Russell Hill
Ghost Trout
(Pleasure Boat Studio, November 2019)
Ghost Trout is a series of narratives and essays that chronicle the search for the rare Humboldt cutthroat trout, and rivers and streams and their relationship to people and birds and dogs and the human condition. Pieces of the past are mingled with lives and deaths and a long-ago memory of a dance performed by the daughter of the California poet, Joaquin Miller.
Praise for Ghost Trout
“Ghost Trout is more than a collection of essays–it’s a glimpse into what makes us tick.”
–Green Apple Books, San Francisco
“Another marvelous collection, this one filled with tiny explosions of narration and exposition. A book you’ll keep picking up to find something new that touches on your life.”
–Don Christians (KWMR FM radio)
“Like a canvas that is painted with precise strokes, this set of narrative moments freezes your attention on universal images.”
–Russell Chatham (writer and painter)
Russell Hill is a three-time nominee for the Edgar Allen Poe prize. His books, Lucy Boomer and THE LORD GOD BIRD have been optioned for film, and his work has been translated into French, German and Polish. He continues to write, and his latest book is THE EGRET (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2018). He lives in the San Francisco Bay area, is married, and has three grown children. He is an avid fly fisher and his book, The Search for Sheepheaven Trout has become a “cult classic” among fly fishers. Other books by Russell Hill include Letters from the Mines (poetry), The Heeler (short stories), The Edge of the Earth (a novel originally titled Cold Creek Cash Store), THE DOG SOX (a novel), DEADLY NEGATIVES (a novel), and TOM HALL AND THE CAPTAIN OF ALL THESE MEN OF DEATH (a novel).