Author of THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS MAN, Writer for STAR TREK: TNG & DS9, including "WHO MOURNS FOR MORN?" Variety's 33rd greatest Star Trek episode.
Joined April 2009
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27 Jun 2022
It's great to start the week with a glowing review of my book! amazon.com/Close-Encounters-…
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I'm thrilled to be quoted in a new article today in Smithsonian Magazine about Steven Spielberg's fascination with UFOs and aliens. I only get one quote but it's a juicy one!
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1/ I've always felt that if my first book "The Close Encounters Man" sold 10,000 copies, that would be a great accomplishment. So imagine how I feel having just learned that we've sold 6,736 copies of the paperback and 3,373 copies of the audiobook, for a grand total of 10,109!
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2/ I want to personally thank all 10,109 of you for helping me reach my goal! And for those of you who haven't experienced the book yet, here's where to find it: markoconnell.info
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North State Public Radio has posted my interview for its Blue Dot podcast! Host Dave Schlom and I talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything." You'll be surprised by how much we didn't know about the world in 1957.
mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/202…
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I just finished my interview for the Smithsonian Magazine discussing "Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg's upcoming UFO movie, & it went very well. Great talk about Steven S, J. Allen Hynek, CE3K and the impact they have had on science and popular culture.
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Good start to 2026: I've got a hip pocket deal with a new agent, and just did a screen test for a new UFO TV gig.
More to come...
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24 Dec 2025
Ten years ago today I was on an Antarctic cruise with my siblings to join our dad as he fulfilled his life's dream and set foot on the the last of the 7 continents. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and a fantastic experience to share with my family!
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19 Dec 2025
1/ Before there was @disclosureday there was Dr. J. Allen Hynek's work on Project Blue Book, his development of the Close Encounters UFO terminology, & his involvement with Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 1977 UFO movie. You can read about it in my book "The Close Encounters Man".
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19 Dec 2025
2/ You have until June 12 to read the book.
Prepare yourself!
amazon.com/Close-Encounters-…
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6 Dec 2025
Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant & restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses & doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!
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26 Oct 2025
I had a great time this weekend at the Wisconsin Book Festival talking about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." Thanks to everyone at UW-Madison and the National Science Foundation's US Ice Drilling Program for making this possible!
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30 Sep 2025
1/ I did a fun interview recently for the upcoming Wisconsin Book Festival, touching on my Star Trek writing and my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." I'll be talking about the book on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium. Can't wait!
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19 Sep 2025
1/ Call me Multi-Media Man. In the past few weeks I've:
-done a guest spot on a Star Trek podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3K5…...
-done a TV guest expert spot on Ancient Aliens play.history.com/.../ancient…
-done a newspaper interview about my new book, to be published next month
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19 Sep 2025
2/ -sent my new feature script off to a producer
-and I'm doing a book festival tomorrow to promote both my books
You might ask yourself "How does he do it?"
My answer is, "I don't know, but I've always done it and I always will."
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10 Sep 2025
1/ From UFOs to Star Trek! Fresh off my appearance talking UFOs on Ancient Aliens (S21/E9) play.history.com/shows/ancie… I'm featured in The Inglorious Treksperts Briefing Room podcast, in which I talk about the process of writing the Deep Space 9 episode "Second Sight" (S2/E9).
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10 Sep 2025
2/ I have regrets about this episode, in which Commander Sisko falls for a disappearing mystery woman. Listen in and find out why... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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29 Aug 2025
Wow, I mentioned in my last post that I'm J. Allen Hynek's biographer, and in its "notes" Meta AI asked "What is J. Allen Hynek's biography about?"
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29 Aug 2025
1/ It's "Ancient Aliens" day at last!
Everyone's favorite alien show returns tonight on the History Channel, & I'm in it! Catch yours truly in Season 21/Episode 9, "The Legacy of J. Allen Hynek" at 9 PM Eastern / 8 PM Central TONIGHT, August 29, & streaming the following day.
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29 Aug 2025
2/ As Dr. Hynek's biographer, I never pass up an opportunity to talk about this brilliant, heroic astronomer & UFOlogist. Tune in tonight to learn how Dr. Hynek "made the world believe in UFOS." history.com/shows/ancient-al…
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