Book Reports

One of my new found friends, Andy Wayment, has published his first book titled Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun, and Faith. Andy was kind enough to send over a copy for me to read and I must admit that I gobbled his stories up in no time at all. What I loved about Andrew's writing is how ...

I remember being introduced to the writing of Walt Prothero by a good friend and it truly changed my life. I remember waiting for the next copy of Sports Afield and would scour the table of contents page to see if Walt Prothero was being featured.  Prothero writes in the most unpretentious manner that it is truly disarming, and before ...

Back in early summer, I received an email from author/chef extraordinaire, Georgia Pelligrini to read and review her upcoming new release Girl Hunter, which is due out tomorrow, December 13. Georgia has a fascinating story about how she studied at the French Culinary Institute and found and fostered a desire to learn to hunt and forage for her own fresh food. Her ...

Sometimes, I get lucky. I have always been a big fan of Eat More Brook Trout, the blog of author Chris Hunt. When the Outdoor Blogger Network had its first birthday, they generously put up a smorgasbord of giveaways. I passed on many because it was gear that I did not really need or I was not super excited about, until ...

Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains, my parents never sprung for the fancy new Nintendo gaming systems where my brothers and I could play Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt. Instead, they pushed us outside and into the back woods to build lean-tos and splash in the creek. When we did have down time, we were encouraged to read a book, ...