Frank Bures

Frank Bures
Born (1971-11-03) November 3, 1971 (age 55)
OccupationWriter
Writing career
GenresNarrative nonfiction, essays
SubjectsCulture, travel, language, science, outdoors
Websitefrankbures.com

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

Personal life

Bures grew up in Winona, Minnesota, graduated from St. Olaf College in 1995, and has lived in Tanzania, Italy, Thailand and other places. He lives in Minneapolis.

Works

Books

  • 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

  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.