News & Events

Events

  • April 18, 2012, Douglas County Smart and Simple Living Series, Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO, 6:30 PM
  • April 24, 2012, Backyard Beekeepers, Weston CT, 7:30 PM

1.10.12 - Wisconsin Public Radio

Here's a link to an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio about The Beekeeper's Lament and the global honey bee decline. Read more

12.25.11 - The Beekeeper’s Lament makes some year end lists…

A few "best of" lists, with The Beekeeper's Lament on 'em!: Read more

11.22.11 - A couple of stories about John Miller

Here are links to a couple of stories recently published, in which John Miller, who stars in The Beekeeper's Lament, figures prominently. In case you didn't get enough of him reading the book.... Read more

10.28.11 - NYC Beekeeping RSVP link

Here's a link to the Nov 2 NYC Beekeeping talk at the Central Park Arsenal. It starts at 6, and non-members are welcome! http://www.nycbeekeeping.com/events/34091662/ The talk is followed by a honey tasting. Mostly NYC honey, but I'm bringing some desert honey to compare and contrast!

10.21.11 - Colorado Press Women author presentation, Nov 12

I'll be speaking to the Colorado Press Women annual author event on Nov. 12, joining CIA-agent-turned-crime-writer Francine Mathews and judge-turned-literary-novelist Jacqueline St. Joan to speak about our recent books. Their books sound wonderful, and their names are much more literary-sounding than mine. Here's a link to the event: http://www.coloradopresswomen.org/events.shtml        

10.10.11 - New York City!

I'll be speaking to NYC Beekeeping at the Central Park Arsenal on Wednesday, Nov 2, at 6 pm. The event is held by NYC Beekeeping (yes, there are many enthusiastic beekeepers in New York, which legalized beekeeping last year), but non-members are welcome! And encouraged. Come!

10.5.11 - From the L.A. Review of Books

A wonderful review of the book by Marlene Zuk, author of Sex on Six Legs. Says Zuk: "The Beekeeper’s Lament is not only about bees, or the people who make a living off of them, fascinating as both of these subjects are. Read more

9.16.11 - I’ll be in Moab Oct 15

If you happen to be in Moab, UT the weekend of October 15, I'll be at Back of Beyond Books on Sat. the 15th, at 7 pm. I'm bringing my bike -- let's hope for good weather!

9.16.11 - From Cityview: effortless storytelling and plenty of humor!

Says the review: "With effortless, heartfelt storytelling, fascinating details and plenty of humor, Nordhaus conveys both an engaging portrait of Miller and an accurate account of the remarkable but grim state of beekeeping today." Read more!

8.29.11 - A review from The Spectator, the British weekly magazine

Says reviewer Jason Goodwin: "The focus of The Beekeeper’s Lament is John Miller, a long-distance bee-keeper who, as Hannah Nordhaus reports, ‘likes to email. He also likes to pontificate, joke, write, say incendiary things, tell stories, drip with sarcasm. Most of all, he likes to talk.’ Nordhaus too." And he also compares Rupert Murchoch to "the Great Beekeeper who controls us all." Hmmm.  http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/7174293/sting-in-the-tale.thtml