Vegan's Almanac

National Horse Day; National Cocoa Day; Council of Horses, by John Gay.

Birthday of Bob Barker; Birthday of Caldwell Esselstyn; Publication of The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health , by Thomas Campbell and T. Colin Campbell; A Reading from the Mahabharata.

Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day; Publication of Diet for a New America , by John Robbins; Publication of Animal Sentience-the Other Minds Problem , by Stevan Harnad; I Dwell in Possibility, by Emily Dickinson.

Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales; International Animal Rights Day; Release of The Animal People documentary; Raven and the Whale, from the sacred stories of the Inuit peoples.

Genocide Prevention Day; National Llama Day; Publication of Animal Minds and Human Morals , by Richard Sorabji; Publication of Animals and World Religions , by Lisa Kemmerer; If I Must Die, by Refaat Alareer.

Birthday of Meagan Duhamel; Publication of How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease , by Michael Greger MD and Gene Stone; A Meditation by Madeleine L’Engle, from Glimpses of Grace.

Birthday of Babette Davis; Publication of Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene , by Jo-Anne McArthur; A Prayer by Carol J. Adams.

National Gazpacho Day; Publication of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains , by Bethany Brookshire; Ode to Tomatoes, by Pablo Neruda.

Release of With My Own Eyes documentary; Publication of How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older , by Michael Greger M.D.; My Youth, by William Henry Davies.

International Cheetah Day; Birthday of Frances Power Cobbe; Birthday of J. Howard Moore; Birthday of Captain Peter Hammarstedt; A Prayer for Today.

Publication of Ethical Vegan: A Personal and Political Journey to Change the World, by Jordi Casamitjana; Publication of Simple Goodness: No-fuss, Plant-based Meals Straight from Your Pantry , by Makini Howell; Veg Society of DC’s Singles Game Night, Winter by Eliza Cook.

Passing of Lewis Gompertz; Birthday of Paul Watson; The Sea, by Barry Cornwall.

Birthday of Akala; Publication of Eating and Believing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Vegetarianism and Theology, edited by David Grumett and Rachel Muers; Birthday of Faux Mages Artisan Vegan Cheeses; December, by Christopher Pearce Cranch.

Birthday of Natasja Oerlemans; Birthday of Chad Ackerman; November, by Ruby Archer.

International Jaguar Day; Birthday of Bronson Alcott; Psalm 104.

Birthday of Tom Regan; Birthday of Jon Stewart; Thanksgiving, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

National Tree Week; Trees, by Joyce Kilmer.

Birthday of Sarah Grimke; Birthday of Ellen G White; Birthday of Joey Carbstrong; If, by Rudyard Kipling

Publication of REBEL VEGAN LIFE: A Plant-Based Nutrition & Beginner's Guide: How to Change Your Diet, Improve Health, Lose Weight & Build Sustainable Habits in 28 Days by Todd Sinclair; Publication of Vegan Alternatives for Leather(Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry) by Muthu and Ramchandani; A Pair of Nursery Rhymes.

National Sardines Day; Under the Sea, by Fannie Isabelle Sherrick

Western Feast Day for St. Clement of Alexandria; National Cashew Day; Hymn to Christ, by St. Clement of Alexandria.

Humane Society Anniversary Day; Cranberry Relish Day; Plant-Based Cooking for Kids: A Plant-Based Family Cookbook with Over 70 Whole-Food, Plant-Based Recipes for Kids, by Faith Ralphs; A Prayer by Carol J Adams.

World Fisheries Day; Birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer; A portion of The Slaughterer, by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Live Q&A: How Vegans Can Improve Relationships and Communication During the Holidays, with Melanie Joy; Towards a Global Ban on Industrial Animal Agriculture, with Jeff Sebo; The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day , by Lydia Maria Child.

World Anteater Day; Birthday of Chef Raymond Blanc, Evolution, by John Banister Tabb.