36 Finalists: MN Book Awards Blog Feature
As part of the upcoming 32nd Annual Minnesota Book Awards, organizers the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library are featuring one of the 36 finalists each day leading up…
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The Twenty-Ninth Day: a Wall Street Journal Bestseller
What better Valentine's Day gift than finding that your book is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller? THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY debuts on the Wall Street Journal Bestsellers List at #3 on the Nonfiction E-Books…
The Twenty-Ninth Day on the Meateater Podcast
Listen to this episode of the Meateater podcast, in which Steve Rinella, Janis Putelis and the Meateater crew talk with me about fishing, canoeing, bears and The Twenty-Ninth Day. The…
Alex Messenger's The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra photographed in the woods of Duluth, MN.
The Twenty-Ninth Day Named Finalist in 32nd Minnesota Book Awards
Alex Messenger's The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra photographed in the woods of Duluth, MN. I'm supremely excited to share that The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving…
Book Review and Story in the Star Tribune
This past weekend, The Star Tribune ran a combo book review and story about The Twenty-Ninth Day. Both authored by Lou Dzierzak, the review shared his thoughts on the text,…
Duluth News Tribune Outdoor Feature –
Duluth author recalls grizzly bear attack in new book I was excited to open Sunday's Duluth News Tribune to find an article about my upcoming debut Memoir, The Twenty-Ninth Day:…
Visiting the Heartland Fall Forum
The Heartland Fall Forum brings together the Midwest's independent booksellers, publishers and authors. At the start of this month, I headed to Cleveland to participate in the Heartland Fall Forum,…
Recording the Audiobook for The Twenty-Ninth Day
I love reading books, but I especially love listening to audiobooks. I’ve compared it to watching a movie. The experience is different from reading words on the page, but both…
Photo Feature: Outside Travel Advice – How to Keep Your Electronics Safe While Flying
To cap off the summer and prep for the holiday travel season just a few months away, Bryan Rogala wrote a piece for Outside on how to protect all that…
Talking About a Grizzly Attack on Minnesota Public Radio
I recently had the honor of speaking with Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR) Euan Kerr about my bear attack and upcoming book, The Twenty-Ninth Day, in Duluth's Rose Garden. We discussed…