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A year ago today, Koehler Books published my first novel, The Midnight Rambler. And Boy Howdy has it been a year. We had amazing launch events, I did podcasts, and more podcasts, radio shows, a chilly January reading at Comma Bookstore here in Minneapolis, an Earth Day reading at one of my favorite breweries, an […]

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First, some news. Hot off the press, is a snippet from an upcoming review of the Midnight Rambler in the Midwest Book Review (full review out Feb 10). “Contrasts between Italian backdrops and culture and American perceptions and landscapes create realistic and thought-provoking scenarios as each of the characters finds themselves drawn into a deadly […]

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Today is the publication date for my eco-thriller novel The Midnight Rambler. I couldn’t be happier to finally share the story of EPA special agent Sophie Grant pursuing a toxic waste dumping cartel in Italy’s Amalfi Coast. You can buy it here from one of these great booksellers: Here’s what other have to say about …

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I was interviewed by the awesome podcast Minnesota Medleys about my debut novel and what I love about Minnesota. https://minnesotamedleys.podbean.com/... And our great local news outlet SW Voices did a preview here https://www.southwestvoices.news/post...

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Dr. Chris Jones recently retired from the University of Iowa as a research engineer. A trained chemist, his tenure included penning an incisive blog series that took aim at water quality issues in Iowa. Because his writing was honest, accurate, and well-informed, it rubbed some powerful people the wrong way. You can read more about …

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About a year ago I started writing about how environmentalists were portrayed in scripted entertainment . In their new fall issue, Sierra Magazine allowed me to write 1,400 words on the subject for their Critic’s Notebook section. To that end, I put together some clips to visually demonstrate my point. Enjoy.

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Previously published in Sierra Magazine Looking back, it seems the problem started with Ghostbusters. In the 1984 blockbuster comedy, William Atherton plays Environmental Protection Agency investigator Walter Peck. Alarmed by media reports about the Ghostbusters’ shenanigans, Peck stops by their headquarters, looking for “the presence of noxious, possibly hazardous-waste chemicals.” Ghostbuster Peter Venkman, played by Bill …

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Talking eco-anxiety and environmental storytelling with the author and green leader. Heather White spent the better part of two decades helming environmental groups in Washington DC and Montana. Last year she wrote One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet. Heather also is the founder & CEO of OneGreenThing, a nonprofit …

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a new film about extreme environmental activism. But it’s no preachy screed. Instead it’s an Ocean’s 11 style heist caper with something to say about the futility of watching the planet burn while fossil fuel companies continue to rake in record profits. How to Blow Up a Pimple …

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