Kirk Wallace Johnson

Author of The Fishermen and the Dragon + The Feather Thief (@VikingBooks); List Project founder. Adores @mjcantinjohnson, A + I

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

I served in Iraq, as USAID’s man in Fallujah. Lived alongside Marines and interpreters as they fought terrorists. @realdonaldtrump (1/many)

[William Newton @maye_29616]

In my latest for @TheSpectator I look at the British Museum scandal and the increasingly anti-social arrogance that leads to museum theft with author Kirk Wallace Johnson, whose superb "The Feather Thief" is being made into a TV series by Universal.
https://t.co/oqMBGKSMcE

[noah @CryptosPunkNoah]

Whenever I glance at my bookshelf I’m tempted to grab this again and dive in. A beyond-fascinating true story of obsession, collecting, craftsmanship, a niche internet community (with its own dark market), and best of all: audacious criminality. THE FEATHER THIEF. Read it

[Harris County Public Library @harriscountypl]

By popular vote, our Gulf Coast Reads Book Pick for 2023 is The Fisherman and the Dragon by @KirkWJohnson ⛵

Join HCPL, partner libraries and organizations, for special programs including a virtual author talk with Kirk Wallace Johnson!

More info https://t.co/enk2GgiQY7

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

@BillBailey @Liz1950 @daraobriain Bill: fan of yours. I spent time with ARW's grandson while on tour and he proudly mentioned you dropping by, as well.

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

This quote was the moment I realized I had to write the book. That it was coming from a dude tying feathers to a hook made it that much better.

Thanks to @ThisAmerLife for such a wonderful telling of The Feather Thief.

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

"We're a small, tight-knit community. And you do not want to piss us off." The story of what may be the greatest feather caper in history. https://t.co/xE5CBIJrgi

[This American Life @ThisAmerLife]

On the radio this weekend: A flute player breaks into a British museum and makes off with a million dollars worth of dead birds. https://t.co/xE5CBIJZ5Q

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

Thanks @nypl :)

[NYPL Recommends @NYPLRecommends]

@KirkWJohnson Congratulations! The Fishermen and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Johnson is one of @NYPL's 2022 #BestBooks for Adults! https://t.co/9Dcg2a9Vp9

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

@nytopinion references The Fishermen and the Dragon and the events at the heart of the book (the Texas Klan's militia and its harassment of Vietnamese refugees in the early 80s) in this essay from the editorial board. @katiekings

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

"The American public is gradually and alarmingly becoming inured to the presence of this violence, but it is the duty of our lawmakers to take this threat seriously," writes the Times editorial board of political violence in the U.S. https://t.co/6UCRLBC6h4

[Tim Schütz | @[email protected] @tmschtz]

I moved to Houston and officially begin my 12 months of field research today, supported by a @ssrc_org international dissertation grant.

On the reading list: @KirkWJohnson's new book about racial injustice @unreasonabledw's fight against Formosa Plastics in Seadrift, Texas.

[Shane Burley בד @shane_burley1]

Latest from me: I review @KirkWJohnson's new book on the attacks on Vietnamese refugees in Galveston Bay that were initiated by the Klan, all while the chemical companies were staging an all out assault on all of them.
https://t.co/HltmGYMz3T

[Viking Books @VikingBooks]

Read @ScienceMagazine's review of THE FISHERMEN AND THE DRAGON by @KirkWJohnson now: https://t.co/ayzfR8y6M0

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

Thanks for the write-up of FISHERMEN, @TexasMonthly

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Since the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1836, there has been bitter disagreement about exactly who belongs here.

Three new books remind us that the question of who is welcome in Texas has been with us for a very long time. https://t.co/2B1q7EJohc

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“The Fishermen and the Dragon” is a thoroughly researched work of social history. The passages on environmental decay along the Gulf coast are resonant, too https://t.co/O1mpx6q3eH

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

Thanks, @TheEconomist, for this great review of FISHERMEN:
https://t.co/maKDKTm9Lt

[Chris Hendel @chrishendel]

When Vietnamese Fishermen Went to War With the Klan in Texas

Amazing story.

An excerpt from @KirkWJohnson's new book "The Fishermen and the Dragon" via @thedailybeast
https://t.co/8O0pkaRaHV

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

@Weinbergrrrrr Ha, thanks for this (and thanks to your partner for the hype!)

[Viking Books @VikingBooks]

Read an excerpt of @KirkWJohnson's "richly reported and dramatically rendered investigative work" (@FortuneMagazine) THE FISHERMEN AND THE DRAGON in @thedailybeast now! https://t.co/NjcosiFRND

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

Thanks for the plug, @HodaAndJenna @TODAYshow :)

[TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle @JennaSheinelle]

Faves & finds: books edition 📚

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

The @waybackmachine contained *tons* of incriminating (and deleted) posts in the bird smuggling/feather trading underworld at the heart of THE FEATHER THIEF. Couldn't have written the book without those screengrabs...

[Jason Scott @textfiles]

This would be a fantastic week to say something about how the Internet Archive has helped you over the years. Quote-tweet or reply.

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