn Hyman Rubio and her novel Love and Ordinary Creatures!
Gwyn Hyman Rubio interviewed on NPR station WUKY
December 1, 2014
Bestselling author Gwyn Hyman Rubio chats about writing, book tours, and her new novel, Love and Ordinary Creatures, with Silas House on NPR station WUKY (the interview begins 35 minutes into the program).
Gwyn Hyman Rubio interviewed on Louisville’s WHAS11 TV
November 21, 2014
Love and Ordinary Creatures author Gwyn Hyman Rubio appears on Louisville’s WHAS11 Great Day Live! program. Click here to watch the interview.
The Last Mile reviewed by Savvy Verse and Wit
November 7, 2014
“[Blair] Richmond has created a lasting environmental and supernatural hybrid that opens readers’ eyes to the wonders of nature and the ease with which we can live symbiotically with it, rather than cut it down in the name of progress,” reads this review of The Last Mile in Savvy Verse & Wit.
Gwyn Hyman Rubio interviewed by The Penmen Review
November 6, 2014
Bestselling author Gwyn Hyman Rubio talks about Love and Ordinary Creatures with Pamme Boutselis at The Penmen Review.
Publishers Weekly announces acquisition of Jacki Skole’s DOGLAND
November 3, 2014
Thanks to Publishers Weekly for including Ashland Creek Press’s latest acquisition in its Book Deals, for journalist Jacki Skole’s forthcoming book DOGLAND: A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF AMERICA’S DOG PROBLEM.
The ALDF reviews Among Animals
October 30, 2014
Among Animals “will satisfy literary longings as well as interests in nonhuman animal lives,” reads this review from Jennifer Molidor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
The Greensboro News & Record reviews Love and Ordinary Creatures
October 29, 2014
Love and Ordinary Creatures is “a story that’s rich with insights about love, belonging, the power of nature, and the complex connections between humans and other species,” writes Linda C. Brinson for the Greensboro News & Record.
The Greensboro News & Record interviews Gwyn Hyman Rubio
October 29, 2014
Thanks to Linda C. Brinson for this insightful interview with Love and Ordinary Creatures author Gwyn Hyman Rubio in the Greensboro News & Record.
Meat-Free Monday (UK) reviews The Green and the Red
October 27, 2014
Thanks to Meat Free Monday (UK) for this review of The Green and the Red, “a great introduction to environmental, health, and ethical issues surrounding our dietary choices.”
Karuna for Animals reviews The Last Mile
October 21, 2014
Blair Richmond’s The Last Mile, Book 3 in The Lithia Trilogy, is “well worth the wait,” writes Erica Settino of Karuna for Animals.
The Last Mile is reviewed in the Ashland Daily Tidings
October 17, 2014
Thanks to Vickie Aldous of the Ashland Daily Tidings for this review of The Last Mile, Book 3 in The Lithia Trilogy, “a fast-paced book with a cast of memorable characters.”
Gwyn Hyman Rubio featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader
October 12, 2014
Learn more about Gwyn Hyman Rubio and Love and Ordinary Creatures in this Lexington Herald-Leader article.
Urban Vegan reviews The Green and the Red
October 10, 2014
The Green and the Red is “a funny, honest and entertaining read that resonates beyond all dietary lines,” writes the Urban Vegan. “This novel will challenge your notion of tolerance and stereotypes – about both humans and animals – regardless of how you choose to eat…a great read.”
Everyday Book Marketing author featured in Publishers Weeklyarticle
October 1, 2014
Everyday Book Marketing author Midge Raymond offers tips on building an author website in this Publishers Weekly article.
Booklist reviews Love and Ordinary Creatures
October 1, 2014
In Love and Ordinary Creatures, “Rubio does a good job of expressing the mind-set of another creature and gives spot-on descriptions of the local landscape,” reads this review from Booklist.
Everyday Book Marketing author featured in Publishers Weeklyarticle
September 22, 2014
Everyday Book Marketing author Midge Raymond talks with Publishers Weekly about the essentials of author websites.
Huffington Post Books reviews Love and Ordinary Creatures
September 22, 2014
Love and Ordinary Creatures “tells of the powerful and often surprising human-animal connections, transcending species, and explores the way we connect with our environment, its creatures, and one another,” reads this Huffington Post Books review. “…a gripping tale of the human condition and the deeper meanings of love, life and sacrifice.”
The Last Mile is reviewed by Kirkus
August 20, 2014
The Last Mile, the final book in The Lithia Trilogy, is reviewed by Kirkus: “One (OK, three) of a kind for readers who prefer their fantasy tinted green, with fangs that sink into grains, not veins.”
