Lantern Publishing & Media

09/16/2021

Excerpt from Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist – Lantern

It's a memoir, but CONFESSIONS OF AN ANIMAL RIGHTS TERRORIST reads like fiction, and reminds of how exciting it was to read Ingrid Newkirk's "Free the Animals" and have a first listen of Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich's song "Don't Kill the Animals."

Read a few pages and you're hooked!

https://lanternpm.org/book-excerpt-confessions-of-an-animal-rights-terrorist/

A searing memoir of an animal rights campaigner’s effort to stop Canada’s seal hunt, while handling domestic abuse and her partner’s long-term illness. By Karen Levenson

09/16/2021

Thanks to the work of Aryenish Birdie, Michelle Rojas-Soto, Jasmin Singer, and all the book's contributors and purchasers, ANTIRACISM IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY has made it to #1 on Amazon's Mixed Heritage and Multiracial category, and #6 in Animal Rights. Much appreciation from your friends at LPM.

Thanks to the work of Aryenish Birdie, Michelle Rojas-Soto, Jasmin Singer, and all the book's contributors and purchasers, ANTIRACISM IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY has made it to #1 on Amazon's Mixed Heritage and Multiracial category, and #6 in Animal Rights. Much appreciation from your friends at LPM.

09/16/2021

HIDDEN: Groundbreaking Book Uncovers the Lives of Animals Around the World

Check out this glimpse of some of the over 200 photographs in Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene (https://lanternpm.org/books/hidden/) edited by Jo-Anne McArthur and Keith Wilson.

HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene features the work of international photojournalists who documented the lives of of animals hidden in plain sight.

09/15/2021

Teaching Liberation

Teaching Liberation edited by Agnes Trzak is now available as an audiobook.

As humankind moves deeper into the Anthropocene, a period marked by climate disruption, species extinction, and profound challenges to human and animal welfare, what and how we teach our children has never been of greater importance. In this passionate, incisive, and diverse collection of thirteen interconnected essays, educators at every level of education and from four continents call for a re-imagined pedagogy that embeds respect for the other-than-human world, encourages imagination and resilience, and fosters open inquiry based on principles of justice, fairness, and equity.

By turns polemical, visionary, and practical, Teaching Liberation is an essential book for critical animal studies scholars, humane educators, and all those who practice pedagogy, whether in the classroom or outside it.

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. As humankind moves deeper into the Anthropocene, a period marked by climate disruption, species extinction, and profound challenges to human and animal welfare, what and how we teach our children has never been of greater importance. In this passionate, .....

09/14/2021

Book Launch: Antiracism in Animal Advocacy - Crowdcast

Tomorrow: virtual book launch for ANTIRACISM IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY!

Join for a discussion on the book (and party!). Special guests Ana Bradley, Executive Director of Sentient Media, and Martin Rowe of Lantern Publishing & Media, as well as PRIZES. The event is free, but registration is required https://www.crowdcast.io/e/encompass-book-launch/register?fbclid=IwAR11heYCPqEVPBERpkq50cJp6y_oCQ2e8L2hpQVgBHaoSDCwcXQhMnb-m_c

Join Encompass and friends as we launch our new book Antiracism in Animal Advocacy: Igniting Cultural Transformation.

09/13/2021

Jo-Anne McArthur - What is animal photojournalism? - VII Insider

Join Jo-Anne McArthur, editor of Hidden (https://lanternpm.org/books/hidden/) and photographer for The Animals Are Leaving Us (https://lanternpm.org/books/the-animals-are-leaving-us/) for the VII Photo Agency event "What is animal photojournalism?" on October 6th.

In this event, Jo-Anne McArthur, award-winning photojournalist and the founder of We Animals Media (WAM), outlines her work documenting the stories of animals used for food, fashion, entertainment, tradition and experimentation. WAM is the world’s leading animal photojournalism agency, and it rece...

