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Thor Hanson

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Home
About
Books
  • Close to Home
  • Hurricane Lizards
  • Buzz
  • The Triumph of Seeds
  • Feathers
  • The Impenetrable Forest
Children's Books
  • The Escape Artist
  • Star and the Maestro
  • Bartholomew Quill
TV & Film
  • The UnBelievable
  • WIRED Biology Support
  • WIRED Currents
  • PBS NATURE Shorts
  • PBS American Spring Live
  • A Day Without Seeds
Events
Research
Contact
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  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • Close to Home
    • Hurricane Lizards
    • Buzz
    • The Triumph of Seeds
    • Feathers
    • The Impenetrable Forest
  • Children's Books
    • The Escape Artist
    • Star and the Maestro
    • Bartholomew Quill
  • TV & Film
    • The UnBelievable
    • WIRED Biology Support
    • WIRED Currents
    • PBS NATURE Shorts
    • PBS American Spring Live
    • A Day Without Seeds
  • Events
  • Research
  • Contact
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    • Close to Home
    • Hurricane Lizards
    • Buzz
    • The Triumph of Seeds
    • Feathers
    • The Impenetrable Forest
  • Children's Books
    • The Escape Artist
    • Star and the Maestro
    • Bartholomew Quill
  • TV & Film
    • The UnBelievable
    • WIRED Biology Support
    • WIRED Currents
    • PBS NATURE Shorts
    • PBS American Spring Live
    • A Day Without Seeds
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Events

Thor is a sought-after public speaker and a veteran of hundreds of presentations to audiences ranging from grade school assemblies to university classes, writing conferences, museums, and book clubs. Examples include The Aspen Ideas Festival, Town Hall Seattle, Longwood Gardens, The Global Seed Symposium, The Native Plant Society of New Mexico, The Milwaukee Public Museum, The Palo Alto Garden Club, The Tacoma Art Museum, The High Desert Museum, The Minnesota Raptor Center, The San Francisco Beekeepers Association, The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, The Chuckanut Writers Conference, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Sonoma Land Trust, and many more.


​To book Thor for community reads or other speaking engagements, contact: 


Ashley Himes

Hachette Speakers Bureau
Ashley.Himes@hbgusa.com

Thor Hanson delivers a presentation at an event at the American Museum of Natural History

                      American Museum of Natural History

UPCOMING EVENTS


2026



The Resurgence Trust
Climate Change Adaptation

Webinar Keynote
April 21

7:00 p.m. (BST)

Online Event (click to register)


Northeast Wilderness Trust
Close to Home

Presentation & Conversation
April 21

7:00 p.m. (EST)

Online Event (click to register)


Howard County Master Gardeners
Close to Home

Webinar Presentation
April 27

7:30 p.m. (EST)

Online Event (click to register)


Echo Lake Elementary School
Children's Books

Reading & Book Signing
May 7

1:00 p.m. (PST)

19345 Wallingford Ave. N

Shoreline, WA 98133


Washington Native Plant Society
Close to Home

Reading & Book Signing
May 7

7:00 p.m. (PST)

Cascade Room

Mountaineers Program Center

7700 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98115


Decatur Island Community Library
Close to Home

Reading & Book Signing
May 24

Thatcher Pass Road

Decatur Island, WA



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