Among Animals is reviewed in Animal Studies Journal
June 4, 2014
“The stories assembled in Among Animals provide rewarding reading–alternately moving, intriguing, inspiring and harrowing,” writes Sascha Morrell in Animal Studies Journal.
Our Hen House reviews The Green and the Red
May 13, 2014
“…a disarming, romantic comedy with elements of Shakespearean farce…The Green and the Red is delicious.” Thanks to Robin Lamont for this review on Our Hen House!
Shel Graves reviews The Green and the Red
April 30, 2014
“Add this to your summer reading list for the beach, plane, or train…This summer read would also make a great summer movie.” Thanks to Shel Graves for this review of The Green and the Red!
Global Animal reviews Among Animals
April 29, 2014
Among Animals is “a touching and raw collection of beautifully crafted, moving short fiction stories, where human and animal lives intertwine in unexpected ways,” reads this review from Global Animal.
Karuna for Animals reviews The Green and the Red
April 29, 2014
“Profoundly insightful…[Armand] Chauvel does a remarkable job of demonstrating the complexities of the human psyche, as well as the consequences—both personal and global.” Thanks to Karuna for Animals for this review of The Green and the Red.
Everyday Book Marketing reviewed by Chicago Center for Literature and Photography
March 22, 2014
“Everyday Book Marketing is an indispensable resource for aspiring authors, novice authors, self-published authors, and even authors from large mainstream houses with their own promotions departments,” writes Karl Wolff for the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography.
Survival Skills named a Lambda Literary Award finalist
March 6, 2014
Congratulations to Jean Ryan, whose short story collection Survival Skills is a 2014 Lambda Literary Award finalist!
Among Animals featured in The Chattahoochee Review
March 4, 2014
Among Animals is “very fine literary fiction.” Thanks to The Chattahoochee Review for an excellent and thoughtful review.
Karuna for Animals reviews Among Animals
March 2, 2014
“It is a rare thing for an anthology of original work written by various contributors to be at once uniquely dynamic and consistently gripping and profound,” writes Erica Settino of Karuna for Animals. “Yet Among Animals is just that. It is a collection of poignant and insightful investigation into the lives of animals, both human and non, and how each impacts the other.”
Siskiyou Prize featured in Ashland Daily Tidings
February 28, 2014
Thanks to Vickie Aldous at the Ashland Daily Tidings for this article about our Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature. The 2014 prize offers $1,000 and book publication and is judged by bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler.
Among Animals reviewed by Book Chatter
February 21, 2014
“Among Animals is “a deeply introspective look at the role of animals in society,” writes Ti Reed in Book Chatter. “I cannot recommend this collection highly enough.”
Our Hen House reviews Among Animals
February 19, 2014
“The beauty of [Among Animals] lies in the different voices of the veteran short story writers and the variety of animals who come alive in each story,” writes Robin Lamont in this review for Our Hen House.
Ashland Creek Press featured on Late Night Library
February 18, 2014
We so enjoyed this Late Night Conversation with Steven Clauw of Late Night Library about publishing, writing, eco-fiction, and much more.
Vegetarian Times features Among Animals
February 17, 2014
Thanks to Vegetarian Times for this interview with Midge Raymond about Among Animals.
Booklist reviews Among Animals
January 21, 2014
Among Animals is reviewed in Booklist: “Whether whimsical, sorrowful, or simply satisfying, the tales [John] Yunker has brought together ask us to pay attention to not only our actions toward animals but also the emotions that motivate our behavior. Any animal lover or connoisseur of high-quality fiction will appreciate this collection and the artistry of its contributors.”
High Country News reviews Survival Skills
December 6, 2013
“The intersection of flora, fauna, and humanity informs the stories in Survival Skills,” reads this High Country Newsreview of Jean Ryan’s story collection. “Ryan’s prose particularly shines when she’s describing animals—whether beagles, hummingbirds, or tattletale parrots—and their relationship to people.”
Portland Book Review features Everyday Book Marketing
November 26, 2013
Thanks to Andrew Keyser for this review of Everyday Book Marketing in Portland Book Review: “This book is exceptionally well written, and is broken into manageable sections that allow authors to easily glean ideas for better promotion. After each section the author gives tangible advice on what to do with 30 minutes of spare time, 15 minutes of spare time, or just a couple minutes each day. Whether you are a seasoned writer, or just beginning your first novel, this is an important book to own.”
