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The Profound Link (and Love) Between Humans and Dogs

The Profound Link (and Love) Between Humans and Dogs

Fatima Bhutto on Wolves, Dogs, and Writing About Love During Tragedies

By Fatima Bhutto | January 27, 2026

On Killing a Coyote

On Killing a Coyote

“We see ourselves in the predators of the wild; to eat a coyote would feel like an act of cannibalism.”

By Helen Whybrow | July 7, 2025

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

Sonja Swift Considers Lupine Representation and Demonization Across Cultures

By Sonja Swift | November 17, 2023

What Our Fear of Wolves Tells Us About Ourselves

What Our Fear of Wolves Tells Us About Ourselves

Erica Berry on Uncovering the Truth Behind Our Deepest Fears

By Erica Berry | February 21, 2023

The Cartography of Wolves

The Cartography of Wolves

Tony Hiss on Pluie, the Lone Wolf, and Her Lessons on Landscape

By Tony Hiss | April 22, 2021

On the Literature of Rewilding… and the Need to Rewild Literature

On the Literature of Rewilding… and the Need to Rewild Literature

Phoebe Hamilton-Jones Finds Non-Human Perspectives in Max Porter, Sarah Hall, Daisy Johnson, and More

By Phoebe Hamilton Jones | April 14, 2021

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Barry Lopez on the Wolf Biologist Who Changed His Life as an Environmentalist

By Barry Lopez | December 11, 2020

Did Dogs Choose Us?

By Helen Pilcher | April 8, 2020

The Wolves of Stanislav: An Improbably True Parable for the Pandemic Age

By Paul Auster | April 2, 2020

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On Literary Disco with Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong

By Literary Disco | May 9, 2019

11 Books (for Adults) Featuring Talking Animals

11 Books (for Adults) Featuring Talking Animals

From George Orwell to Yoko Tawada

By Emily Temple | August 17, 2018

Wilder Things: Modern Life Among the Foxes and Coyotes

Wilder Things: Modern Life Among the Foxes and Coyotes

From London to Arlington, Investigating the Urban Wilderness

By Aminatta Forna | March 6, 2018

Why Do We Fear Wolves?

Why Do We Fear Wolves?

Throughout History, They've Been Made to Answer for the Sins of Men

By Erica Berry | December 12, 2017

How Wolves Shape the Natural World

How Wolves Shape the Natural World

The Fall and Rise of the American Wolf

By Nate Blakeslee | November 30, 2017

The Useful Dangers of Fairy Tales

The Useful Dangers of Fairy Tales

Because Sometimes the Wolf Shows Up Uninvited

By Amber Sparks | August 11, 2017

50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art

50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art

Cats & Keys, Blood & Breasts, Wolves & Women

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2017