chris sweeney

Critically acclaimed author of The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne from @AvidReaderPress. Comms @AMRActionFund

[🌞 Henry Swenson 🌱 @HenrySwenson]

This is insane cloud structure for New England standards. This rotating storm came through Georgetown, Topsfield area at around 8:00 PM this evening! Still can't get over this! @ericfisher @PeteNBCBoston @CharlieWGME @TheTKWeatherXp @tuckerweather @weatherchannel @NWSBoston

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

"sense the light rain of the Other’s spittle before they transmogrify into a drooling zombie"

[Will Self @wself]

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[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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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.

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[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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

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Love this old cover

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Elton John's jet narrowly avoids bird strike during take-off in UK https://t.co/UaYXXC3N3u

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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.

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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

[Kirkwood Library @KirkwoodLib]

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: https://t.co/yYx4BQuowS

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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!

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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. https://t.co/KfcZRGLpbq via @people

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

The Feather Detective – how Roxie Laybourne pioneered forensic ornithology https://t.co/avpf0Qmhzv

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

🥰🥰🥰 Thanks @nypl!

[NY Public Library @nypl]

'The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne' by Chris Sweeney is the story of the world's first forensic ornithologist, who broke down barriers, solved murders, and investigated airplane crashes.

#BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/wtN8owtqIz

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

This is a great cover design from @ScienceMagazine

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Awesome to see The Feather Detective on this @WSJBooks Best Reviews of August list. https://t.co/SpluPHGXFh #birds #TrueCrime #books

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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. https://t.co/HW0De9V4Tc

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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.

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

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

[Longreads @Longreads]

Congratulations to @cbsweeney! He won this week's audience award for "She Was a Quiet Bird Expert. Then She Was Called to Investigate a Murder in Maine." at @BostonGlobeMag

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[Longreads @Longreads]

"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:
https://t.co/UfvZZRBaAK

[chris sweeney @cbsweeney]

Such an insane honor to get reviewed in Science!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

The Feather Detective probes the life of Roxie Laybourne, the first forensic ornithologist.

Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://t.co/stMQES0avZ