Our Hen House reviews Survival Skills
November 13, 2013
Thanks to Stephen Lucas at Our Hen House for this review: “Survival Skills: Stories affirms the intrinsic value of all living things. Paying closer attention to lives that are not ours is the first step toward changing the world for animals. Each of these stories is a lesson in how to take that step.”
Booklover reviews The Dragon Keeper
October 22, 2013
“In her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, Mindy Mejia strikes just the right balance between interrogation of societal behavior and compelling entertainment,” reads this review from Booklover Book Reviews. “I was impressed by the way Mejia structured this novel to aid character development, enhance suspense, and imbue gravitas…Mejia’s writing style is refreshingly down-to-earth and accessible while still conveying dignity and a sense of grandeur in passages…an entertaining story that will leave you with a broadened mind and a sense of hope.”
Seattle Wrote reviews Everyday Book Marketing
October 19, 2013
Everyday Book Marketing “is an incredible resource for writers of all kinds,” writes Norelle Done in her review on Seattle Wrote. “This is the kind of book that you’ll want to buy and highlight throughout with things you’ll want to come back to for reference.”
Hothouse Magazine reviews Float
October 13, 2013
“[JoeAnn Hart’s] characters are observant and engaging, her prose layered with metaphor, her setting lush with realism, and her themes linked to the beauty and tragedy of the natural world.” Thanks to Hothouse Magazine for this lovely review of Float and a Q&A with JoeAnn.
Colorado Review features Survival Skills
October 5, 2013
“Survival Skills uses the natural world to amplify its characters’ reflections on their longings, fears and losses,” writes Brent Walth in Colorado Review.
Everyday Book Marketing featured on Literary Ashland
September 24, 2013
“Every writer should take a good look at Everyday Book Marketing.” Thanks to Ed Battistella for this review on the Literary Ashland blog.
Everyday Book Marketing featured in Ashland Daily Tidings
September 20, 2013
Everyday Book Marketing: Promotion Ideas to Fit Your Regularly Scheduled Life “is a practical guide for authors on the verge of being published, already published, or still drafting their masterpieces,” writes Vickie Aldous in Ashland Daily Tidings.
Global Animal Reviews The Tourist Trail
September 17, 2013
“The Tourist Trail by John Yunker is a an action-packed, poignant adventure of people involved in animal rights,” reads this review from Global Animal. “Weaving between four main characters, the book is an exciting tale of intertwined fates.”
Global Animal reviews The Dragon Keeper
August 28, 2013
Thanks to Global Animal for this review of Mindy Mejia’s The Dragon Keeper: “Mejia beautifully tackles the subjects of animal captivity, endangered animals, human-animal connections, and even evolution. She manages to eloquently bring these subjects together in a realistic fashion while also unfolding a dramatic story…”
Float reviewed by Maine Sunday Telegram
August 25, 2013
Thanks to the Maine Sunday Telegram, in which reviewer Nancy Grape writes that JoeAnn Hart’s novel Float“presents in novel form serious environmental concerns now being discussed pretty much anywhere ocean brushes up against land and man and sea interact…Intersecting with all of these is the role of art in our world. In Float art is far more than decoration. It is the power of achievement and change. Out of it, we’re encouraged to believe, may come the transformation of our world.”
Terrain.org reviews The Names of Things
July 22, 2013
John Colman Wood’s novel The Names of Things is “an exciting debut” by “an author with a distinctive experience and a lovely and powerful voice.” Thanks to David Bernardy for this review on Terrain.org.
The Times-News reviews The Names of Things
June 30, 2013
John Colman Wood’s novel The Names of Things, is “an exquisite and memorable tale of humans’ social needs layered on top of our inescapable inner solitude,” writes The Times-News.
Float is reviewed by BookNAround
June 16, 2013
“JoeAnn Hart’s newest novel, Float, takes a darkly comedic look at [a] very serious topic,” reads this review on the BookNAround blog. “There are weighty and important issues buried in the black humor: the human impact on the world’s oceans; infertility, which might be caused by our careless disposal (and over-reliance on) plastics; and overfishing and the economic impact of this, to name a few…an enjoyable read which shines a light on the possible toll our continued inattentiveness to our environment could exact.”
Lambda Literary reviews Survival Skills
June 9, 2013
“The natural world looms large in Jean Ryan’s meditative short-story collection, Survival Skills,” writes Sara Rauch in Lambda Literary. “Ryan has a knack for details, and her language is delicate, understated. Her stories have a lingering, quiet power.”
