{"product_id":"gather-at-the-river-twenty-five-authors-on-fishing-9781938235528","title":"Gather at the River: Twenty-Five Authors on Fishing","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom editors David Joy and Eric Rickstad comes \u003cem\u003eGather at the River\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology of twenty-five remarkable essays on fishing from an ensemble of contemporary authors. Their experiences explore the ways we come to water, for renewal and reverie, or to simply stand waist-deep in a river and watch the trout rise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGather at The River\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a collection of big fish stories; it's Ron Rash writing about the Appalachia of his youth and C.J. Box revealing the river where he wants his ashes spread. It's Natalie Baszile on a frogging expedition in the Louisiana Bayou and a teenaged Jill McCorkle facing new realities of adulthood on Holden Beach, North Carolina. This is an anthology about friendship, family, love and loss, and everything in between, because as Henry David Thoreau wrote, \"it is not really the fish they are after.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors are an eclectic mix of critically acclaimed writers including New York Times Bestselling Authors Ron Rash, Jill McCorkle, Leigh Ann Henion, Eric Rickstad, M.O. Walsh, and #1 Bestseller C.J. Box.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome of the proceeds of every sale will benefit C.A.S.T. for Kids, public charity that joins volunteers who love to fish with children who have special needs and disadvantages for a day of fishing in the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Joy is the author of the Edgar nominated novel \u003cem\u003eWhere All Light Tends to Go\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Weight Of This World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Line That Held Us\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eGrowing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Reed Environmental Writing Award and the Ragan Old North State Award. Joy is the recipient of an artist fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council. His latest short stories and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, Garden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c\/em\u003e. Joy lives in the North Carolina mountains.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hub City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567378206994,"sku":"9781938235528","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f3dda6a-95de-4b31-8224-9681d93846db.jpg?v=1731919607","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gather-at-the-river-twenty-five-authors-on-fishing-9781938235528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}