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Read the book Global Chorus

April 11, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft 3 Comments

Today is an exciting day because April 11 is the date my essay is featured in the book Global Chorus: 365 Voices On The Future of the Planet. It started with an email from editor extraordinaire Todd MacLean inviting me to be a contributor to a Global Chorus, an anthology he was putting together featuring… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Writing & Poetry Tagged With: book, books, contributor, Earth, Global Chorus, hope, inspiration, Rocky Mountain Books, save the planet, Todd MacLean

War of the Whales is a must read!

August 10, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

“War of the Whales” is a must read! This is one ocean journey that everyone should take, and that’s the beauty of reading…you can traverse the depths of the ocean and the hallways of the Supreme Court all without leaving the comforts of your living room. The story centers around marine biologist Ken Balcomb and… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Whales Tagged With: beaked whales, books, Cuvier's beaked whale, Joel Reynolds, Joshua Horwitz, Ken Balcomb, mass stranding, Navy sonar, NRDC, War of the Whales, whale book, whale stranding

Summer Reading: War of the Whales

July 13, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

It’s that time of year when bookstores everywhere showcase “summer reading” options. But take a pass on the books touted as easy reading and pick up “War of the Whales” by Joshua Horwitz instead. Just released on July 1, 2014 by Simon & Schuster, this book takes you behind-the-scenes during the battle to protect whales… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Whales Tagged With: beaked whales, books, Cuvier's beaked whale, Joshua Horwitz, Ken Balcomb, mass stranding, Navy sonar, ocean books, War of the Whales, whale book, whale stranding, wildlife books

Wesley the barn owl

October 3, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 4 Comments

I just finished reading the book “Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl,” and it was wonderful! I highly recommend it to everyone, you don’t have to be an owl fan or a bird fanatic in order to appreciate this book. The book is about the author, Stacey O’Brien,… [read more]

Filed Under: Birds, Writing & Poetry Tagged With: bird, bird books, books, owl, wildlife books

Quotes from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

April 23, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

My weekend was awesome because I was at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books both days! It’s a great way to revel in the written word, hear authors speak about their work and learn new things. To change things up a bit, I went to a variety of panels this year on all different… [read more]

Filed Under: Earth musings, Ocean events, Ocean pollution Tagged With: books, marine debris, ocean books, ocean trash, pollution

The whales of Moby Dick part 1

February 2, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

I’m finally reading Moby Dick for the first time in my life. It was never assigned reading during my entire educational experience and I never got around to reading it post-college. And then the book club I joined last fall decided they wanted to read Moby Dick and as the whale enthusiast in the group… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: books, cetacean, ocean books, whale, wildlife books

Ted Danson on his new book Oceana

May 2, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I had an awesome weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC. For anyone who hasn’t been to the festival, you must go! It’s the largest book festival in the U.S., maybe even the world (but don’t quote me on that), and it’s FREE! The only thing you have to pay for… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean events, Ocean heroes Tagged With: books, endangered, fishing, gillnet fishing, marine debris, ocean trash, pollution, threatened

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