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Octopuses are incredible hunters. They use their camouflage to hide from prey, masking their color, brightness, and even their texture in a constantly changing tapestry. So perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that a show about animal hunters wanted to learn a little more about them. Earlier this year I met Remi Warren, host of …
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The octopus is an intelligent, curious, and clever multitasker. We two-armed humans often struggle to keep up with it. But the pace of octopus research is accelerating. And this has been a big year for octopus science. So to celebrate International Octopus Day, let's see what we have learned about these amazing animals--and what they are teaching …
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Most octopuses prefer the solitary life. Some have even been known to eat their mates. But a newly discovered species of octopus is disrupting this long-held model. The larger Pacific striped octopus (still so new to science it does not yet have a formal Latin name) was first spotted some 40 years ago. But its behavior, …
One chilly October evening, two weeks before the launch of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea, I was honored to give a super-fun sneak peek of my book at Longmont's PechaKucha Night. So I am octoputletly honored to be asked back for The Best of PechaKucha Night this Friday night, July 24, at the Longmont Museum's …
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Congratulations to @CarinaDSLR for winning the random unofficial Twitter giveaway of a brand-new signed paperback edition of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea! Thanks to everyone who entered! Even if you didn't win, you still can get your arms on a copy of the book—in paperback or hardcover—from your local bookstore—or online from: Penguin Amazon …
Octopuses are riding high in the lakefront city of Chicago--scene of the very first interview I conducted for Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea. The Chicago Tribune is featuring the book in their "New Paperbacks" countdown. Check it out! And thanks, Chicagoans, for not holding it against the octopus that it has yet to adapt to …
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The fine folks at my publisher Current (Penguin Random House) are offering up 15 (that's right, fifteen!) free copies of the brand-suckering-new paperback edition of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea to 15 lucky winners on Goodreads. Easy entry and more details here. But you should jet on over there because the giveaway ends Thursday (December 4, …
The soft kraken has been released! Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea has been freed from the confines of its hard shell and is now out in paperback! Solve some shopping puzzles faster than an octopus opening a jar. You can find the paperback now from the following fine establishments: Penguin Amazon Barnes & Noble …
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To celebrate the forthcoming paperback release of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea, I talked with the awesome folks at Penguin's Beaks and Geeks podcast. Listen in to get the full inside story on the book--all the unexpected travels, creepy meals, awesome science, and the good, the bad, and the uglies of writing a book. You can listen …
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You were waiting for a softer Octopus!? It's coming! The paperback edition of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea will be out in stores Tuesday, November 25! Want to get your arms all over it early? You can pre-order a copy now from: Penguin Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million IndieBound Your local bookstore And the …
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