Portland Book Review features Everyday Writing
May 19, 2013
“Raymond writes in a way that gives the reader real hope that a writing life is possible,” writes Annie Peters in Portland Book Review. “Everyday Writing is a book worth owning and pocketing for those who struggle to make time for writing.”
Survival Skills featured in Four Ties Lit Review
May 17, 2013
“Ryan’s prose is controlled, engaging, insightful, and optimistic in its portrayal of its characters’ abilities to overcome hardships,” writes Robert Keegan of Survival Skills in Four Ties Lit Review. “All of Ryan’s stories chart humans’ survival patterns in careful, controlled detail.”
The Los Angeles Review reviews Survival Skills
May 6, 2013
“With her debut collection Survival Skills, Jean Ryan brings to the short story what Mary Oliver does to poetry,” writes The Los Angeles Review. “Both writers enrich their work extolling the wonders, as well as warning of the dangers, found in nature; and both intimately align women with the natural world.”
The Tourist Trail is an ALDF Book Club pick
May 1, 2013
Thanks to the Animal Legal Defense Fund for choosing The Tourist Trail as an Animal Book Club pick: “Throughout the book, the passions and sincerity of animal advocates are captured with immense respect…the story becomes unstoppable.”
Booklover reviews Survival Skills
April 28, 2013
“Survival Skills by Jean Ryan is a life-affirming short story collection that role models understanding, acceptance, and celebration of differences in life, in all its forms,” reads this review in Booklover Book Reviews.
Newbold Ink reviews Survival Skills
April 25, 2013
“In these jewel-box stories, Nature often serves as a metaphor for the conflicts or questions bubbling between the human characters–and Nature also plays the foil,” writes Rachelle Newbold in Newbold Ink of Jean Ryan’s Survival Skills. “These stories examine core issues of life–love, loss, change, damage, togetherness–but in such a precise way that one doesn’t feel weighed down by the truths as they are revealed.”
Publishers Weekly reviews Survival Skills
April 23, 2013
“Life’s brutalities—amnesia, coma, and quirks of human nature—are extreme yet familiar in this captivating collection,” writes Publishers Weekly of Jean Ryan’s Survival Skills. “Ryan controls devastating psychological material with tight prose, quick scene changes, and a scientist’s observant eye.”
April 20, 2013
“[Jean] Ryan gently examines her characters and lays them out for the reader to love and protect,” reads this review of Survival Skills in Luxury Reading. “Her stories invite introspection and an encouragement toward empathy…I loved each one.”
April 19, 2013
Congratulations to John Colman Wood, whose debut novel, The Names of Things, is a finalist for the 2013 Chautauqua Prize.
April 19, 2013
Thanks to the Ashland Daily Tidings for this article on green reading and publishing.
April 18, 2013
Thanks to the Napa Valley Register for this feature on Jean Ryan and Survival Skills.
April 3, 2013
“This collection touches on the insecurities that exist within all of us and manages to capture the moment when happiness intersects with longing,” reads this review of Survival Skills in Book Chatter. “Ryan handles both with dignity and grace.”
March 28, 2013
“Stunning,” writes Serena Agusto-Cox of Survival Skills in Savvy Verse & Wit. “[Jean Ryan’s] collection melds nature and human nature flawlessly as Ryan explores the parallels between the natural world and the human world.”
March 15, 2013
Author Jean Ryan “is not only a gifted wordsmith but a skilled anthropologist, creating, analyzing, and pulling apart at the cross section of each character,” writes Lindsay Denninger in The Summerset Review. “Ryan’s writing is honest and hopeful, tinged with compassion and the sense that there is always tomorrow, no matter what today brings. This combination of reality and humility is few and far between in today’s fiction, and it is impeccable in Survival Skills.”
March 8, 2013
JoeAnn Hart’s novel Float “is pitch-perfect and stays precisely on point,” writes Rae Padilla Francoeur in The Cape Ann Beacon. “It’s a stellar model of eco-literature.”
February 28, 2013
“In a literary alchemy, Gloucester author JoeAnn Hart has transformed the essence of the word ‘float’ and its multiple meanings into an environmental novel featuring Maine characters as complex as those who reside in this city, the nation’s oldest seaport,” writes Gail McCarthy of Float in The Gloucester Times.
January 25, 2013
“I loved The Ghost Runner as much as I loved the first book, Out of Breath,” reads this 5-star review of The Ghost Runner in Booklingly Yours.
January 25, 2013
“You’ll love the surprises!” Thanks to Books, Books & More Books for this review of The Ghost Runner!
