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Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Anna Hogeland, Celia Mattison, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Ryan Chapman

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 14, 2025

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

Celia Mattison on How the Lamb Became The Newest Literary It Girl

By Celia Mattison | October 30, 2025

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

Embracing Bucolic Beauty: On Finding Purpose and Joy in Raising Sheep

Embracing Bucolic Beauty: On Finding Purpose and Joy in Raising Sheep

John Connell: “My existence had an aim and my incompleteness was ended. I let go of my sadness. It was a new-found freedom.”

By John Connell | October 3, 2024

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Rosamund Young on Caring for Cows, Sheep and Other Four-Legged Friends

By Rosamund Young | August 14, 2024

“So Boundless an Affluence of Sublime Mountain Beauty...” When John Muir First Encountered Yosemite

“So Boundless an Affluence of Sublime Mountain Beauty...” When John Muir First Encountered Yosemite

Dean King on the Great American Wanderer’s Experience of the Sierra Nevadas

By Dean King | March 14, 2024

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