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I’m making my annual trip to Two Harbors, MN, next week, and I can’t wait! Even though the fall colors will be past their peak, it’s always a delight to be up north and leave my responsibilities and Twin Cities busyness behind for a few days.  This past month has indeed been busy with promoting the third book in the Birder Murder series – a book launch, an author’s brunch, a book fair and lots of marketing both locally and online. I’m going to make a stop at the Wild Birds Unlimited in Duluth next Thursday to sign copies of “A Bobwhite Killing” on my way to Two Harbors, but then I’m ‘off-duty’ for the weekend. If you’re in the Duluth area, stop in and we’ll chat at WBU - ...more...

It’s September, which means I’ve got a new book coming out!

“A Bobwhite Killing” will be unveiled at our Book Launch party on September 18. Gary and Pat, the proprietors of Once Upon A Crime mystery bookstore in Minneapolis, have once again graciously agreed to host my party from 1 to 3 pm. Last year when we launched the second book in the Birder Murder series, we had a mix of readers and many of my close personal friends in attendance, and it was a blast! Birders were chatting with mystery buffs, and book club members were hobnobbing with my neighbors. I hope you’ll take some time on Saturday, September 18 to stop in at OUAC and join us in launching this third book in the series. Wow - ...more...

A funny thing happened on the MOU listserve last week. (If you aren’t familiar with the listserve, it’s the Minnesota Ornithologists Union’s means of keeping all the birders updated on what bird was seen where, along with other items of interest to Minnesota birders. Since I am a member of the MOU (as is my fictional protagonist Bob White), I get all the emails, and the one that caught my eye last week was a sighting of Northern Bobwhites, which is the premise of my third Birder Murder, titled “A Bobwhite Killing”. Another birder responded to the one who saw the bird, explaining that Northern Bobwhites are no longer considered wild in Minnesota because they have been so domesticated by farms. This is true, as I point out in my ...more...