January 13, 2013
“I didn’t stop until I read the whole book,” reads this review of Out of Breath in Booklingly Yours. “This is what I’m looking for in a novel…I truly loved Out of Breath.”
January 6, 2013
“Only a skilled writer could make readers care about a Komodo dragon. That’s what Mindy Mejia does in her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, a sort of ecological love story in which zookeeper Meg Yancy guards and protects Jata, the Komodo dragon that has been in her care at a Minnesota zoo since it arrived from Indonesia,” writes Mary Ann Grossmann in Twin Cities Pioneer Press. “After a heartbreaking/terrifying scene (I dare you not to cry), we’re given a perfect ending.”
January 4, 2013
“[Kat] is such a great character that she’s made it into my top 20 favorite heroines.” Thanks to Books, Books & More Books for this review of Out of Breath!
December 28, 2012
Out of Breath is “worth reading just to experience that feeling of being completely taken in by the story,” reads this review on Carabosse’s Library. “Kat, the protagonist, [i]s the kind of resilient heroine that we need to keep in most young adult books. She is a fully capable young woman who you immediately start cheering for.”
December 16, 2012
The Dragon Keeper “is a skillfully, well-researched story that will keep your attention from the very first page. The book will entertain you, but more importantly make you question the ethics of keeping animals in captivity,” writes Lee Khatchadourian-Reese in The Vegan Version. “A stunning first novel by Mindy Mejia, this is well worth the read and would make for some interesting book club discussion.”
December 12, 2012
“The Dragon Keeper is a layered and complex story…In this wonderful debut novel, [Mindy] Mejia captivates her readers with a story in which the fates of an exotic Indonesian dragon and a Minnesotan zookeeper are intertwined. She addresses themes of freedom, independence, wildness versus captivity, and the (im)possibility of any living thing ever being tame…A highly ambitious and complicated debut novel,” writes Inge Lamboo in Switchback literary magazine.
December 8, 2012
The story in Balance of Fragile Things “is developed through eloquent prose and original, vivid details that leave the reader with a clear portrait of each character’s internal and external design. Like the earth itself, the layers of the narrative may seem simple and insignificant at first, but the chapters coalesce into a complete novel that is greater than the sum of its parts,” writes Kristen Leigh in The Los Angeles Review.
December 7, 2012
Mindy Mejia is “simply a beautiful writer,” says books editor Mary Ann Grossmann in this Twin Cities Pioneer Press review of The Dragon Keeper.
November 27, 2012
Blair Richmond’s The Ghost Runner “mixes environmental concerns with themes of finding your ground amidst a turbulent sea and the ghosts of the past,” reads this review in Savvy Verse & Wit. “It’s about dealing with your responsibilities as a part of nature and as a part of a wider society, and more than that it’s about changing your own actions and behaviors to make the changes in the wider society and world you seek.”
November 23, 2012
We are thrilled that Ashland Creek Press authors Jean Ryan, JoeAnn Hart, and Mindy Mejia are featured on Dime Stories’ Virtual Open Mic: Inaugural Showcase, reading from their fabulous books.
November 19, 2012
John Colman Wood’s The Names of Things is among the wonderful books on Nina Sankovitch’s Thanksgiving 2012 list on Huffington Post Books.
November 8, 2012
The Names of Things “gives everything you would want and more,” writes Michelle Donahue in Flyway Journal. “I had been looking for a book I couldn’t put down and in The Names of Things I found one.”
October 31, 2012
Thanks to Cascada Travel for this review of The Tourist Trail: “[T]he multiple narratives romp along at an exhilarating pace whilst the classic trick of consistently switching viewpoints keeps you pressing on through the quieter passages…Ultimately, this is a story of a group of individuals each struggling in their own way to find a path through the conflict of what it means to be human. As animals of instinct we are drawn to consume the earth’s resources and to dominate the natural world for our own comfort and enjoyment. Yet our self-awareness and rationality have led us to question the morality of our interaction with nature, and to understand that our own success is often unsustainable.”
October 30, 2012
“Maintaining the fast-paced, mysterious tone of the first book, [Out of Breath], Richmond has succeeded in developing Kat’s character and that of those closest to her. Never wavering from the unexpectedly blended themes of environmental awareness and the paranormal, the reader is reminded that things are often not as they seem, and that sometimes we have to look back in order to move forward,” writes Erica Settino of The Ghost Runner in this new review.
