Elgin Press

05/10/2022

Out now! The paperback edition of Lion Shaped Mountain -- a book Kirkus describes as "A lovingly rendered, highly illuminating, and melancholy portrayal of an indelible group of chimpanzees."

Lion Shaped Mountain: A fable as told through the eyes of wild chimpanzees

22/09/2022

Out now! Tenth Anniversary of The Song of the Ape -- not just the quintessential exploration of the question if chimpanzees have their own language, but also a beautiful and moving story!

An absorbing investigation of chimpanzee language and communication. This Tenth Anniversary Edition contains a new final chapter and a new preface. The Song of the Ape traces the individual histories of five chimpanzees. Interspersed with these histories, the book details the long history of scie...

07/09/2022

On September 13th, the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Song of the Ape is released on Elgin Press!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-song-of-the-ape-andrew-r-halloran/1142099641?ean=9781736649824

21/12/2021

Last minute gift for someone who enjoys literary nonfiction AND chimpanzees? Beautifully bound hardcover that Amazon can still get to you before Christmas!
https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Shaped-Mountain-through-chimpanzees/dp/1736649809/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Lion Shaped Mountain: A fable as told through the eyes of wild chimpanzees

01/12/2021

Looking for a Christmas Gift for a lover of adventure, nature, and animals? Lion Shaped Mountain is a beautifully bound hardcover book about chimpanzees surviving the hard landscape of West Africa!

https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Shaped-Mountain-through-chimpanzees/dp/1736649809/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=lXivp&pf_rd_p=8b894231-4b84-44da-9446-c27cf0e8abc2&pf_rd_r=N7MPNKFFKPBY39N8VW61&pd_rd_r=b4589faf-7087-446f-af72-891b0508d003&pd_rd_wg=STaIA&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d

Lion Shaped Mountain: A fable as told through the eyes of wild chimpanzees

12/11/2021

"Halloran is more than a storyteller. He composes with a philosophical and poetic grace... A lovingly rendered, highly illuminating, and melancholy portrayal of an indelible group of chimpanzees." -- Kirkus Reviews

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andrew-r-halloran/lion-shaped-mountain/

A primatologist who studied two wild chimpanzee communities in Africa imagines life from the animals’ perspectives as they are forced to accommodate the demands of an ever encroaching human population.

26/10/2021

https://www.smilepolitely.com/arts/small_press_fest_showcases_independent_publishing_and_design/

On the appeal of zines, Will Arnold observes,...

21/10/2021

News story featuring Lion Shaped Mountain author, Andrew R. Halloran...

20/10/2021

Inspired by his work in Sierra Leone, primatologist Andrew R. Halloran tells a literary tale of battle and bloodshed through the eyes of chimpanzees.eyes of chimpanzees.

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Lion Shaped Mountain: A fable as told through the eyes of wild chimpanzees

15/10/2021

https://theurbanwriters.com/blogs/publishing/10-tips-of-a-good-adventure-story

The adventure genre is always popular. The key is to get all the components in just the right mix to produce a story that is as riveting as the classics. From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel trilogy Lord of the Rings, many of the most popular books in the adve...

14/10/2021

Inspired by his work in Sierra Leone, primatologist Andrew R. Halloran tells a literary tale of battle and bloodshed through the eyes of chimpanzees.eyes of chimpanzees.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lion-shaped-mountain-andrew-r-halloran/1140157236?ean=9781736649800

In a remote corner of West Africa, in a place that only the locals know about, the world of a young chimpanzee is changed forever by forces beyond his control. Lion Shaped Mountain is the story of chimpanzees struggling to survive against a world that becomes less survivable for them each day,...

11/10/2021

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05/10/2021

In Review: Full Ecology: Repairing Our Relationship with the Natural World, by Mary M. Clare and Gary Ferguson

05/10/2021

Inspired by his work in Sierra Leone, primatologist Andrew R. Halloran tells a literary tale of battle and bloodshed through the eyes of chimpanzees.

Lion Shaped Mountain: A fable as told through the eyes of wild chimpanzees

02/10/2021

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02/10/2021

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