Early Bird Discount for Books A'Sail

Thor will be the featured author on this year's Schooner Zodiac Books A'Sail Cruise from September 11-13, 2018.  This floating book club adventure departs from Bellingham, Washington to the San Juan Islands and will be hosted by owners of Bellingham's wonderful Village Books, Paul Hanson (no relation) and Kelly Evert.  An early bird discount is available to those who book by June 30th - just enter "VBSAILS" at checkout and receive 15% off!

New Paper on Digger Bees

Thor recently published a paper describing one of the largest digger bee sites ever discovered - a cliff containing over 130,000 nesting females!  These gentle, fascinating creatures have lost their ability to sting, defending themselves instead by mimicking the appearance of more aggressive bumblebees.  A full scientific account, co-authored with John Ascher of the National University of Singapore, can be found in The Pan-Pacific Entomologist.  In addition, Thor tells the story of discovering and studying these bees in a chapter of his new book, Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees.

Thor Comments on War & Wildlife for Smithsonian

An intriguing new research paper in the journal Nature links the frequency of armed conflict to wildlife declines in Africa.  Thor was asked to comment on the study for an article on Smithsonian.com.  Read the full story here.

SEEDS an Audible Daily Deal for Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day, The Triumph of Seeds audio book has been chosen as the Audible.com Daily Deal!  Click HERE to check out the special, one-day sale.

SEEDS Wins Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science!

Fantastic news - The Phi Beta Kappa Society has honored The Triumph of Seeds with its 2016 Book Award in Science!  The award is bestowed annually for outstanding contributions by scientists to the literature of science, and was first awarded in 1959.  Read the full award announcement here.

SEEDS a Finalist for Washington State Book Award

Great news!  The Triumph of Seeds has been chosen as a finalist for the 2016 Washington State Book Award, an honor bestowed each year on a book by a Washington writer in each of eight categories.  Seeds is a finalist in the history/gerneral nonfiction group, just as Thor's previous book Feathers was in 2012.  The winners will be announced at a public celebration on October 8th at the Seattle Public Library.  Read the full press release here.

BARTHOLOMEW QUILL featured on PBS

BARTHOLOMEW QUILL was recently featured on the popular PBS show Well Read, recommended in a segment on new children's books by established authors including Neil Gaiman, Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich, and Elizabeth George.  Watch the show online here (episode 601), and look for BQ in host Mary Ann Gwinn's Bookmarks segment at 23:20.