09/09/2021

The Animals Are Leaving Us

The Animals Are Leaving Us is now available as an audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B09FP94FD9/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-275615&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_275615_rh_us

This book is written and read by Martin Rowe. For four years, from January 2017 to January 2021, he documented the state of the United States and the world—using the verse form of ottava rima. In June 2019, he dedicated thirty of those verses to two extraordinarily compelling and distressing photographs of animals in extremis taken by Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur. Now expanded to include more verses and more of McArthur’s stunning images, The Animals Are Leaving Us forms a testament to the particular moments in the lives and deaths of individual creatures, and a requiem for the many billions of animals who are subject to the cruel whims of our species, and who are vanishing from the wild places of the Earth.

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. For four years, from January 2017 to January 2021, writer and publisher Martin Rowe documented the state of the United States and the world - using the verse form of ottava rima. In June 2019, he dedicated 30 of those verses to two extraordinarily compel.....

09/08/2021

Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist by Karen Levenson is now available: https://lanternpm.org/books/confessions-of-an-animal-rights-terrorist/

A searing memoir of an animal rights campaigner’s effort to stop Canada’s seal hunt, while handling domestic abuse and her partner’s long-term illness.

When Karen Levenson drove to a coffee shop in November 2009, she expected to meet a whistleblower with animal cruelty evidence. Instead, two government agents interrogated her about her connection to terrorists. She had none. Her campaign to end the commercial seal hunt involved nothing illegal. Neither did her deep-dive investigation to expose the government’s commercial sealing agenda. So why was the government harassing her? And if she couldn’t save Canada’s iconic seals, whom could she save? Could she save her husband from a deadly illness? Could she save herself from an abusive marriage? And how did she—a feminist—get into this mess to begin with?

Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist is at once an insider’s account of the decades-long attempt to end the commercial seal hunt, and a searingly honest memoir of domestic violence, caregiving, and following one’s life purpose. Infuriating, funny, and deeply moving, Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist reveals the extraordinary journey of an ordinary woman who comes face to face with breathtaking cruelty and does what she can to stop it.

Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist by Karen Levenson is now available: https://lanternpm.org/books/confessions-of-an-animal-rights-terrorist/

A searing memoir of an animal rights campaigner’s effort to stop Canada’s seal hunt, while handling domestic abuse and her partner’s long-term illness.

When Karen Levenson drove to a coffee shop in November 2009, she expected to meet a whistleblower with animal cruelty evidence. Instead, two government agents interrogated her about her connection to terrorists. She had none. Her campaign to end the commercial seal hunt involved nothing illegal. Neither did her deep-dive investigation to expose the government’s commercial sealing agenda. So why was the government harassing her? And if she couldn’t save Canada’s iconic seals, whom could she save? Could she save her husband from a deadly illness? Could she save herself from an abusive marriage? And how did she—a feminist—get into this mess to begin with?

Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist is at once an insider’s account of the decades-long attempt to end the commercial seal hunt, and a searingly honest memoir of domestic violence, caregiving, and following one’s life purpose. Infuriating, funny, and deeply moving, Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist reveals the extraordinary journey of an ordinary woman who comes face to face with breathtaking cruelty and does what she can to stop it.

09/02/2021

Excerpt from Antiracism in Animal Advocacy – Lantern

Get a sneak peak of what's inside this new and important book that we're all so excited about! https://lanternpm.org/excerpt-from-antiracism-in-animal-advocacy/

Animal Advocates: It’s Time We Move from Performance to True Antiracism, by Aryenish Birdie The protestors around me reflected the diversity of our country, all donning pandemic-mandated face masks, many holding signs made from cardboard boxes. BLACK LIVES MATTER! I CAN’T BREATHE! DEFUND THE POL...

09/01/2021

Into the office (and out to contributors tomorrow) has come ANTIRACISM IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY. Many thanks to Jasmin Singer, Aryenish Birdie, Michelle Rojas-Soto, Brooke Haggerty, Dana McPhall, Rachel Huff-Wagenborg, Mikaela Saccoccio, Jamie Berger, Unny Nambudiripad, Malina Tran, Shayna Rowbotham, Cailen LaBarge, Stien van der Ploeg, Michelle Graham, and Encompass, for making this this book possible, and to Sentient Media and Our Hen House for partnering with us.

