DARE TO BIRD

I was honoured to find out that my book Dare to Bird made the BC Best Seller List and in the top ten too! I’m blown away by all the support for this book and am so touched that so many people like the book and find it resonating with them! You can see the BC Best Seller List in full HERE   and in the Vancouver Sun HERE Indigo and Amazon both sold out of the book and Amazon became back ordered. In fact Indigo sold out twice but just restocked it again and are offering 10x the points for Canadian Books like mine if you buy the book from them online . The book is also available in most local bookstores (thanks to all of them for carrying it) and for free to loan at almost all local libraries. It was nice to see that there are many holds on the copies! The book is also available as an e-book which came out June 24th. Thanks to all the folks sending me pics of them with the book. Also thanks to the young birders who went to the bookstore Upstart and Crow on Granville Island to buy the boo

You can read the most recent Young Birder Trip to Cypress at the BC Young Birders website HERE The youth had a great time! Thanks to young birder program graduate Evan Larson for writing up the report and for his help leading the youth on this trip! Young Birders on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver - Photo: Evan Larson

Check out my Q & A interview feature in the Narwhal! You can read the story in full at the link HERE Thanks to Michelle Cyca for the in-depth interview.

I was really touched by the beautiful words that Kate Dalgleish from Birds Canada wrote about my newly released book " Dare to Bird " calling it "A masterpiece of beauty and conservation." You can read the book review in full at the link HERE Photo: by Steve Owst

Today is publication day and my book is officially out! Check out this video my friend Max made of the book he bought in a local Quebec City bookstore. I  have to say it looks pretty sharp no? Also my friend in the UK sent me photos of a review of my book, along with a photo of a Veery that I took in Peachland, BC in Outdoor Photography Magazine ! I was truly honoured to see it there.

Liron Gertsman submitted a review of my book to BC Nature Magazine. You can read the review of the book below in the 2024 summer edition. Thank you Liron for such kind words! I also received a beautiful editorial review from my friend Cameron Eckert, which I’ve attached below as well! Thanks Cam! The book is released worldwide on June 18, 2024.

Was excited to see that my book which comes out tomorrow is the Number 1 best seller on Amazon in the Nature and Wildlife Photography category, the Ecosystems category and the Environmental Conservation category. The book will be available in Canada, US and Europe as of tomorrow in local bookstores and online. In Canada you can buy it online at Amazon and Indigo and all local bookstores and it will also be for loan in most local libraries. In the USA you can buy it from Barnes and Nobles and local bookstores and it will also be in most local libraries. In Europe you can buy it in places like Amazon Germany , Amazon UK and local bookstores like this one in Norway . In Asia Amazon Japan is carrying it. Thanks to everyone for the support! In the next few months I will be sharing more Book Reviews from other publications such as the ABA, Birds Canada, The Narwhal, Wild Bird Trust and more. I will also be a guest on several podcasts I will share including “The Life List Podcast” Also

I was featured in The Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers both in print tomorrow for the Vancouver Sun and in the Province on Sunday and the article is now up online. You can read the full interview which discusses my book and my love of birding at the link HERE

I’m on CBC Radio One’s “ Now or Never Podcast ” it aired today live on June 6 at 2 pm the episode is call ed “ Shhhhh! Secret spots across Canada that make life more fun ” You can listen to the full interview where I discuss birding, the importance of diversity and inclusion and my work with young birders at this link HERE . My section comes on at 17mins, 30 seconds and you can scroll to it.