What's a man to do when his life is just work and trouble? Some hunt, some fish, some drink, some gamble. Richard Chiappone writes about them all--men living their lives, doing what they have to, and getting through the day. These characters are real, gritty, imperfect working men, who make the wrong choices and mess up. These stories about real people, tough and resilient, making hard choices, are a powerful and inspiring collection.

Water of an Undetermined Depth

Literature & Fiction

Chiappone, Richard

Short Stories & Anthologies

Stackpole Books

Warm, funny, and memorable musings on a life spent fishing. With this eclectic collection of personal essays taking him from his childhood haunts along the industrial Niagara River of the 1960s to Alaska and the saltwater flats of the Caribbean, Richard Chiappone elongates the fishing-writing genre, suggesting that he finds almost anything a fisherman does interestinganything but the actual fishing. In one piece, he gets no farther than the curb outside his upstate New York childhood home, futilely waiting for his ride to the rivers of his dreams. In another account he describes an afternoon, standing in a midwinter snow bank, casting to house cats. With humor and self-skewering wit, Chiappone admits he can’t cast very well, ties some of the ugliest flies in the world, and spent nineteen years of his life trying to catch a permit. The essays, both funny and touching, reveal him as a writer of stark contradictions: a man who despises winter and loves living in Alaska; who laments having spent half his life just downstream from the infamous Love Canal, and simultaneously remembers those years with elegiac fondness. Lifting his gaze past the tip of his fly rod, and beyond the river and the fish all the way into his own heart, he portrays everything from a sentimental memory of his mother to his doubts about the adequacy of his grief over a dead daughter, making this compilation a kind of memoir in linked essaysa fisherman’s life examined. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Liar's Code: Growing Up Fishing

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Skyhorse

Product Description 
For fans of Dana Stabenow and The Frozen Ground, Richard Chiappone's debut novel is a chilling chase through rural Alaska, in which a woman running from her past must outwit the deadly assassins on her tail.\nThirty-something Carla Merino finds herself living in her camper shell in Homer, Alaska, waitressing to stay afloat and hiding from ruthless billionaire military contractor Gordon McKint, who has a secretive personal army and eyes on the presidency. McKint is determined to recover a memento Carla acquired on a one-night-stand that went terribly wrong—an item that could bring his whole world down. When McKint’s men track her to Homer she leaves for another hideout by boat, unprepared and unaware of the dangerous Alaskan weather headed her way.\nCosmo D'Angelo (a former CIA gunslinger) is a man grieving his daughter, living with the sins of his past, and in search of a certain woman (and a good meal) in small-town Alaska. In the era of political secrets and deep fake technology, he was foolish to let Carla take a memento of their tryst. Now, he needs to get it back before McKint’s men find her.\nScott Crockett is a stand-up guy, nursing a broken heart, out fishing alone. But when he finds an overturned boat and a nearly-drowned woman in the rough water, his life will get infinitely more complicated—and dangerous. Together he and Carla must outwit the professional killers sent to recover the deadly memento that threatens both McKint's political career and her life. 
 Review 
Praise for The Hunger of Crows: 
"Readers will want to see more from this talented author." 
— 
Publishers Weekly\n“Chiappone knows Alaska and it shows. 
The Hunger of Crows rings with authenticity and snaps with tension. A riveting read!” 
—Marc Cameron, 
New York Times bestselling author of the Arliss Cutter mysteries\n“Brilliantly constructed and beautifully written, THE HUNGER OF CROWS will keep readers deliciously on-edge until the final page. Bravo!” 
—Kevin O'Brien, 
New York Times bestselling author of 
Nothing Good Happens After Midnight\n"A gripping thriller that left me hungry for more." 
—Tom Kizzia, 
New York Times bestselling author of 
Pilgrim's Wilderness\n"An intoxicating read." 
—Owen Laukkanen, bestselling author of 
Deception Cove\n"You won’t want to miss this perfect blend of character, suspense and evocative atmosphere that lingers in your mind long after the last page." 
—Christine Carbo, author of the bestselling Glacier Mystery Series\n“This story is fun and fast and I loved it." 
—Heather Lende, Alaska Writer Laureate and bestselling author of 
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs\n“What a pleasure this book is . . . 
The Hunger of Crows gave me countless belly-laughs, and made me hunger for more of this author’s fine writing.” 
—Anne Coray, author of 
Lost Mountain\n“A page-turner, relentless in its surprises and fulfilling in its characters." 
—Lee Goodman, author of 
 Injustice 
“Chiappone artfully weaves together a number of compelling storylines, joined by a single object, taking us on a bonkers gambol through the wilds of Alaska." 
—Brendan Jones, author of 
The Alaskan Laundry“With 
The Hunger of Crows, Rich Chiappone has established himself as Alaska’s Carl Hiaasen." 
—Nancy Lord, former Alaska writer laureate and author of 
Fishcamp and 
pH: A Novel 
"An enormously satisfying story." 
—Antonya Nelson, author of 
Funny Once"An action-packed page-turner enriched by the sly wit and deft characterization for which Rich Chiappone is deservedly known." 
—Andromeda Romano-Lax, author of 
Annie and the Wolves 
"A page-ripper of a thriller that delivers its readers deep into the dangerous beauty of Alaska. Richard Chiappone is a writer of rare talent and range." 
—John Larison, author of 
Whiskey When We're Dry\n“ 
The Hunger of Crows is a magnificent novel. Drop in and hang on, it’s a ride you’ll never forget.” 
—Pete Fromm, author of 
 A Job You Mostly Don't Know How to Do 
 About the Author 
Two time winner of

The Hunger of Crows: A Novel

United States

Crooked Lane Books

Uncommon Weather: Alaska Stories (The Alaska Literary Series)

University of Alaska Press

With this eclectic collection of essays, short stories, and poems, Richard Chiappone elongates the fishing-writing genre like a perfect backcast, suggesting that he finds almost anything a fisherman does interesting--anything but the actual fishing. He describes only one sport fish landed--a late season Alaskan steelhead too cold to put up a fuss about being hooked. In another piece, he never gets any farther than his own backyard, standing in a midwinter snow bank, casting to house cats. The essays, both funny and touching, reveal him as a writer of stark contradictions: a man who despises winter and loves living in Alaska, who thinks that the Clean Water Act ruined as much as it fixed. At the heart of these writings is one fisherman's curiosity about how others might think and feel, and the real quarry Chiappone is casting about for is always empathy.

Opening Days: A Fly Fisherman Writes

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Barclay Creek Pr Llc

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