Ruby McConnell
@RubyGoneWild
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Writer, geologist, author of Wilderness and the American Spirit, Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life, and A Woman's Guide to the Wild.
Oregon
Joined February 2013
NEWS! I am honored to find Ground Truth among the finalists for the Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction! #books #WritingCommunity.
Announcing the Finalists for the 2021 Oregon Book Awards 🔖 35 titles across seven categories chosen by panels of out-of-state writers. Winners will be announced on a special episode of #LitArchiveProject on Sunday, May 2 at 7pm (Pacific) on @OPB Radio
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I’ll be at Powell’s Cedar Hills on May 29 at 7 p.m. in conversation with @BrendanOMeara about The Front Runner, Steve Prefontaine, and the stories that move us. Join us! #StevePrefontaine #AuthorEvent #RubyMcConnell
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Many thanks to @altajournal for supporting this piece! #truecrime #pnwlife #oregon . "Soon, violence crept up from the edges. " . Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm:
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RT @OvercupBooks: Congratulations @RubyGoneWild on making the @MsMagazine 2024 "Best of the Rest," a selective list of feminist books, with….
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The Jazz Club on The Jazz Club, by Maya McConnell on Amazon Music, New Year, new music! #AmazonMusic.
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RT @johnseach: 🚨 Breaking News: Updated Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake in California 📷 . The earthquake near Petrolia, CA, was magnitude 7.3.….
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I didn't fly down to walk the red carpet, but I'm still very excited to have taken First Place in the general news category at last night's LA Press Club Arts and Entertainment Journalism awards! (This piece, from Alta Journal also won best illustration.) .
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RT @OvercupBooks: "Wilderness and the American Spirit" has been featured in @ElectricLit! Thanks to the team for the article, and congratul….
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Thanks @ElectricLit! . "McConnell draws a through line from America’s collective relationship to wild places from everything to the fate of the Donner Party to the CIA’s MKUltra program. Wilderness & The American Spirit is a fascinating read.".
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RT @evornithology: Just a quick reminder that the Standardwing Bird-of-Paradise exists. Endemic to three islands in eastern Indonesia, it's….
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Eugene, I have not forgotten you! Please join me and Bronwynn Dean at Tsunami Books April 11th for my official, homeplace launch of Wilderness and the American Spirit. 7 pm. Bring a friend (or several!)
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RT @NashvilleScene: Scene reporter Eli Motycka (@ejmotycka) was arrested by Vanderbilt police while reporting on student protests. https://….
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Still feeling the love from last night's PACKED house at @powellsbooks. Thank you everyone for supporting my work.
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RT @OvercupBooks: If you haven't ordered Ruby McConnell's (@RubyGoneWild) new release, there's still time before her event coming up on Mar….
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RT @OvercupBooks: Today is the day!! "Wilderness and the American Spirit" (@RubyGoneWild) is NOW available on the Overcup Books website for….
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So exciting to see Wilderness and the American Spirit among these great titles! Many thanks to Karla Strand, DPhil, MLIS for her continued efforts to highlight the work of women and the global majority.
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