October 26, 2012
The Ghost Runner is a “fast-paced trilogy…[Richmond] does a great job capturing the flavor, politics and issues of the town…The Ghost Runner perfectly captures its setting while adding in engaging characters and a dose of the supernatural,” writes Vickie Aldous in Ashland Daily Tidings.
October 26, 2012
“Everyday Writing: Tips and Prompts to Fit Your Regularly Scheduled Life by Midge Raymond is a slim book, just what writers need — practical advice, but not lengthy practical advice that causes them to procrastinate about their projects. Raymond’s writing style as engaging as her advice, and the writing prompts can be used for any project,” writes Serena Agusto-Cox in this review in Savvy Verse & Wit.
October 23, 2012
“Mindy Mejia’s debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, is a rare combination of suspense and eloquence,” writes Erica Settino in this review of The Dragon Keeper. “Factually precise and educational—providing scientific theory and research—while also creatively drawing on the moral issues that surround said research, Mejia has managed to produce a story that will leave the reader questioning everything they thought they knew about the animals held captive in zoos, and even more about the individuals whose duty it is to care for them.”
October 22, 2012
“[Olivia] Chadha’s absorbing first novel depicts a family of first-generation immigrants in upstate New York encountering the difficulties of survival, assimilation and longing for home…It’s a delightful intrigue, with strong characters who develop and grow throughout the book as they face frightening turns,” writes Publishers Weekly of Balance of Fragile Things.
October 22, 2012
Float “is all of these things: joyful and troubling, hilarious and somber, evocative and introspective,” writes Stefanie Freele in Necessary Fiction. Check out this Q&A with JoeAnn Hart, author of Float (coming in February 2013).
October 19, 2012
Angela Decker of the Ashland Daily Tidings writes about Olivia Chadha’s novel Balance of Fragile Things and its gorgeous cover art, “On the Wings of Butterflies,” by Ashland artist Pegi Smith.
October 8, 2012
“The question of who will prevail in this battle of good against evil, of humility against greed, is the most pressing of several cliffhangers that will keep readers eagerly awaiting the third and final volume in Richmond’s compelling trilogy,” writes Our Hen House of Blair Richmond’s The Ghost Runner.
October 6, 2012
Mindy Mejia’s The Dragon Keeper is “an excellent novel with real, imperfect characters,” writes 5 Minutes for Booksin this five-star review.
September 26, 2012
Blair Richmond’s The Ghost Runner is “thoroughly entertaining,” writes Kirkus Reviews.
September 20, 2012
John Colman Wood “knows the best way to write about the research anthropologists conduct, while at the same time maintaining the reader’s engagement in the story of his protagonist and his wife…A well-written and paced debut novel that will surprise readers with its journey into the customs that bind us together and how they are shaped by the people that create them,” writes Serena Agusto-Cox in Savvy Verse & Wit.
September 3, 2012
“John Colman Wood’s novel, The Names of Things, a quiet story with a philosophical center, is [an] example of how a well-traveled theme becomes relevant and remarkable in its retelling. This isn’t just the transposition of a familiar story into an updated timeline; this is a story that takes all of its intensity from its contemporary context…In short, what could be just another grief story becomes absolutely unique, even exotic,” writes Michelle Bailat-Jones in Necessary Fiction.
September 2012
“Raymond has a gift for dispensing gentle, intelligent advice that even the most harried and overworked will find inspiring,” writes Melissa Hart in the September 2012 issue of The Writer magazine. “Everyday Writing gives us permission to call ourselves writers, and found time to practice our craft.”
August 27, 2012
The Dragon Keeper is a “layered, complicated, and challenging story…While painting a portrait of an imperfect but idealistic and dedicated woman, The Dragon Keeper also raises some difficult questions about the preservation of endangered species and our responsibilities for non-human animals,” writes Our Hen House in this review.
August 14, 2012
Johan Mathiesen and his book Mad as the Mist and Snow are featured in this Bend Bulletin article on Oregon cemeteries.
August 6, 2012
“Author [Cher] Fischer explores an impressive number of environmental concerns, including little-known problems like the fatal consequences to sea life of desalination machinery. While entertaining, Falling Into Green is also an education,” writes Piper Hoffman in this review from Our Hen House.
August 2012
“With vivid detail and thoughtful prose, [John] Wood delivers a unique and heartbreaking story of love, loss, and the universal human experience of seeking acceptance,” writes Dani Burlison of The Names of Things in The Los Angeles Review.
July 18, 2012
The Names of Things “is a beautifully written book permeated with a sense of sadness and regret, set against the backdrop of the desolate Kenyan landscape,” writes Kim Kovacs in this review in BookBrowse.
