I was supremely fortunate to have The Guardian reach out about featuring me and my story of survival for their How we survive series. The story was on the front page of the section, the […]
Category Archives: Writing
2020 in Review
I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the past year. 2020 has been, in many ways, a year that we’re all ready to have behind us, and at the time of this publication, […]
Best of the Best Nomination – Best Local Author
Cast a vote (daily!) Every year, the Duluth News Tribune puts on an epic vote for the Best the northland has to offer in their Best of the Best – The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards, […]
Bear Day 2020
Musings about a bear attack, fifteen years later.Pictured: The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra in a canoe full of gear It’s been 15 years since I was attacked by the […]
MN Book Awards Meet the Authors Digital Panel
After the in-person event (and of course the award ceremony) had to be canceled due to COVID-19, the folks at the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library got to work figuring out how to […]
Interview with Lake Superior Writers
I was recently interviewed by the Lake Superior Writers (LSW) association for a writeup about my journey of writing and publishing. Originally schedule as a panel discussion in Superior Wisconsin, the event, like so many […]
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 to the big announcement on […]
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 List. I was thrilled to […]
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 Meateater podcast studio where we […]
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 a Grizzly Attack in the […]