Now that you've seen @disclosureday read about the scientist and UFO investigator whose work inspired Steven Spielberg: Dr. J. Allen Hynek. www.amazon.com/Close-Encoun...

Last night I became a granddad! What an amazing feeling

I'm thrilled to be quoted in a new article today in Smithsonian Magazine about Steven Spielberg's fascination with UFOs and aliens. I only get one quote but it's a juicy one! www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what...

1/ I've always felt that if my first book "The Close Encounters Man" sold 10,000 copies, that would be a great accomplishment. So imagine how I feel having just learned that we've sold 6,736 copies of the paperback and 3,373 copies of the audiobook, for a grand total of 10,109!

North State Public Radio has posted my interview for its Blue Dot podcast! Host Dave Schlom and I talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything." It's all about one of most important events in the history of science, the International Geophysical Year. www.mynspr.org/show/blue-do...

1/ I'm excited to be taking part in the Climate of H.O.P.E. Conference this week in Downers Grove, IL lnkd.in/e6QRspZN ! Hundreds of middle school and high school science teachers will be spending the day honing their craft, and learning new ways to teach science to their students,

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜

Ten years ago today I was on an Antarctic cruise with my siblings. We were privileged to be with our dad as he fulfilled his life's dream and set foot on the the last of the 7 continents. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and a fantastic experience to share with my family!

1/ Before there was Disclosure Day... there was Dr. J. Allen Hynek's work on Project Blue Book, his development of the Close Encounters UFO terminology, & his involvement with Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 1977 UFO movie. You can read about it in my book "The Close Encounters Man".

Put some tasty UFO and IGY reading under your Christmas tree this year! Link to my website www.markoconnell.info to see where to buy my two books. I'd prefer you buy them at your local indie bookstore, but chain stores are fine too!

Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!

Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!

I had a great time this weekend at the Wisconsin Book Festival talking about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." Thanks to everyone at UW-Madison and the National Science Foundation's US Ice Drilling Program for making this possible!

All true!

I just got a fundraising email from James Carville. James fucking Carville?? Are you shitting me, Democratic Party? That hopeless, pompous fuck up is still on the team?? I didn't contribute and I unsubscribed. This is a real problem for you.

1/ I'm having a real metaphysical moment here... At my agent's suggestion I ran my new book,THE YEAR SCIENCE CHANGED EVERYTHING, through an AI tool (to sell more books, you know), & the result is kind of fascinating, but kind of weird. I am still processing...

I watch bad movies then read up on them to see what made them so bad. Lately I've noticed a weird trend where reviewers will write that a movie bombed, then add that, "in recent years, however, the film has developed a cult following." I call BS on the crap movie cults.

Today marks 15 years of marriage with this beautiful soul. How did I get so lucky?

This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.

This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.

Lately I've been preoccupied with my second book "The Year Science Changed Everything," so it was nice to see my first book at the local bookstore yesterday, displayed "cover out"! www.markoconnell.info

Maybe we should just give him the Nobel Prize and he'll go away.

1/ I love that once you're part of the Star Trek family, you're in forever! I just got an invitation from the good folks at the Treksperts Briefing Room podcast to talk about one of the Deep Space 9 episodes I wrote way back in the 1990s & I can't wait. It never gets boring!

1/ My interview on Beth Mund's "Casual Space" podcast is up! On this visit we talk about "The Year Science Changed Everything," my new book about the International Geophysical Year of 1957 and how it still benefits us every day.

1/ Really bizarre day: started with a bumpy interview about my new science history book, then news that my Ancient Aliens episode premieres tonight, only to have that news retracted by Discover... www.bethmund.com/casual-space...

1/ Really bizarre day: started with a bumpy interview about my new science history book, then news that my Ancient Aliens episode premieres tonight, only to have that news retracted by Discover... www.bethmund.com/casual-space...

I'm psyched that I'll be giving a talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything" at the Wisconsin Book Festival/Science Festival in Madison this October. I did this event when my first book came out and I loved it--the second time should be twice as fun! www.wisconsinbookfestival.org

I recently did a fun interview about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything," with the ever-inspiring Beth Mund for her Casual Space podcast. We covered a lot of ground and had a lot of fun, and I can't wait for our talk to get posted! Watch This Space! www.bethmund.com/podcast

I had a wonderful birthday dinner with Monica last night at Kimball House in Decatur, GA.

Want to save a buck and a half? My new book, The Year Science Changed Everything, is available as an ebook for $1.50 less than the hardcover version: www.amazon.com/Year-Science... Of course, if you prefer it in hardcover, we can do that too: www.amazon.com/Year-Science...

1/ Because people ask, my book The Year Science Changed Everything was in part inspired by Donald Fagen's 1982 hit song "IGY" IGY stands for International Geophysical Year, & Fagen imagines it as a future utopia where we "trust machines to make big decisions," cities are powered by the sun...

More library news: My daughter-in-law Claire is friends with Siobhan, a librarian at the Barrington, RI Public Library, and Siobhan has already got my book in her library's collection. And it's already been checked out! Thank you Claire and Siobhan! barringtonlibrary.oslri.net/Record/981770

Googling my book today to see where it's popping up after its first few days on the market! Today's highlight? The Chicago Public Library chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... Does this mean they bought a copy for each of their 81 locations? I can hope! Thank you, Chicago librarians!

1/ A few years ago I started a podcast called Far-Fetched. It was about my unsold Star Trek story pitches from back when I was writing for them, but it morphed into a long narrative about my writing career. I cancelled F-F when my cancer treatments steamrolled me, but...

I hung out on the porch for two evenings with this beautiful Luna moth. It's supposed to signal a spiritual rebirth or awakening, and you know what? I'm up for it.

1/ Big thanks to my friend Richard Hatem for having me on the new episode of his very entertaining show, "Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf" where we talked about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything."

After three days the reviews for my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" are starting to come in. My favorite critique so far is "I ought to hate it, but I do not."

Donating a copy of "The Year Science Changed Everything" to my local library. My mom was a librarian and often took me along during her shift. I always made a bee line for the science, space, sci-fi and paranormal books, & look at me now! markoconnell.info

After all this waiting, my book "The Year Science Changed Everything" finally arrives in bookstores tomorrow 5/6/25! I couldn't have guessed that by the time the book arrived in bookstores science itself might be close to being outlawed.

"Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?" Image from apocalyptic sci-fi On the Beach (1959). People honestly have no business walking around looking like this.

You've heard of continental drift, right? Ever wonder how fast the continents are actually drifting? The same speed that your fingernails are growing. Learn more in my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything," available at bookstores May 6th. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-year-s...

We went to our fave indie bookstore today -- acappellabooks.com -- to celebrate the day and were blocked by a huge street festival. Seriously no parking within a mile. Came home with 0 new books.

I remain proud AF to have voted for both of these brilliant supremely qualified women, I’ll never regret it.

What's New, Pussycat? The other night for my birthday we went to see The Burt Bacharach Songbook performed by Todd Rundgren, two of my favorite musicians in one fantastic concert!

1/ I signed a contract to write "The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet" way back in August 2023 and now I'm down to two weeks to publication!

Yes!

@everyscififilm.bsky.social Do you think you'll ever open up a request line?

I will not be checking the news this morning because I checked my email first and look! 😱 I shall be refusing any negative information till at least noon. I shall be smoking a cigar in the library, ol’ chap. 🧐 I need to track down Chloe Walker and thank her in a non threatening manner. 💃🏻

So I got copies of my new book and got thru the painful first reading where every little thing seems to be wrong. Now I'm on to the second, pleasurable read, where everything seems just right. Next time I write a book I should just skip the first reading.

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