July 17, 2012
The Tourist Trail is an “entertaining page-turner that offers romance, engaging characters, and a fascinating plot,” according to this five-star IndieReader review.
July 5, 2012
Mindy Mejia, author of THE DRAGON KEEPER (September 2012), talks about writing, research, publishing, and Komodo dragons with Rosemount Town Pages.
June 15, 2012
Everyday Writing “offers good tips for busy writers,” writes Vickie Aldous in Ashland Daily Tidings. “One of the most useful things about Raymond’s book is the list of more than 150 writing prompts…Raymond’s prompts are so intriguing.”
June 8, 2012
John Colman Wood’s The Names of Things is “beautiful and haunting. I highly recommend reading this book,” writes David S. Atkinson in this review in The Lit Pub.
June 1, 2012
“From the first page, Fischer’s debut eco-mystery novel [Falling Into Green] pulls the reader into a mesmerizing whodunit adventure that weaves the motivation behind the victim’s murder with the self-destructive acts that human beings are committing against nature,” writes the Palos Verdes Peninsula News. Read the PV Newsinterview with author Cher Fischer here.
May 25, 2012
Falling Into Green author Cher Fischer is interviewed in the Ashland Daily Tidings.
May 9, 2012
“Two of Ashland Creek Press’ latest releases, The Names of Things by John Colman Wood and Falling Into Green by Cher Fischer, are among the best books I’ve read this year,” writes Nina Sankovitch in The Huffington Post. “The writing in The Names of Things is beautiful, hypnotic, and exacting…[Falling Into Green] is an eco-mystery set at a fast pace, punched through with staccato sentences, twisting plot, shifting landscape, and a mighty heroine for the 21st century.”
May 1, 2012
Cher Fischer’s eco-mystery, Falling Into Green, is reviewed in Library Journal: “Fischer’s debut mystery introduces a fascinating topic—ecopsychology…readers intrigued by a New Age topic, psychological work with troubled clients, and Los Angeles’s cultural diversity may enjoy.”
April 27, 2012
Midge talks about book trailers in this Ashland Daily Tidings article.
April 25, 2012
Neuroanthropology reviews John Colman Wood’s The Names of Things: “The Names of Things explores fieldwork in the deepest sense of the word, the transformative effect of moving our lives to another place, often a strange place, for months or years at a time…The novel is also the story of a journey, a seeking of truth or at least revelation, and the inevitable gaps and betrayals and transcendence such journeys can bring.”
April 24, 2012
Erica Settino at This Dish Is Veg writes of Falling Into Green: “Cher Fischer, an ecopsychologist who writes fiction and mystery as well as any veteran novelist I can name, has produced an exciting, educational, and thought-provoking story that is a must read for anyone interested in learning more about the interrelation of environmentalism and our mental health.”
April 15, 2012
Thanks to Lee Khatchadourian-Reese at The Vegan Version blog for this wonderful review of Cher Fischer’s eco-mystery Falling Into Green: “Both a love story and a murder mystery/thriller, Fischer skillfully makes you think about the linkage of the psyche to our surroundings and the world in which we live. This book will capture and keep your attention until the very last page.”
March 12, 2012
Publishers Weekly reviews Cher Fischer’s eco-mystery Falling Into Green: “Fischer’s appealing fiction debut introduces feisty Irish Latina eco-psychologist Esmeralda Green…the aptly named Dr. Green and her friends are fresh enough to recycle.”
February 12, 2012
The Sunday Oregonian features Johan Mathiesen’s “Secrets of the Graves,” including five of Oregon’s hidden cemeteries, also appearing in Mad as the Mist and Snow.
January 12, 2012
Out of Breath gets a wonderful recommendation from Booklist: “Combining mystery, romance, vampires, and strong vegan and environmental messages, this will have readers of light paranormal novels running to the next book in Richmond’s trilogy.”
January 2012
An important public service announcement from Ashland Creek Press…https://www.youtube.com/embed/8mMYyiOTksw
December 28, 2011
Out of Breath is “a fast-paced, clever story with a protagonist who is both tough and sympathetic and with equal measures of the paranormal and the ecological,” writes Literary Ashland.
December 2, 2011
Out of Breath is “a well-written novel … an entertaining, fast-paced book that would make a good holiday present for that teen or young adult in your life,” writes Ashland Daily Tidings.
November 2, 2011
The Snowdrop Dreams of Books blog writes that Out of Breath is “a great story based on trying to find out who you really are, who you want to be, and how to get there.”
