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
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
Vegan Book Club Moderator Picks
Tessa Altman joins Tofu Reader with her favorite titles from Vegan Book Club, the online community dedicated to vegan-related and animal-friendly literature and discussion. Check out Tessa's book picks and commentary below! Tessa Altman: As a vegan, it’s almost impossible to pick up a book - especially a novel - and see yourself represented in … Continue reading Vegan Book Club Moderator Picks
Book Review: The Everything Easy Vegan Cookbook
As veganism grows in popularity, the amount of literature on vegan cooking grows exponentially. With this sort of landscape, it can be difficult for a vegan cookbook to stand out. Luckily, The Everything Easy Vegan Cookbook by Diane K. Smith proves to be a solid resource for those aspiring to incorporate animal product-free recipes into … Continue reading Book Review: The Everything Easy Vegan Cookbook
Vegan & Vegetarian Authors of Classic Literature: 20th Century Edition
Influential vegans and vegetarians have contributed to the critical analysis of meat consumption for decades. There are many examples of animal rights as a theme across the literary landscape. Listed here are just a few notable names of vegan and vegetarian authors predominately active during the 20th Century. Upton Sinclair Perhaps most renowned for his … Continue reading Vegan & Vegetarian Authors of Classic Literature: 20th Century Edition
Book Review: Why Veganism Matters
Animal rights scholar and proponent of the abolitionist approach Gary L. Francione returns with his latest book, Why Veganism Matters: The Moral Value of Animals. In Why Veganism Matters Francione purports that the only means of ending nonhuman animal exploitation is to give nonhuman animals the rights associated with personhood. Francione explains that nonhuman animals … Continue reading Book Review: Why Veganism Matters
Book Review: The Joyful Vegan
Though many vegans consider veganism a lifelong commitment, others find themselves struggling to not revert back to old habits of consuming animal flesh and fluids. Rather than adding another text to the vegan spectrum on how or why to become vegan, notable vegan activist Colleen Patrick-Goudreau writes a guide on how to stay vegan. Awakening … Continue reading Book Review: The Joyful Vegan
Stephanie Jane: “Finally a Vegan”
In Stephanie Jane's first published memoir, Finally a Vegan: My journey to Veganuary and beyond, she recounts her experience during the annual, month-long vegan challenge and its impact. Jane shares her triumphs, failures, and some great recipes. What do you find most fulfilling about being vegan? Stephanie Jane: For me, the knowledge that I am … Continue reading Stephanie Jane: “Finally a Vegan”
Vegan Cookbooks for Reluctant Cooks
If you are like me and struggle with even the most basic recipes, a vegan cookbook can be pretty overwhelming. Ingredients you’ve never heard of, long lists of instructions, and cooking techniques you’ve never used before. Keeping in mind that every vegan should be empowered to create their own plant-based meals, there are plenty of … Continue reading Vegan Cookbooks for Reluctant Cooks
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