chris sweeney

:( Hard to overstate how good he was at narrative nonfiction. So thorough and so stylish, and always maintained momentum and suspense without defaulting to hyperbole. theguardian.com/books/2026/mar…

@jwgale Any talks in Boston while you’re in the states?

Looking forward to speaking Wednesday at the University of Nebraska Medical Center about the lasting health consequences of the pandemic and what they mean for the next global health threat. unmc.edu/newsroom/2026/…

Love this old cover

Elton John's jet narrowly avoids bird strike during take-off in UK dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

So great and gratifying to see The Feather Detective make NPR’s 2025 Books We Love list. Here’s the write up, nerdy tags and all.

WHAT IS… Great to see @Jeopardy getting in on #WAAW2025 action this week, even if unintentionally.

We were thrilled to have author Chris Sweeney talk to us about his book "The Feather Detective" on the 300th episode of the KPL Podcast. Listen here: kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/episod…

Inspiring people to do awesome (and kinda weird) things since 2025! If you’ve not read The Feather Detective, what are you waiting for?!? You too may be compelled to skin birds afterward!

A duck hunter in Maine got stuck in mud and nearly died last week. This is exactly what happened to Roxie Laybourne when she was collecting specimens off NC coast circa 1930s. Must be terrifying. people.com/hunter-rescued… via @people

The Feather Detective – how Roxie Laybourne pioneered forensic ornithology themarginalian.org/2025/09/30/rox…

🥰🥰🥰 Thanks @nypl!

This is a great cover design from @ScienceMagazine

Awesome to see The Feather Detective on this @WSJBooks Best Reviews of August list. wsj.com/arts-culture/b… #birds #TrueCrime #books

Cool that Dwane Johnson is being praised for his acting chops b/c of his performance in The Smashing Machine. But he was also very good (if a bit comedic) in Pain & Gain, an overlooked and very amusing film. nytimes.com/2025/09/02/mov…

Can a bird feather solve a murder case? Can it piece together what caused a plane crash? Author of "The Feather Detective," @cbsweeney recounts the career of Roxie Laybourne, who became the go-to expert for the FBI, Air Force, and NASA in cases involving birds. Watch this Sunday at 1 PM ET on @cspan 2.

Heck yes! Thanks readers! And thanks @Longreads & @BostonGlobeMag

"Her findings helped successfully prosecute murderers, poachers, and even a former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, who tarred and feathered a civil rights activist." @cbsweeney for @BostonGlobeMag: bostonglobe.com/2025/06/23/mag…

Such an insane honor to get reviewed in Science!

From feathers collected at a murder investigation to a one-of-a-kind Evening Grosbeak, see six artifacts that encapsulate the groundbreaking career of Roxie Laybourne, the world’s first forensic ornithologist. audubon.org/magazine/feath…

Insane. Spanish fighter jet narrowly misses flock of birds at an air show. "one of our F-18 fighter jets carried out an evasive manoeuvre upon detecting a flock of birds in its trajectory" bbc.com/news/videos/cl…