Heading out for my first ever US book tour! 🇺🇸 Seattle, Bozeman, St.Louis, Boston: see you soon!

The Story of Birds officially is released one week from today. Let’s go!!!

He was the original pop paleo writer--and I don't think many of us (me included!) truly appreciate the ground that he paved. A legend!

And sorry, if your book did not make the list, please don't feel bad. It's not an exhaustive list and I had to keep it to 10. It's really kind of a frivolous thing, not like some formal award. And by random chance I would probably make a totally different list if I did it again.

Featuring books from @restingdinoface.bsky.social @ichnologist.bsky.social @tetzoo.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social @davehone.bsky.social @kennethlacovara.bsky.social & many others!

10 books that will make you see dinosaurs differently Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Story of Birds, recommends 10 dinosaur books to dig into

People other than me have written dinosaur books (hard to believe, I know).

And @sciam.bsky.social asked me to make a list of some of my favorites!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-d...

we'll just have to see...

why thank you!

Including books from: @dghaskell.bsky.social @jamie-woodward.bsky.social @deanrlomax.bsky.social @evanjevnikar.bsky.social @justinehausheer.bsky.social @rowhoop.bsky.social @christophegalfard.bsky.social

A warning: with The Story of Birds coming soon, I'm going to be very annoying with constant PR & marketing posts. Even more annoying than usual.

In an effort to blunt the narcissism, here are some books from other writers (yes they exist) that I've greatly enjoyed recently!

Crocs and turtles probably survived because they were part of detritus based food webs, not those based on photosynthesis. Or at least that is part of the story.

Only one group of dinosaurs survived an asteroid impact. You can probably see them from your window How a few unique traits helped modern-style birds—the last living dinosaurs—survive the asteroid apocalypse that took out T. rex and other mighty beasts

Why birds survived the asteroid that killed all other dinosaurs: the podcast edition!

A very enjoyable chat with @sciam.bsky.social 's Science Quickly. And the first of many podcast chats on The Story of Birds... You've all been warned! 😉 #fossilfriday

www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

Thanks as always to @katewong.bsky.social for entertaining my article pitches and being the most astute and supportive editor!

Why birds were the only dinosaurs to survive mass extinction Scientists finally understand why birds were the only dinosaurs to pull through the end-Cretaceous mass extinction

When the asteroid hit, why did birds survive when all other dinosaurs died?

It's a question I ponder in my upcoming book The Story of Birds. But first, I explore it here for @sciam.bsky.social !

www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-a...

I wish, as I love most things Minnesota (not the Vikings), but sadly not

all right! see you there!

Next week I'm off to the USA for my first-ever American book tour, to promote The Story of Birds!

And on Saturday April 25 I'll be in Seattle @townhallseattle.bsky.social

If you're anywhere in the area, please do join us! (other events also at UW and Burke Museum)

🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/gdUxxHR

Here’s Catholic convert JD Vance, saying that if the American government decides to go to war, the Catholic Church should fall in line.

Those of us who grew up in the church know what this is. Sacrilege. American Christian nationalism that has nothing to do with Catholicism.

Trump TS post featuring an illustration of himself as a Christian faith healer

I’m not sure it has broken through to the general public that the president is a megalomaniac crazy person. Hopefully posts like this help.

Orbán today, MAGA in the November midterms. Let’s go!

‘I Can’t Endure This’: Inside a Bombarded City in Southern Lebanon

Gaza Part II. Southern Lebanon, soon to be reduced to rubble. Bombed to oblivion. Hundreds of thousands forced from their homes. Many normal people, dead. A new generation of insurgents and terrorists will swear vengeance. The cycle continues.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Even the Pope can't save this team

Welcome home to the Artemis crew!

We are capable of doing such marvellous things, of such adventure and wonder, when we put our minds to it.

11 new books in April offer a chance to step inside someone else's world The books we're spotlighting this month don't exactly radiate escapist good vibes — but they do offer the opportunity to step into someone else's life and get to know their view of our shared world.

Some nice pre-publication words from @npr.org on The Story of Birds!

'Brusatte could not be any clearer about this, folks: Birds. Are. Dinosaurs...(he) offers a lively, loving introduction to his topic that's as comprehensive as it is accessible.'

www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...

Hey: USA and UK. Hey: British universities. This is what it’s like when you support science, invest in the future, build new infrastructure.

You know, you don’t just have to cut cut cut all of the time.

🇯🇵 shows there is a different path.

This place is surreal. A multimillion dollar new building, paid for by the government, shaped like a sauropod.

With three floors of classrooms and offices, state of the art labs, world class fossil prep facilities, and an in-house CT scanner!

Cutting the ribbon on the sparkling new Faculty of Dinosaur Paleontology building at Fukui Prefectural University!

With many of Japan’s leading dinosaur hunters, dozens of enthusiastic undergrads in their prestigious program, and the hotshot young governor of Fukui!

Dinosaur skeletons are selling for millions. Is science missing out? | CNN The sale of a Triceratops fossil for $5.55 million is the latest in a list of dinosaur specimens fetching colossal fees in commercial sales. What does that mean for researchers and museums?

Another day, another dinosaur auction.

This time, I share my thoughts with @cnn.com , on commercial fossil collecting, the tragedy of dinosaurs disappearing from public display and education, but in the end, even some optimism!

edition.cnn.com/science/dino...

See you there!

Yes, later in the summer. Stay tuned!

Huge thanks to Scott for allowing me to invite myself to the MOR and then organizing the thing 😉