Mike Stark grew up in the Pacific Northwest and spent years as a journalist and writer in the West and beyond, including for newspapers in Oregon and Montana and a couple years with the Associated Press in Utah. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Books in order of publication:
Wrecked in Yellowstone: Greed, Obsession and the Untold Story of Yellowstone’s Most Infamous Shipwreck – 2016
Chasing the Ghost Bear: On the Trail of America’s Lost Super Beast – 2022
The Derelict Light – 2023
Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird – 2025
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