October 31, 2011
“Out of Breath is a fast-paced read…a haunting and inspired read…not just another vampire novel,” writes Lost for Words.
October 28, 2011
Thanks to the Curling Up by the Fire blog for this review of Out of Breath: “Out of Breath is the first novel in a planned trilogy and features a host of intriguing characters who are mysterious, quirky, and interesting. I found myself fascinated by the added running culture that was intertwined throughout the novel and how it was woven so seamlessly into the plot and into the characters’ lives…an enjoyable novel.” Read the whole review here.
October 25, 2011
Another great review of Out of Breath: “You’ll find this one a treat because it’s much along the lines of a Twilightvenue…Blair Richmond is a very strong author. Her style is not only agreeable but engaging, and it has a flow that makes one want to keep digging for answers. I was hooked from the beginning.” Read the whole review at Bookish Dame Reviews.
October 24, 2011
Lovely review of Out of Breath from 1000+ Books to Read: “From the very first page you get hooked into this book…I couldn’t put it down…This is a book to add to your collection. A unique paranormal twist added into a spectacular story of an odd town with good-hearted people.”
October 21, 2011
Tiffany Eckert of Eugene Public Radio talks with author Johan Mathiesen about Mad as the Mist and Snow. (The interview begins about five minutes into the broadcast.)
October 20, 2011
Thanks to Literary R&R for this lovely review of Out of Breath: “This book is extremely well-written. I became engaged in this story from the first page…I would definitely recommend this book to readers of YA and mystery books.”
October 18, 2011
“An eco-friendly, vampire-ridden mystery with a love triangle…a quick read with love of the environment, vampires, and a little mystery.” Click here for the full review of Out of Breath on the Girls in the Stacks blog.
October 15, 2011
Mad as the Mist and Snow is “part of the library you need in the back seat when you wander Oregon,” according to The Gresham Outlook.
October 14, 2011
Another fabulous review for Out of Breath, from Our Hen House: “In this young adult novel, author Blair Richmond weaves together the seemingly incompatible themes of vampirism (in other words, killing and consuming sentient beings) and veganism (not doing that) in a tale that explores the moral implications of what we eat and how we treat the environment along with the more traditional literary themes of romance, friendship, and the inescapability of one’s past. All this in a compulsively readable story…”
October 13, 2011
Wonderful new review from the Savvy Verse & Wit blog: “Out of Breath by Blair Richmond is a young adult novel that will have readers quickly turning the pages to find out what secrets Kat Jones is hiding and why the town of Lithia where she ends up seems so ethereal and mysterious…Readers will enjoy the mix of paranormal, young adult coming of age story, romance, and suspense mixed with a theme of environmental conservation and appreciation.”
October 7, 2011
Mad as the Mist and Snow is featured in the Newport News Times.
October 2011
Out of Breath and Mad as the Mist and Snow are now available as e-books on the Kindle, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
September 2011
“This series opener blends genre tradition with West Coast environmentalism … the pseudonymous author delivers plot twists with minimalist (for the genre) panache, producing a green parable infused with a rich sense of place: an organically grown confection.” — Kirkus Reviews.
August 2011
“Out of Breath far surpasses the industry standard for young adult literature, and introduces an exciting and rare form of thought-provoking subject matter into mainstream storytelling,” according to this review.
July 2011
A few Ashland Creek Press Shorts are now available in new formats: “Translation Memory” on the Nook, “The Ecstatic Cry” on the iPhone and iPad, and “Beyond the Kopjes” on both.
June 16, 2011
Thanks to The Vegan Version for this wonderful review of The Tourist Trail: “The book is full of excitement and suspense and reads easily while adeptly addressing ethical issues of animal protection and animal rights…”
May 20, 2011
The Tourist Trail receives an excellent review from The Literary Lioness: “The Tourist Trail by John Yunker is an exciting, thoughtful, intelligent, and extremely well-written ecothriller…kept challenging me at every turn.”
April 26, 2011
Ashland Creek Press is pleased to present Patti M. Marxsen’s essay, Archaeologies, available in Kindle and PDF formats.
March 16, 2011
Ashland Creek Press is featured in the business section of the Mail Tribune.
March 10, 2011
The Tourist Trail is “an emotionally charged story of personal evolution, sacrifice, and redemption,” writes Erica Settino in this lovely review.
March 2011
John Yunker is interviewed by FARM about animals, writing, The Tourist Trail, and who our biggest heroes are today.
February 2011
The Tourist Trail “is a reader’s pleasure” … read more in this review by Phoebe Journal of Literature and Art.