I just learned that my publisher, Stackpole/Globe Pequot, is planning to nominate Rolling Back the River for a 2026 National Outdoor Book Award in the Outdoor Literature category. The deadline for submissions is in mid August, and winners are announced in November. Now, I'm well aware that a nomination is not a win, but it's really good to know that Globe Pequot has this level of confidence in my novel; they publish a LOT of outdoor books every year, and they certainly do NOT nominate all of them for the outdoor world's most prestigious publishing award. I did some checking and, in the 30 years they've been giving out NOBAs . . . only two of the Outdoor Literature winners have been fiction; most of them have been real-life adventure stories of one kind or another. So, as with any award worth competing for, the odds here are long. Nonetheless, I'm excited. In fact more than excited, I'm hopeful. Wish me luck!
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