Kieran Mulvaney

I have conducted maybe a dozen or so interviews over the past couple of weeks on radio stations across the United States, talking about polar bears generally and of course The Great White Bear specifically.  Read More 

I was fortunate enough to be asked to give a talk at the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Saturday. Many thanks to Tom Scanlon for proffering the invitation and being such a wonderful host. And thanks also to my good friend David Schullinger-Krause for the visual documentation.

Just learned that the Washington Post will be reviewing my book this Sunday, February 13. Hugely excited by the opportunity and the exposure; hopeful that the review will be positive. And, all being well, the New York Times will be running a review shortly, as well. Many thanks are due to my friend and publicist Taryn Roeder at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who has been tirelessly plugging away, determined to ensure my book gets as much attention as possible. Read More 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30th
1/30, 6:30am EASTERN, WIP-AM Philadelphia PA, 30 min, Live, with Conversations with Peter Solomon

MONDAY, JANUARY 31st -
1/31, 9:30am EASTERN, WDEV-AM & FM Burlington VT, 20 min, Live, with Mark Johnson Show

1/31, 10:10am EASTERN, WLW-AM Cincinnati Ohio, 10 min, Taped, with The Jim Scott Show

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st -
2/1, 11:05am EASTERN, WHO-AM Des Moines Iowa, 30 min, Live, with Jan Mickelson Show

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd -
2/2, 2:30pm EASTERN, WKAZ-FM Charleston WV, 10 min, Taped, with Morning Show

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd -
2/3, 9:10am EASTERN, WIMT-FM Lima OH, 10 min, Taped, with 2 Guys and a Girl

Stay tuned for more ... Read More 

Once upon a time, in a pre-recessionary era, a lucky author might have been fortunate to travel to a few locations on a book tour. Those days are over for all but the biggest sellers - and to be honest, having suffered through a couple of book signings to which nobody, but nobody, showed up, I'm not so sure that's an altogether bad thing. My media tour for The Great White Bear begins this weekend, and with the exception of one trip to Massachusetts, I'll be able to cover the country without ever slipping out of my PJs.

I'll be doing a series of radio interviews, coast-to-coast, during weekday mornings. I'll post details here as they all come together. Many thanks to the always wonderful Taryn Roeder at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for making it all happen.

Meanwhile, moves are afoot in terms of my establishing some ongoing work for at least six months, and hopefully longer. Sounds like an exciting project of which I am proud to be a part. More news as it unfolds. Stay tuned: same bat time, same bat channel ... Read More 

You can now listen to my first US radio interview about The Great White Bear, on WAMU's The Animal House, by clicking on this link

I came back from England late at night on Friday the 7th., spent the weekend unpacking and generally re-centering myself, and then Monday morning woke up with the worst cold. Stuffy and coughy, muscles aching ...

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The book is now officially, well, official. "Ice Bear," as it is called in the UK, was officially released today, and to mark the occasion I was interviewed for the best part of 30 minutes by Phil Williams, guest host of the Richard Bacon Programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. Many thanks to Phil and the crew for the interview, and to the excellent Emma Mitchell of Random House for setting it up. Back to the US tomorrow; "The Great White Bear" is officially released on the western side of the pond on January 12. Read More 

"Ice Bear" is officially released in the UK on January 6, three days from now. After a final couple of days of rest and relaxation here in Weston-super-Mare, I'll travel to London on Wednesday for a couple of nights. I have at least one interview set up, on BBC Radio Five Live on Thursday afternoon, and then on Friday, it's back to the States in time for publication week of the US version, "The Great White Bear." Read More 

I'm heading back to the UK tomorrow for what I imagine will be the last Christmas I spend at the house in which I grew up. It's a strange feeling and an emotional sensation, and I suspect it will be a difficult few weeks.  Read More