Monte Burke, Bestselling Author of ” Lord of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon”
Tuesday, March 26, 2024Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Johann Fust Library Foundation is thrilled to welcome Monte Burke to its Literary Series this season. His latest book, Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon, was described by the Wall Street Journal as “wonderful…a lush, panoramic book.”
Lords of the Fly takes its place among the best fishing books of all time. In this well-researched work, Monte tells captivating stories about the history and culture of fly fishing for tarpon. It is a story about archetypal battles in which the players are guides, fishermen, and the powerful silver king. It is a story of how human beings are changed and challenged by going up against the ancient Megalops. The quest for tarpon is a timeless tale of drama, or as Monte’s subtitle reads, “madness and obsession.”
Monte Burke is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Saban: The Making of a Coach, a biography of Alabama head coach, Nick Saban. He is also the author of 4TH and Goal: One Man’s Quest to Recapture His Dream, which won an Axiom Award and has been optioned for a feature film, and Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World Record Largemouth Bass, which was named one of the best books of the year by Sports Illustrated and Amazon, and was chosen for Barnes and Noble’s “Discover Great New Writers” program.
After a 14-year stint as a reporter, staff writer and editor at Forbes, he is now a contributing editor at the magazine. He is also a contributing editor for both Garden & Gun and The Drake.
Monte grew up in New Hampshire, Vermont, North Carolina, and Alabama and graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Religion. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and three daughters.
Lord of the Fly will be available for purchase upstairs in the Foundation office in advance of the event if you wish to read it before the event. The book will also be available in the loggia before and after Monte’s event.
To register for this event, visit JFLFBG.org or if you have any questions or prefer to register by phone, please call the office at (941) 964-0211, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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