Author David Gessner to Speak and Sign Books in Brewster on July 17th

Nature writer David Gessner will speak at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History on Thursday, July 17, 2008, to mark the paperback publication of his most recent book, Soaring with Fidel. A wine & cheese reception and booksigning will follow.

An assistant professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and seasonal resident of Cape Cod, Mr. Gessner is the author of several books about the Cape: A Wild, Rank Place: One Year on Cape Cod (1997), Return of the Osprey: a Season of Flight and Wonder (2002), Sick of Nature (2004), The Prophet of Dry Hill: Lessons from a Life in Nature (2005), and Soaring with Fidel (2007).

David Gessner was interviewed recently by Sarah Burke.