Marty Essen

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Marty Essen is an American naturalist, author, photographer, and professional speaker. He has written eight books, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents,Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico,Time Is Irreverent,Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again!Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds,Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer,Doctor Refurb, and The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Essen was born in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. [5] He attended Duluth East High School and University of Minnesota Duluth.

Career

Essen worked as a radio announcer at WEBC-AM [6] and KQDS-FM. [7] In 1982, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he ran two music talent management agencies, National Talent Associates [6] and Twin City Talent. [8] In 1996, Essen moved to Victor, Montana to found Essen Communications Corporation, a local telephone company, and later became an author and a college speaker. [9]

His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, became a Minneapolis Star-Tribune Top-10 Green Book. [10] He performs a live college show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, based on Cool Creatures, Hot Planet. [11] One adventure, documented in both his first book and his live show, is surviving a hippo attack in Zimbabwe. [12] [13]

Essen's nature photography is featured prominently in his books and live show. His outdoor photographs are also in Deb Essen's book, Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps: Overshot, Velvet, Shibori, and More. [14] Magazines publishing his photos include Reptiles Magazine [15] and Handwoven Magazine. [16]

Essen's three nonfiction books advocate for protecting endangered species and the environment, and his five fiction books are comedies that advocate for the protection of human rights and the environment. [17]

Personal life

Essen resides in Victor, Montana and is married to weaving designer and author Deb Essen. [18]

Book awards

Books

Live Shows

Essen has been touring the United States, performing Around the World in 90 Minutes, at hundreds of colleges since 2007. [32]

References

  1. ↑ Tribune, Chicago (2016-03-16) Travel “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at Oakton Community College with award-winning author. Retrieved 2016-06-03
  2. ↑ "Marty Essen". amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. 1 2 "'The most frequently banned book of 2033': Local author promotes new book at Chapter One". ravallirepublic.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ↑ Essen, Marty (10 January 2025). The Silver Squad: Rebels with Wrinkles. Encante Press. ISBN   978-1734430394.
  5. 1 2 3 "Overman Lecture 2012: Marty Essen". D.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  6. 1 2 Ann, Mary (2007-03-10). "Running wild – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  7. ↑ Budgeteer, Duluth (2013-10-19). "Duluth native brings "Around the World in 90 Minutes" to UMD". Duluth Budgeteer. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  8. ↑ "Successful alternative - Bitterroot telecommunications business makes it in Montana | Ravalli Republic || News". Ravallirepublic.com. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  9. ↑ McConnaha, Michelle (2016-01-01). "Marty Essen publishes new wildlife book". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  10. ↑ Star-Tribune, Minneapolis (2006-12-24). Being Green: From celebrations and odes to dire warnings and documented disasters, this year's environmentally oriented books sound the alarm.
  11. ↑ "Home". Marty Essen. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  12. ↑ "Living on Earth: Intrepid Travelers". Loe.org. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Hippo Canoe and Zimbabwe Too! - Around the World with Marty Essen". Marty-essen.com. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  14. ↑ Interweave Books, www.interweavestore.com/easy-weaving-with-supplemental-warps-overshot-velvet-shibori-and-more Retrieved 06-11-2016
  15. ↑ Reptiles Magazine (August 2007), "Into the Wild"
  16. ↑ Handwoven Magazine (May/June 2014) "Travel Journal Cover in Ikat. Inspired by Weaving in Borneo"
  17. ↑ "Books | MartyEssen.com". martyessen.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  18. ↑ McConnaha, Michelle (2016-01-01). "Marty Essen publishes new wildlife book | Local". Ravallirepublic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  19. ↑ "Cool Creatures, Hot Planet (2006 Winner) â€" Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards". Indiefab.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  20. ↑ "THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  21. 1 2 "NAUTILUS 2016 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND BOOKS" . Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  22. ↑ "2016 Award Contest Winners" . Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  23. ↑ "2024 Indies Today Awards Contest Results". 12 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  24. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2025 IPPY Award Medalists!" . Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  25. ↑ "19th Annual Winners National Indie Excellence Awards" . Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  26. 1 2 "Books – Encante Press, LLC". Encantepress.com. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  27. ↑ "Books – Encante Press, LLC". encantepress.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  28. ↑ "Books – Encante Press, LLC". encantepress.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  29. ↑ "Marty Essen – Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds". amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  30. ↑ "Marty Essen – Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer". amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  31. ↑ Essen, Marty (10 January 2025). The Silver Squad: Rebels with Wrinkles. Encante Press. ISBN   978-1734430394.
  32. ↑ Marty Essen website, http://martyessen.com/schedule.html, Retrieved 06-12-2016
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