Today, April 28th, along with fellow author Mark Kurkansky I participated in a Maine Public Radio ("Maine Calling") discussion about fly-fishing—and about Rolling Back the River. The host was Cindy Han. The show begins with Kurlansky, and I begin talking about 10 minutes in, after the break. You can listen to the full podcast episode here.
"A River Runs Through It" turns 50, and in a question very close to my heart, the author of this New York Times article, Monte Burke—who, btw, wrote a blurb for Rolling Back the River—asks, "Are male outdoor heroes—and readers—gone for good?" Read the Times article here.
We still have work to do getting attention for Rolling Back the River. And . . . Animal Fiction?
We've gotten a number of very nice reader reivews for Rolling Back the River on Goodreads. This is the most recent—and it makes me feel very good, because the the reviewer touches on just about everything I was trying to accomplish with this book.
Further media excitement for Rolling Back the River: late yesterday (4/8) I received an invitation to speak on a "Maine Calling" Maine Public Radio segment on the subject of fishing. The live, hour-long broadcast will take place on Tuesday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m, rebroadcasted that same evening at 8 p.m., and thereafter available via Maine Public's podcast archives. My fellow guest will be Mark Kurlansky, author of a forthecoming book, To Catch a Fish, as well as his 2022 nonfiction publication, The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing. Cindy Han will host. Cindy has asked me to send her a list of things about my book that I'd most want to talk about. Of course, I've got a pretty good idea about that, but, between now and when the interview happens, I'd love to hear from anyone who's read the book and has questions or comments or things they'd like to hear discussed on the air. Just leave me a comment here. Cheers!
Here's my recent "207" interview on Rolling Back the River with WCSH journalist Rob Caldwell. A very engaging conversation about the novel, my career, and fly fishing in general. You can hear it and read part of the transcript right here.
I've been busy for the past week, and am only now getting caught up. Last Friday through Sunday, I attended the Maine Sportsman's Show at the Augusta Civic Center, (March 27-29) where I hung out in Master Maine Fishing Guide Sean McCormick's Blue Heron Fly Fishing booth, selling and signing a whole lot of copies of Rolling Back the River. It was a great show, and talking nonstop all weekend to a parade of anglers, including Sean and his fishing-guide son, Michael, made the time fly past. On the evening of Friday, March 27, I did a joint reading and book signing with authors Jon Bott and Lou Zambello at Selene's Fly Shop in beautiful downtown Gardiner, Maine. A great event, during which I presented Selene with a copy of RBtR—which was not only signed by me, but also decorated on an inside page with an original drawing by artist Bob White—who not only painted the beautiful cover illustration for my novel, but was John Gierach's illustrator for decades—right up until the day John passed away. On Saturday, March 28, I signed books and hung out at the Waldo Threater in in beautiful downtown Waldoboro, Maine, where the George's River Chapter of Trout Unlimited sponsored Maine's only 2026 visit by the Fly Fishing Film Tour. Below, I've posted a few photos from the event at Selene's. If you're on Facebook, you can probably access Selene's short video—with music!—on the event here. AND . . . if you'd like your own signed copy of RBtR, vist the website for Bob White Studio, and Bob and Lisa will hook you up. For an extra price, Bob will even do a custom drawing for you on the title page—of pretty much any fly you'd like him to put there.
