Eight Arms for Athena, Two for Her Friend/A gripping new book by naturalist Sy Montgomery bridges the gap between humans and one of this planet's strangest and most wondrous creatures. MANCHESTER, N.H., May 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a certain way, Sy Montgomery's arm-in-arm encounter with a giant Pacific octopus was inevitable. The naturalist and author—who is also an...

First of All, Get Pissed: A provocative new blog from the MFA faculty of Southern New Hampshire University MANCHESTER, N.H., Dec. 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- How did Sy Montgomery—the famously gentle author of the New York Times best-seller "The Good, Good Pig"—get her start as a writer? Of...

The Octopus Whisperer MANCHESTER, NH, UNITED STATES, Aug. 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Octopus Whisperer Writer and explorer Sy Montgomery is delving into the mind of the world's most intelligent invertebrate, and...