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Frank Bures
Born (1971-11-03) November 3, 1971 (age 54)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreNarrative nonfiction, essays
SubjectCulture, travel, language, science, outdoors
Website
frankbures.com

Frank Bures (born November 30, 1971) is an American writer and essayist.[1] He is the author of Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories,[2] The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes,[3][4][5] and the editor of Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology.[6][7] He produces audio history tours for VoiceMap,[8] and his work has been selected for the Best American Travel Writing,[9] the Lowell Thomas Award[10] and other awards.

Personal life

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Bures grew up in Winona, Minnesota,[11] graduated from St. Olaf College in 1995,[12][13] and has lived in Tanzania,[14] Italy,[15] Thailand[16] and other places. He lives in Minneapolis.[17]

Works

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Books

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  • Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2025)
  • The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture, and Belief from Rotary Magazine (2022)
  • Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2019)
  • The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes (Melville House, 2016)

References

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  1. ^ Ginsberg, Maggie (2016-05-19). "On the trail of penis thieves". Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ^ "Author Frank Bures on canoeing, forgotten races and a brush with death on the Mississippi". MPR News. 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  3. ^ Alexander, Scott. "Book Review: The Geography Of Madness". astralcodexten.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ^ "Penis thieves? Voodoo death? In his new book, Frank Bures suggests such maladies aren't all in our heads". The Globe and Mail. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ^ Beck, Julie (2016-04-22). "The Diseases You Only Get if You Believe in Them". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  6. ^ "'Under Purple Skies' highlights great breadth of Minnesota writing". MPR News. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  7. ^ Cutter, Weston (2019-05-03). "Review: 'Under Purple Skies,' edited by Frank Bures". startribune.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  8. ^ "Audio tours by Frank Bures" Storytellers". voicemap.me. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  9. ^ The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (The Best American Series ®): Winchester, Simon, Wilson, Jason: 0046442858663: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0618858660.
  10. ^ "Archives: 2013 Lowell Thomas Competition". SATW Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  11. ^ "Bures' book explores culture, medicine". Winona Post. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  12. ^ Martinez, Sam. "Writer's talk hits close to home". The Spectator. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  13. ^ Blissett, Christopher (8 April 2002). "St. Olaf again named a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers serving overseas". www.stolaf.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  14. ^ N; P; R (2012-03-12). "Teacher Returns To Tanzania, Finds Changed Country". NPR. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  15. ^ "Bologna Walking Tour: A Guide to its Ancient and Recent History | Bologna self-guided audio tour". VoiceMap. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  16. ^ "Muslim unrest flares in Thailand". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  17. ^ "Bures, Frank - Minnesota Writers Directory". Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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