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Green and Wildish Blog: Celebrate and Advocate for Our Earth

Find book reviews, green living resources and ideas, advocacy opportunities, personal essays, and spotlight on species and the natural world. Visit Green and Wildish. Go to Green and Wildish page and blog.
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Writing Blog: Write the Stories You Were Meant to Tell 

Dive into your own stories. Find expert advice, author interviews, craft lessons and the proven paths to finding and writing your stories. Go to First-Person Writing page and blog.
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Amy Lou's Author Posts: Books, Courses, Writing, and News

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Summer Reading Twist JD Vance and bell hooks

My Summer Reading Stack Took a Strange Turn J.D. Vance, bell hooks, and the question of borrowed authority I was buying books for my summer reading stack when the … Read more

Nature Writing: Why We Need It

Nature Writing: Why We Need It When I was writing Every Natural Fact, I spent hours beside a stream watching water froth over rocks. That riverine landscape wasn’t a … Read more

The Rivers Daughter, Book Review

The Rivers Daughter, Book Review A Memoir by Bridget Crocker, Spiegel and Grau, 2025, 294 pages. Explore on Amazon HERE.   In The River’s Daughter, Bridget Crocker offers a … Read more

Mental Illness and the Outdoors a Book Review: Something in The Woods Loves You

Explore on Amazon Book Review of Something in the Woods Loves you Discover Healing in Nature Mental Illness and the Outdoors: A Journey Through Pain and Nature 2024, Timber … Read more

10 Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature

10 Unique Gifts to Nurture Your Child’s Love for Nature In a world increasingly dominated by screens, nurturing your child’s love for nature is more important than ever. Engaging … Read more

Award Winning Nature Books

Award-Winning Nature Books You May Have Missed Award-winning nature books worth checking out: Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher by Marina Richie, 2022, Oregon State University Press, … Read more

What Is Narrative Nonfiction?

What Is Narrative Nonfiction? Definition, Examples & Literary Techniques Narrative nonfiction tells a true story using literary craft. Story is central to the form. The writer decides where the … Read more

Spineless Decorating: Disrespect and Punishment

Spineless Decorating: Stop Punishing Your Books   I just saw a decorating a post with a bookshelf hiding all the spines and displaying the edges of pages. Someone could … Read more

Book Women of Kentucky

Let’s Celebrate the Packhorse Librarians also Known as The Book Women The Book Women of Kentucky: Igniting Minds During the Great Depression Set against the bleak days of the … Read more

Show and Tell In Personal Essay Writing

Find the Magic of Show and Tell in the Personal Essay While reading this article, first stop and consider writing for our next highly anticipated anthology. Read the full … Read more

Master Personal Essay Writing

Crafting Compelling Narratives: Master How to Write Personal Essays  Create meaning from  experience and analysis by weaving your narratives into personal essays that resonate with readers. Let’s  unravel the … Read more

Call for Submissions: Voices Anthology Series

We are accepting submissions for both anthologies through the end of 2024. Follow JWP on Facebook for updates. Click Here Call for submissions for our two new planned anthologies. We … Read more

Breath of a Whale, Book Review

The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants A Green and Wildish Book Review The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of … Read more