Into the office (and out to contributors tomorrow) has come ANTIRACISM IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY. Many thanks to Jasmin Singer, Aryenish Birdie, Michelle Rojas-Soto, Brooke Haggerty, Dana McPhall, Rachel Huff-Wagenborg, Mikaela Saccoccio, Jamie Berger, Unny Nambudiripad, Malina Tran, Shayna Rowbotham, Cailen LaBarge, Stien van der Ploeg, Michelle Graham, and Encompass, for making this this book possible, and to Sentient Media and Our Hen House for partnering with us.

09/01/2021

Book Launch: Antiracism in Animal Advocacy - Crowdcast

Join the editors of Antiracism in Animal Advocacy (https://lanternpm.org/books/antiracism-in-animal-advocacy/), Jasmin Singer of Our Hen House, Aryenish Birdie of Encompass, and Michelle Rojas-Soto, along with contributors Christopher Eubanks, PJ Nyman, and Unny Numbudiripad for a discussion (and party!) on the book. There will also be special guests Ana Bradley, Executive Director of Sentient Media, and Martin Rowe of Lantern Publishing & Media.

This is a virtual event taking place on September 15 from 8-9pm ET. It is free, but registration is required here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/encompass-book-launch/register?fbclid=IwAR11heYCPqEVPBERpkq50cJp6y_oCQ2e8L2hpQVgBHaoSDCwcXQhMnb-m_c

Join Encompass and friends as we launch our new book Antiracism in Animal Advocacy: Igniting Cultural Transformation.

08/31/2021

Join author Linnea Ryshke in conversation with Jennifer Telesca to celebrate the release of Kindling (https://lanternpm.org/books/kindling/), with readings, conversation, and an artwork exhibition.

The event will take place in Brooklyn, NY at the Underland Gallery in Bay Ridge from 7-10pm on September 24th. The event is free, but registration is required, along with mask and proof of vaccination. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kindling-gallery-opening-book-launch-tickets-167172664941

Join author Linnea Ryshke in conversation with Jennifer Telesca to celebrate the release of Kindling (https://lanternpm.org/books/kindling/), with readings, conversation, and an artwork exhibition.

The event will take place in Brooklyn, NY at the Underland Gallery in Bay Ridge from 7-10pm on September 24th. The event is free, but registration is required, along with mask and proof of vaccination. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kindling-gallery-opening-book-launch-tickets-167172664941

08/31/2021

FIVE SPIRITS was originally published in 2006 and has been enjoyed by many readers. With the publication of this second edition, FIVE SPIRITS is reborn with mistakes corrected, charts refined, and awkward phrases groomed, ready for a new decade and a new array of challenges in the domain of personal and planetary healing. Grab a copy today: https://lanternpm.org/books/five-spirits/

08/30/2021

When Victoria Moran tells you to tune in to #veganvoices, you pay attention!

08/27/2021

We sent out copies of VEGAN VOICES edited by Joanne Kong to contributors yesterday (thank you, Pauline, for doing the hard work). That means Will Tuttle, Sailesh Rao, Larry Rooster, Rae Sikora, Mary Finelli, Hope Bohanec Ingrid Newkirk, Karen Davis, Victoria Moran, Shankar Narayan, Laura Barlow, Emily Moran Barwick, Katina Czyczelis, Kit Jagoda, Jesse Tandler, Elin Gundersen, Chris Hines, Nadia McKechnie of Plant-Powered Tokyo, Doreen Rothe, Ori Shavit, Marly Winckler, Shweta Borgaonkar, Sarina Farb, Hunter Gwenna, Sandra Isobel Kyle, Claudia Lifton, James O'Toole, Curtis Vollmar, Nancy Arenas, T. Colin Campbell Plant-Based Nutrition, Chatilla van Grinsven-Frikh, Dr. Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck, Giselle Mehta, Nancy Poznak, Dr. Rupa Shah, Janice Stanger, Derek Tresize, Larry Weiss, Jeff Adams, Allison Argo, Thomas Wade Jackson, Jo-Anne McArthur, Ryan A Phillips, Farah Siraj, Gene Baur, Brenda Morris, Abhay Rangan, Stephanie Redcross, Clifton Roberts, Lin Silvan, and Krissi Vandenberg will be receiving their copies soon.

