Vegan Authors & Book Reviews
The Australian moral philosopher Peter Singer’s seminal work Animal Liberation, published in 1975, is often cited as the book that sparked a global movement. However, the idea of animal rights has been with us for a long, long time, discussed – for example – by the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, who was said to have been vegetarian for the last two decades of his life. Tolstoy famously wrote, “A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.”
Today, we have a plethora of vegan books. Many, if not most, are cookbooks. That makes sense, as the greatest numbers of animals killed are either to eat meat and dairy or to destroy forests to create grazing land for cattle or to grow crops to feed farmed animals.
Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer, is a powerful book that got the attention of the chattering class. Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur’s books, We Animals and Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene use exquisite photography to expose horrific cruelty. We could go on. There are so many extraordinary works, all with one aim: to show humans it is their moral responsibility to be kind to animals. It’s also in our self-interest.
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The actress and filmmaker Jasmine Leyva has authored two children’s books inspiring kids to embrace plant-based food. TV producer, filmmaker, and actress Jasmine Leyva has now authored two magical children’s books to help parents and teachers channel the inner vegan in children so they can grow up healthy and companionate.
In the new book Antiracism in Animal Advocacy, Animal Rights activists have spoken up about the existence of racism in the animal protection movement. Encompass is a US-based nonprofit working towards racial equity in animal advocacy. Founded in 2017 by Aryenish Birdie, it began studying this issue.
The Black Vegan Revolution Get ready, because it’s coming. Can you imagine 10 million Black vegan women spearheading the vegan revolution in the USA? I can, now that I have learned about Tracye McQuirter. There are about 43 million African Americans in the USA, of whom 22 million are females.
In Search of the Wild Tofurky! Have you ever wondered how a business misfit could pioneer plant-based foods before they were cool? Now, you can find out from Tofurky’s Founder Seth Tibbott. No, I am not being rude in describing him as a misfit.
Eat Healthy Vegan Desserts & Kick Sugar Addiction??? Imagine being able to gobble up chocolate cake, strawberry ice cream cake, chocolate peanut butter bread, caramel chocolate chip muffins, gingerbread layer cake, cashew cream lemon bars, blueberry banana muffins, and more… without a moment of guilt and without compromising your health or weight.
GO PLANT-BASED, BECOME AN ATHLETE The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance will bring anyone to their peak-athletic ability. The book has become an instant New York Times Bestseller! Check it out here! The latest book by plant-based athletes Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier offers courtroom-worthy evidence that plant-based is the way to be to live your optimal life.
How Many Reasons to Be Vegan… Do You Really Need? Author Kathy Freston has 72. You can live longer and have better sex. Do you really need any more reasons? 72 Reasons To Be Vegan is co-written with Gene Stone.
Vegan Author’s Dystopian Visions Vegan fiction is here! #JaneUnchained has interviewed many authors, such as Kathy Freston, Jordi Casamitjana, Dr. Melanie Joy, and Victoria Moran. And, of course, we feature hundreds of vegan recipes. Today, however, we meet a vegan fiction author.
How Jordi Made Veganism akin to Religion in England Jordi Casamitjana didn’t plan to get fired, let alone go to court over being an ethical vegan. But his historic case has redefined the fight for animal rights. Jordi argued that he was fired from his job at an anti-hunting organization in England after telling work colleagues that the group’s pension funds invested in companies that experiment on animals.
Vegan Ropa Vieja With Culinary Author Raydel Hernandez Let’s eat Ropa Vieja, the vegan version of the original Cuban dish, savory beef hash. Culinary author and chef Raydel Hernandez, a first-generation Cuban American, is our chef today and he will WOW you with this recipe.