Craig Lesley is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. He was born in The Dalles and now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two daughters. He graduated from Whitman College, where he also received a Doctorate of Human Letters. He received an M.A. in English from the University of Kansas and an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has spent much of his life exploring the outdoors, including an eight-year stint with the Deschutes River Guide Service in Oregon. He is the author of three previous novels, including Winterkill, forthcoming in trade paperback from Picador USA. 

Of his novel, Lesley writes, "The Sky Fisherman's rugged landscape backdrops family secrets, small town mysteries and flashpoints of violence. Larger-than-life characters inhabit the Interior West, work hard, and rise to heroic actions. Jake is modeled on my uncle, a legendary fishing guide and small-town hero. Flora resembles my mother, a tenacious single parent who worked on The Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Billyum Bruised Head played high school football with me. 

The book explores the anger and friendship between the Indian and white communities. Occasionally, the long-smoldering grudges are set aside to fight common natural disasters."

Books by Craig Lesley

The Sky Fisherman

by Craig Lesley