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Broadcast Interviews

CBS News veteran reporter Rita Braver profiles pigeon fanciers and author Andrew D. Blechman for a lengthy segment on CBS Sunday Morning. See it here.

Public Radio legend and now-XM maverick Bob Edwards interviews author Andrew Blechman for a half-hour. Listen to it here.

National Public Radio's Ira Flatow interviews author Andrew Blechman on Talk of the Nation: Science Friday. Listen to it here.

National Public Radio's Diane Rehm discusses Pigeons for one hour with author Andrew Blechman on The Diane Rehm Show. Listen to it here.

National Geographic Radio's World Talk interviews author Andrew Blechman for XM Satellite Radio. Check it out.

New York Public Radio's Leonard Lopate (WNYC, New York) interviews Pigeons author. Listen to it here.

Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards (WBEZ, Chicago) interviews author Andrew Blechman for Eight Forty-Eight. Listen to it here.

National Public Radio's Bruce Gellerman interviews author Andrew Blechman for NPR's Living on Earth. Listen to it here.

San Francisco Public Radio's Michael Krasny interviews Pigeons author Andrew Blechman for an hour on Forum (KQED). Listen to it here.

Philadelphia Public Radio's Marty Moss-Coane (WHYY, Philadelpia) interviews Pigeons author for an hour on Radio Times (WHYY). Listen to it here.

Seattle Public Radio's Steve Scher interviews author Andrew Blechman for an hour on Weekday (KUOW). Listen to it here.

Dallas Public Radio's Krys Boyd interviews Pigeons author Andrew Blechman for an hour on Think (KERA). Check it out.

Wisconsin Public Radio's Larry Meiller interviews author Andrew Blechman for an hour on Conversations with Larry Meiller. Listen to it here.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Kerri Phillips interviews Andrew D. Blechman on Rear Vision. Listen to it here.

Boston Public Radio's Robin Young (WBUR, Boston) interviews Andrew D. Blechman on Here and Now. Listen to it here.

Andrew Blechman appears on Jim Richard's "Showgram" on News1010, Canada's largest talk radio station. Listen to it here.

Iowa Public Radio's Ben Kieffer (WSUI, Iowa City) interviews author Andrew D. Blechman on the Exchange. Listen to it here.

Central Massachusetts Public Radio's Mark Lynch (WICN, Worchester) interviews Andrew D. Blechman on Inquiry. Listen to it here.

KCBS (San Francisco) interviews Andrew Blechman about Pigeons on the morning drive. Listen to it here.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Liz Bulkley interviews author Andrew Blechman on The Front Porch. Listen to it here.

Kentucky Public Radio's hosts of Homegrown have fun interviewing author Andrew Blechman. Listen to it here.

Northeast Public Radio's Dr. Ward Stone, a renowned wildlife pathologist, enthusiastically recommends Pigeons. Listen to it here.

Northeast Public Radio's Joe Donahue interviews author Andrew Blechman on The Roundtable (WAMC). Check it out.

Wisconsin Public Radio's Calling All Pets interviews author Andrew Blechman about Pigeons. Check it out.

Minnesota Public Radio interviews Andrew Blechman about the St. Paul "pigeon fray." Listen to it here.

Utah Public Radio's "The Open Book" praises Pigeons as "an enjoyable, quick read, with some science snuck in here and there, good for the narrow history buff who's looking for something on the lighter side." Listen to it here.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation "Hidden City" radio program investigates so-called urban pests and interviews Pigeons author Andrew Blechman about Rock Doves. Listen to it here.

Also appearing on WLW-AM (Cincinnati, OH); WTMD-FM (NPR-affiliate in Baltimore, MD); KCBS (San Francisco); KWMT-AM (Des Moines, IA); WHAM-AM (Rochester, NY); KCMN-AM (Colorado Springs, CO) ; WJFF-FM (NPR-affiliate in Catskills, NY); WPHM-AM (Detroit, MI); Cable Radio Network (Nationally Syndicated); WIP-AM (Philadelphia, PA); WFPL-FM (NPR-affiliate in Louisville, KY); WGTD-FM (NPR-affiliate in Milwaukee, WI); Lifestyle TalkRadio Network (Nationally Syndicated); KUKA-FM (Corpus Christie, TX); WDEV-FM (Burlington, VT); KDKA-AM (Pittsburgh, PA); KMOX (St. Louis, MO); KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA); WTIC-AM (Hartford, CT); and WFMP-FM (St. Paul, MN).

Print Reviews

The New York Times Sunday Book Review urges it's readers to "do yourself a favor by reading Blechman's charming book. For once, a subtitle that doesn't exaggerate!" Check it out.

