Press, Podcasts & Events

Friday February 20, 4pm: in conversation with Willie Osterman, Mill Art Center & Gallery, Rochester

Saturday February 21, 3pm: in conversation with Denis Defibaugh, Bleak House Books, Rochester

Wednesday February 25, 6pm: in conversation with Jane Beiles, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut

Thursday March 19, 6pm: in conversation with Peter Barberie, Barnes & Noble, Philadelphia

Tuesday April 14, 6pm: Night School reading, Rough Draft, Kingston

Best Books of 2025 — The New Yorker, December 24, 2025

Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year — Kirkus, December 2025

Briefly Noted — The New Yorker, November 10, 2025

“Balloonists, Mad Men and Pigeons — The Great Pioneers of Photography” — The Sunday Times, September 12, 2025

“A Look at Vintage Photography From Our Archives” — The New York Times, September 1, 2025

“Clarity or accuraty—what makes a good scientific image?” — Nature Journal, September 1, 2025

“‘Flashes of Brilliance’ Review: The Camera’s Childhood” — Wall Steet Journal, July 25, 2025

“An Author’s Snapshots from Photographic History” — Kirkus, July 23, 2025

The Critic’s Notebook — The New Criterion, July 15, 2025

“When photography was born, fascination, obsession and danger followed” — Washington Post, July 12, 2025

Flashes of Brilliance: Anika Burgess on her new book and the experimental spirit of early photography — Ten Minute Exposure, July 2, 2025

Portrait of a Time: PW Talks With Anika Burgess — Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2025

Peculiar Book Club Podcast with Brandy Schillace — December 5, 2025

The Real Photo Show Podcast — November 25, 2025

10FPS podcast — November 18, 2025

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor — August 27, 2025

Airwaves, KWMR Radio — July 8, 2025

Talk Nerdy Podcast with Cara Santa Maria — July 7, 2025

For speaking inquiries, please contact Anika

Past Events

July 8—6pm: in conversation with Charles Arrowsmith, J. Anderson’s Books, 96 Chatsworth Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538

July 11—6pm: in conversation with Jessica D. Brier, Oblong Books, 26 Main Street, Millerton, NY 12546

July 17—6pm: in conversation with Matt Weiland, Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, NY 10010

Sunday October 5 — 4pm: Larchmont Public Library, 121 Larchmont Avenue, New York, 10538