We sent out copies of VEGAN VOICES edited by Joanne Kong to contributors yesterday (thank you, Pauline, for doing the hard work). That means Will Tuttle, Sailesh Rao, Larry Rooster, Rae Sikora, Mary Finelli, Hope Bohanec Ingrid Newkirk, Karen Davis, Victoria Moran, Shankar Narayan, Laura Barlow, Emily Moran Barwick, Katina Czyczelis, Kit Jagoda, Jesse Tandler, Elin Gundersen, Chris Hines, Nadia McKechnie of Plant-Powered Tokyo, Doreen Rothe, Ori Shavit, Marly Winckler, Shweta Borgaonkar, Sarina Farb, Hunter Gwenna, Sandra Isobel Kyle, Claudia Lifton, James O'Toole, Curtis Vollmar, Nancy Arenas, T. Colin Campbell Plant-Based Nutrition, Chatilla van Grinsven-Frikh, Dr. Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck, Giselle Mehta, Nancy Poznak, Dr. Rupa Shah, Janice Stanger, Derek Tresize, Larry Weiss, Jeff Adams, Allison Argo, Thomas Wade Jackson, Jo-Anne McArthur, Ryan A Phillips, Farah Siraj, Gene Baur, Brenda Morris, Abhay Rangan, Stephanie Redcross, Clifton Roberts, Lin Silvan, and Krissi Vandenberg will be receiving their copies soon.

08/26/2021

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Authors Joanne Kong (https://lanternpm.org/books/vegan-voices/) and Will Tuttle (https://lanternpm.org/books/the-world-peace-diet/) will be part of the Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque, Vegan Living happening this weekend, August 28th and 29th. This is a free, virtual event, and you can register here: https://redandgreenvegfestabq.wordpress.com/exhibitors/

Registration Now open. Register NOW for the Free Virtual Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque, Vegan Living – August 28-29, 2021 Join us for Day Two of the Red & Green VegFest Albuquer…

08/24/2021

Kindling: Artwork and Poetry by Linnea Ryshke is now available: https://lanternpm.org/books/kindling/

In the summer of 2019, artist and poet Linnea Ryshke worked as a laborer at an organic meat farm. She transformed what she saw, as well as the specific and acute interactions she had with the animals, into a series of poems, photographs, and artwork. Ryshke’s intimate, honest, and poignant account reflects what it means to confront the lives and deaths of individual creatures who are valued commodities. Through image and text, Kindling profoundly evokes experiences with animals that will leave a lasting impression on the reader.

Kindling: Artwork and Poetry by Linnea Ryshke is now available: https://lanternpm.org/books/kindling/

In the summer of 2019, artist and poet Linnea Ryshke worked as a laborer at an organic meat farm. She transformed what she saw, as well as the specific and acute interactions she had with the animals, into a series of poems, photographs, and artwork. Ryshke’s intimate, honest, and poignant account reflects what it means to confront the lives and deaths of individual creatures who are valued commodities. Through image and text, Kindling profoundly evokes experiences with animals that will leave a lasting impression on the reader.

08/18/2021

Gretchen Primack reads a poem: Cockscomb

Your poem of the day is from author Gretchen Primack, from the collection KIND.

#compassion #chickens #sanctuary #poetry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMRayEsfFBw

KIND is the kind of poetry book that makes you think differently about our world and the beings that inhabit it. Primack explores all facets of our lives wit...

08/16/2021

Wonderful to see such a great attendance at the Black VegFest Pull-up in Brooklyn this weekend, where Omowale Adewale signed copies of BROTHA VEGAN. Also present were Scott Burnhard Bernard, DJ CAVEM, Stewart Mitchell of Vigilante Vegan, and NYS senator Jabari Brisport, who said he was half-way through the book already! Kudos to all involved.