Welcome to the place to read engaging nonfiction on subjects as diverse as the Klondike gold rush, grizzly bear conservation, travelling off the beaten track in Italy, and urban bee-keeping.

I am a long-time freelance journalist and the author of five books. I specialize in writing about biology and history (sometimes even in the same story), but I’m always open to exploring new intellectual or geographical territory and willing to go anywhere a magazine assignment or book idea takes me.

Browse the articles in the Journalism section or pick a title from the bookshelf below and proceed to the Books section.