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 […]
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Alex Messenger Talks About Bear Attack on ABC TV with Baihly Warfield
I had the opportunity to be a guest on WDIO’s show The Lift, to discuss my surviving a grizzly bear attack and my book, The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra. […]
The Twenty-Ninth Day #1 Bestseller for Third Year
I was humbled and excited to learn that my book, The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra, was the bestseller of 2022 at the Bookstore at Fitger’s. This is the third […]
The Twenty-Ninth Day #1 Bestseller on Amazon
I was thrilled to see that my book, The Twenty-Ninth Day, Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra, was listed as the #1 bestseller in the following categories on Amazon: #1 Bestseller: Canadian Territories […]
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 […]
Photo Feature: Friends of the BWCA Paddler’s Guide
Friends of the Boundary Waters, an advocacy group based out of Minneapolis, MN, does a lot of good work to help share the story of the Boundary Waters, and to promote good stewardship of 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 […]