The Washington Post calls Pigeons "playful," "memorable" and "brimming with trivia about the importance of pigeons throughout history." Read it here.

Salon calls Pigeons "consistently engaging, surprising ... entertaining, and eye-opening ... The author's enthusiasm for his subject starts flying right off the page." Read it here.

The New York Times calls Pigeons "amiable ... and engaging." Review on front page of the Arts Section. Read it here.

Pigeons is featured and extensively quoted on ABC News.com. Read it here.

Borders Books selects author Andrew D. Blechman and his book Pigeons for its national "Original Voices" front-of-store promotion.

Esquire Magazine's "Answer Fella" tackles Pigeons and all things "Blechman." Read it here.

The Philadelphia Inquirer calls Pigeons "incredibly fascinating ... all-encompassing ... and often surprising." Read it here.

The CEO of Mozilla calls Pigeons “Fun to read, and lots about both the historical and current culture of pigeon-lovers that I had no idea at all about.” Read it here.

The Boston Globe's David Mehegan profiles author Andrew D. Blechman and his book Pigeons. Read it here.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian calls author Andrew Blechman an "hilarious" storyteller with "no shortage of funny adventures." Read it here.

Metro New York interviews author Andrew D. Blechman about New York City's iconic bird. Read it here.

New Jersey's Packet Publications profile Princeton native Andrew D. Blechman. Read it here.

The Humane Society of the United States heartily recommends Pigeons to its membership. "Pigeons: An interview with Andrew Blechman." Read it here.

The Boston Globe calls Pigeons "energetic" and "entertainingly quixotic" and encourages readers to "share the love." Read it here.

Time Magazine's Michael Lemonick praises Pigeons. Read it here.

Audubon Magazine picks Pigeons as it's "Editor's Choice," and calls the book "a quick and thoroughly entertaining read." Check it out.

Publishers Weekly calls Pigeons "enjoyable ... informative ... and entertaining." Read it here.

The San Diego Union-Tribune calls Pigeons "surprisingly satisfying. Unabashed curiosity fuels the book ... Blechman is a talented observer and a light-on-his feet writer." Read it here.

Natural Resources Defense Council reviews Pigeons in OnEarth Magazine, calling it "breezy... and engaging." Read it here.

Martin Manley, CEO of bookseller Alibris rethinks his pigeon biases and celebrates the "Triumph of Philoperisterons". Read it here.

The Associated Press calls Pigeons "surprising ... impressive ... and well-reported." Read it here.

The Washington City Paper says, "Blechman puts forth a good argument for the glorification of these winged beasts... but I say, if you're lonely, buy a parakeet." Read it here.

Time Out New York praises "Blechman's keen eye ... and intriguing reassessment of the often-loathed bird." Read it here.

Time Out Chicago calls Blechman "adroit ... and breezy with his prose." Read it here.

Columbia University Magazine calls alum Andrew Blechman's Pigeons "richly instructive and delightful." Read it here.

The Berkshire Eagle profiles local author Andrew D. Blechman. Read it here.

The New York Post pays homage to the Big Apple's "Official Bird" and the book Pigeons. Read it here.

Reuters interviews pigeon author Andrew Blechman. New York Times: "As Feathers Fly in Pigeon Wars, One Friend Emerges" Read it here.

The New York Sun interviews Andrew Blechman on New York City's "pigeon crisis." Read it here.

The St. Paul Pioneer-Press interviews Andrew Blechman about the city's attempts to be on the cutting edge of humane pigeon control. Read it here.

The Star Legder (NJ) interviews author Andrew Blechman about "pigeon beauty pageants." Read it here.

Author Andrew Blechman discusses Pigeons on Campaign for the American Reader. Read it here.

Pigeons comes to Canada. The Montreal Gazette takes on the "scruffy sky rat." Read about it here.

Bookgasm.com praises Pigeons as, "the kind of non-fiction book I love best: one that takes an entirely bizarro subject matter, immerses itself into the world, and has a shitload of fun doing it." Curledup.com calls Pigeons "capitvating."

Chronogram praises Pigeons as "curiously compelling. Through strong reporting skills, a keen eye for quirky details and a breezy writing style, Blechman transforms the loathsome urban scavengers known as "rats with wings" into majestic and storied creatures more properly called by their formal name, rock doves." Read it here.

The book Pigeons and heroic birds of war discussed on Smithsonian.com

Andrew Blechman discusses pigeons with Leonard Lopate on WNYC

Book Tour

New York (Barnes and Noble), Philadelphia (Barnes and Noble), and Washington D.C (Politics & Prose, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History).

 

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