Zane McNeill is perhaps one of the most determined young activists in the animal rights movement today. In their time as an activist, McNeill has built up quite a resume, working with Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the Animal … Continue reading An Interview with Scholar-Activist Zane McNeill
To-Read Books of 2022
This year is shaping up to be a bountiful one for vegan readers. Not only did Veganuary celebrate a record-breaking 600,000 sign-ups, but hundreds of new plant-based products have entered the market and public interest in vegan living seems to be ever-increasing. With that said, let's take a look at some of Tofu Reader's to-read … Continue reading To-Read Books of 2022
Book Review: Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist
The Canadian commercial seal hunt is the infamous annual slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seal pups, mostly killed by blunt force trauma sustained from hakapiks or by gunfire. Karen Levenson’s provocatively titled memoir Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist provides an informed, yet rarely intimate, look at the life of a women trapped between … Continue reading Book Review: Confessions of an Animal Rights Terrorist
Book Review: Feeding the Soul
Tabitha Brown, dubbed “America’s Mom”, is perhaps known best for her fun, accessible vegan recipes and engaging internet persona. Brown’s debut memoir, Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business), incorporates these elements while also sharing intimate details of Brown’s life journey. First and foremost, this is not a particularly vegan book. In fact, many purists … Continue reading Book Review: Feeding the Soul
Best Books of 2021
This year was filled with several wonderful book releases from many talented vegan authors. Though this list is certainly not comprehensive, here are a few Tofu Reader favorite titles from 2021! Bear Boy by Justin Barker Bear Boy is an inspiring coming-of-age work about Justin Barker's mission to rescue two neglected bears from a defunct … Continue reading Best Books of 2021
Book Review: Earthlings
Peridot Watkins is a precocious teen with a penchant for adventure. Growing up on a remote island without access to the outside world has left Peridot at odds with her aggressively protective mother. A chance meeting with a young refugee from the mainland offers Peridot a window into a dystopian Planet Earth. Humans are no … Continue reading Book Review: Earthlings
Ray Star: Earthing and Author
Ray Star is a debut author and vegan activist. Her first novel, Earthlings: The Beginning, is an epic adventure story, taking place in a world where non-human animals have become the ruling class. Star is an exceptionally motivated author. She is a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League, planting one tree per book sale, … Continue reading Ray Star: Earthing and Author
Book Review: How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World
Henry Mance’s How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World is one of the most accessible pro-vegan texts to come out in recent years. In How to Love Animals, Mance takes a relatively moderate (some may even say safe) approach to animal rights, perhaps to avoid alienating non-vegans. Though that is not to say that … Continue reading Book Review: How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World
Vegan & Vegetarian Authors of Classic Literature: 19th Century Edition
In a follow up to Vegan & Vegetarian Authors of Classic Literature: 20th Century Edition, we're going back in time and exploring the work of a few notable animal activists from the 19th century! Though the term "vegan" was not coined until 1944, many activists were still abstaining from animal products well before the 20th … Continue reading Vegan & Vegetarian Authors of Classic Literature: 19th Century Edition
Book Review: Queer + Trans Voices
Queer + Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation Through Consistent Anti-Oppression is a project based on a simple premise: what does it mean to be an LGBTQIA+ vegan? Editors J. Feliz Brueck and Z. McNeill seek to answer this question by compiling this series of essays by LGBTQIA+ members of the vegan community. The essayists in Queer … Continue reading Book Review: Queer + Trans Voices
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