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Nomination for 2nd Birder Murder

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

I just received confirmation that my second Bob White Birder Murder, "Murder on Warbler Weekend," has been nominated for the 2009 Minnesota Book Award. That makes it two for two, since the first book in the series "The Boreal Owl Murder" received a nomination last year. Finalists will be announced in February.

This coming March is shaping up to be an interesting marketing month for me. The first weekend of the month I'll be at the International Owl Festival in Houston, MN. Last year's event was delightful, so I'm looking forward to meeting birders and signing books there again. For the last weekend in the month, I've been invited to come speak and sign books at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN. I haven't visited the new center there yet ...more...

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Finally Fall!

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Last month was a great kickoff for the release of my second Birder Murder, titled "Murder on Warbler Weekend." The Launch party at Once Upon a Crime was a blast, and the next day I was at the reception for the Hawk Ridge celebration in Duluth, MN, where I met birders from across the upper Midwest. I spent the following morning at Hawk Ridge, watching migrants and people! When one of the naturalists walked by me with a bird tail sticking out of the bottom of an orange juice can, I had to stop him and ask about it. Guess what was in the can? A merlin! The naturalists catch birds for banding at the Ridge, and to keep the birds calm, they slide them into empty cans, which not ...more...

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Spring has sprung!

Saturday, March 21st, 2009
It's fifty degrees today, the snow is all gone from my backyard, and the sun on my face feels like heaven! It's a wonderful ending for my busy March, which started out with a weekend in Houston, MN, at the International Owl Festival. What an amazing time everyone had there - the whole town was in on the fun. You could get a Great Grey Mocha at the coffee shop, admire paper-plate and egg-carton owls made by gradeschoolers, ooh and ahh at the gorgeous owls visiting from the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, and go out calling wild owls in the evening. I met tons of readers and fellow birders; a huge congratulations to Karla and the town of Houston for a fabulous event! On top of that weekend ...more...

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