Author and editor Martin Rowe is the librettist of a song cycle called And the Hummingbird Says… based on the ideas, words, and life of the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Lantern published one of Wangari's books, The Green Belt Movement, as well as a biography written by Namulundah Florence. The song cycle will premiere at this year's Compassion Arts Festival.

The tattoo artist Kat Von D, known for her cruelty-free make-up line, has endorsed Tobias Leenaert's book How to Create a Vegan World. Kat says, "this book is really helping me understand how much more effective I could be if I took some of these ideas into consideration."

Lantern will be at Sanctuary: Reflecting on Refuge a conference about care and purpose at farmed animal sanctuaries, which will be held at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT on September 29-30. Authors Lori Gruen and pattrice jones are both helping to organize the event and will also be speaking. Will will have their books and others for sale.

Compassion Arts and Culture & Animals Foundation present the Compassion Arts Festival happening on October 21 & 22. The festival will include many artists and scholars including two Lantern authors, Jo-Anne McArthur and Martin Rowe. You can learn more and buy tickets here.