2023 RUBERY BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED

ACTION & ADVENTURE MEET LOVE & DANGER IN REBECCA LAWTON'S WHAT I NEVER TOLD YOU

"Lawton's fluid prose flows like her beloved river . . . simply one of the best collections I've read in years." - ANDREW X. PHAM, author, Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars and Catfish and Mandala

"THESE FIFTEEN STORIES ARE LINKED BY WATER AND WATER PEOPLE. An unforgettable journey on our most beloved element in all its liquid beauty, strength, and potential for violence." - ROGER REAL DROUIN, author, No Other Way

"Lawton's beautifully rendered and accessible stories make you want to move quickly from beginning to end, but I urge you-savor the journey." - PAGE LAMBERT, author, In Search of Kinship and Shifting Stars

"A powerful collection of stories about connections to the wild and necessary land, rivers, and creatures around us . . . and our essential connections to each other." - JULIAN HOFFMAN, author of The Small Heart of Things

"Lawton enchants the reader with emotional honesty and an intensity that infuses her stories with the beauty of the natural world." - B.C. RIMBEAUX, best-selling author, adventurer, and whitewater guide

Second edition, revised and updated from Steelies and Other Endangered Species, a limited-distribution printing by Little Curlew Press (2014; Sarasota, Florida).