Van Raymond Outfitters Book Signing
Van Raymond Outfitters has for many years been a fixture on the outdoor sporting scene in Maine. It is an old world business rather than a big box environment. Van Raymond is where you go for personal service and depth of product knowledge. Much of my own gear in my professional guiding work is outfitted by Van Raymond.
I’ve had several book signings in the store, the most recent being a shared event with crime fiction novelist, Paul Doiron. Why are his books of interest in a store like Van Raymond Outfitters? It’s because the plots and themes of The Poacher’s Son, and his newest, TRESSPASSER, are Maine outdoors through and through.
It so happened that Jim, who runs things on the first level of the store, and I were both big fans of William G. Tapply, another crime fiction writer whose books involved a Maine guide by the name of Stoney Calhoun. When Tapply passed away two years ago, it left a gap in that specific ilk of fast-paced, highly entertaining reading.
Paul Doiron has filled that gap. Though he’s just two books into the saga of Mike Bowditch, Maine game warden, there are more on the way. In fact, Paul told me during our visit together that the next one is due out in August. Stay tuned to Minotaur Press and Paul Doiron for updates on this very successful series.