Bernd Brunner, author of Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds, has several upcoming events across the United States. Brunner is is an award-winning writer whose work has been published in Lapham’s Quarterly, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, and the Huffington Post.
His latest book, Birdmania, is packed with intriguing facts and exquisite and rare artwork, showcasing an eclectic and fascinating selection of bird devotees who would do anything for their feathered friends, including: Karl Russ, the pioneer of “bird rooms,” who had difficulty renting lodgings when landlords realized who he was; George Lupton, a wealthy Yorkshire lawyer, who commissioned the theft of uniquely patterned eggs every year for twenty years from the same unfortunate female guillemot who never had a chance to raise a chick; George Archibald, who performed mating dances for an endangered whooping crane called Tex to encourage her to lay; and Mervyn Shorthouse, who posed as a wheelchair-bound invalid to steal an estimated ten thousand eggs from the Natural History Museum at Tring.
-- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS --
New York City 11/14
American Museum of Natural History
6:00 PM
Presentation, accompanied by vintage artwork, featuring some not-so-well-known bird lovers.
American Museum of Natural History
6:00 PM
Presentation, accompanied by vintage artwork, featuring some not-so-well-known bird lovers.
Scranton 11/16
Everhart Museum
6:00 PM
Join Bernd Brunner for a captivating presentation featuring images and stories from his new book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
Everhart Museum
6:00 PM
Join Bernd Brunner for a captivating presentation featuring images and stories from his new book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
Pittsburgh 11/18
Carnegie Museum for Natural History
2:00 PM
Talk and Q&A with Bernd Brunner as a part of the Pittsburgh Arts & Letters' "New & Noted" series.
Carnegie Museum for Natural History
2:00 PM
Talk and Q&A with Bernd Brunner as a part of the Pittsburgh Arts & Letters' "New & Noted" series.
San Francisco 11/21
Books Inc, Opera Plaza
7:00 PM
With works published in Lapham's Quarterly, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Aeon, and the Huffington Post, Bernd Brunner discusses his new fascinating book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
Books Inc, Opera Plaza
7:00 PM
With works published in Lapham's Quarterly, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Aeon, and the Huffington Post, Bernd Brunner discusses his new fascinating book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
Seattle 11/26
University Bookstore
3:00 PM
Bernd Brunner will be at the University Bookstore for a discussion and book signing, featuring his latest book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
University Bookstore
3:00 PM
Bernd Brunner will be at the University Bookstore for a discussion and book signing, featuring his latest book, Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds.
Berkeley 11/28
UC Berkeley
6:00 PM
Author talk and book signing with Bernd Brunner. Free with Garden admission; books available for purchase at the event.
UC Berkeley
6:00 PM
Author talk and book signing with Bernd Brunner. Free with Garden admission; books available for purchase at the event.
Bernd Brunner's US tour has been generously supported by the Frankfurt Book Fair New York.
