Ask any youngster who is interested in the outdoors today whether he or she is familiar with Edmund Ware Smith. How about William Faulkner? Arthur Macdougall, Jr? I could go on and on listing the names of once-famous outdoor writers whose era is over. The truth is, the era of American Sporting Fiction has been over for decades. The books and short stories of writers … [Read more...] about The Demise of American Sporting Fiction
Archives for April 2010
John Gierach: Dances With Trout
I was fortunate enough to find a copy of John Gierach's Dances With Trout at my local library last month. Gierach's eighth book, published in 1994, includes 18 short essays on fishing and hunting, including many adventures of Gierach and friends in local Colorado, as well as a trip to Alaska and an adventure in Scotland in search of Atlantic Salmon, and flyfishing for bass in … [Read more...] about John Gierach: Dances With Trout
The Authors: John Gierach
John Gierach is an author and freelance writer of fly fishing stories. He was born in the midwestern U.S. and currently resides in Colorado where he fishes regularly and writes collections of short stories about his fishing adventures. Gierach has a unique ability to make an otherwise uneventful story on fly fishing or hunting come to life on the pages. In my opinion, he's … [Read more...] about The Authors: John Gierach
The Outdoor Sporting Library
The Outdoor Sporting Library is a site dedicated to providing information on books and other media focused on hunting, fishing, and related outdoor pursuits. A wealth of literature exists in the hunting and fishing world, including fiction and nonfiction books, short stories, and essays relating to the sport. Unfortunately, much of the outdoor sporting works of the past … [Read more...] about The Outdoor Sporting Library