My upcoming book, Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures, comes out of its shell from St. Martin's Press later this year. Share turtle lore and stories on the book's Instagram: dreaming.in.turtle.

And check out the luscious Dreaming in Turtle cover designed by Kerri Resnick:

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My upcoming book, Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures, is published by St. Martin's Press and will be available in November. Share your turtle lore and stories on the book's Instagram: Dreaming in Turtle.

Dreaming in Turtle launched for Thanksgiving. Reviews are more than kind: "Enlightening...Laufer's passion for his subject translates into an unexpectedly thought-provoking cri de coeur."―Publishers Weekly

Another Dreaming in Turtle review: "Laufer, calls turtles 'the canaries in the coalmine called Earth where we all live,' views saving them 'of existential importance to us all,' and his love of [turtles] and the lore he includes makes this a highly readable book."―Kirkus Reviews

And this gracious note: “Dreaming in Turtle is a masterpiece of nature writing – a beautifully written cultural history of turtles. These shelled wonders need voices like Laufer’s to call attention to their plight.”― Craig Stanford, author of The Last Tortoise and USC bio prof

The Dreaming in Turtle reviews keep coming: "Wonderfully episodic...Turtle rescue stories mix with tales of patrolling beaches to protect sea turtles and of catching smugglers, while tales of Fred, Laufer's box turtle, provide an emotional connection."―Booklist Meet Fred!

Wasn't exactly planning to kick up my heels today, but this pandemic gave me a bit of a break from my annual ideacity, what would have been the 21st. If you missed it, we're streaming the 20th in real time. Let's be sure to gather in '21 to do it all again at The Real Thing.

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