Speaking

Frank Bures is a dynamic and entertaining speaker on a range of topics, including culture and biology, narrative and neurology, travel and adventure, writing and creativity and more.

He is available to speak on a variety of subjects, including his books, Pushing the River: An Epic Battle, a Lost History, a Near Death, and Other True Canoeing Stories and The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World’s Strangest Syndromes.

Upcoming Events

ST. PAUL, MN
Next Chapter Books
Pushing the River reading and Conversation with Scott Miller
September 2, 2025
6-7:00 p.m.

ST. PAUL, MN
Historic Fort Snelling
October
1:00 PM

LILYDALE, MN
Saint Paul Rotary Club.
Pool & Yacht Club
October 7 at 5:01

MADISON, WI
Wisconsin Book Festival
October 25, 2025
10:30 a.m.
Discovery Building, DeLuca Forum

ST. PAUL, MN
Twin Cities Book Festival
Union Station
Pushing the River Book Signing
November 8, 2025

APPLE VALLEY, MN
Dakota County Library- Galaxie
Pushing the River Talk
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026
6:00 – 7:30