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Angler Press

publisher of guide books and fiction


Welcome to Angler Press. We publish of works of fiction, creative non-fiction, guide books, and a fiction magazine, The Angler. All our published books and magazines are available for purchase online from our store.

The Angler 1 "Tales of Ordinary Idleness"

Fall 2008. $10.

"Tales of Ordinary Idleness" is the premier issue of The Angler, a magazine for drinkers, thinkers, and idlers. Three times a year, editor/publisher, Donavan Hall, collects essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler. In this issue you'll find Donavan Hall's essay on rambling, idling, fishing, reading, loafing, and living. Also, there is original fiction by Patrick Wood, Rosanne Griffeth, Andrew Reilly, and Russell Bittner.

The Angler 2 "Without Representation"

Spring 2009. $10.

"Without Representation" is the second issue of The Angler, a magazine for drinkers, thinkers, and idlers. In this issue you'll find Donavan Hall's essay on politics, social democracy, race relations, immigration, localism, and culture, as well as the first installment of his Long Island Notebook. There are essays on smoking by Peter J. French and Lin Yutang. Also, you'll find original fiction by Justin C. Witt, Charles D. Phillips, Jamie Iredell, Courtney Kelsch, and Mike Damascus.

The Angler 3 "Open Source"

Winter 2010. $10.

"Open Source" is the third issue of The Angler, a magazine for drinkers, thinkers, and idlers. In this issue you'll find Donavan Hall's essay on writing, work, brewing, drinking at home, and loafing. There is an essay on baking by Marc Gulezian and another on fishing (or not) by Phillip Gardner. You'll also find original fiction by Noel Sloboda, Josh Davis, Justyn Harkin, Ken Joworowski, and Michael Constantine McConnell.

The Beer Hall Guide to Long Island

2009. $10.

This guide brings together the best that the Long Island craft beer scene has to offer. Anything listed in this guide is a top rated craft beer destination. All of Long Island's breweries and brewpubs are listed, as well as the top taprooms and beer stores. Each listing is accompanied by an informative (and entertaining) article. By writing this beer guide, Donavan hopes that craft beer enthusiasts will learn more about the incredible and growing beer culture here on Long Island, and that you might find out about a place or two that you haven't visited yet. In addition to covering all of the best breweries, taprooms, and beer stores, you'll find information about amateur craftbrewing and about how to become more involved in local craft beer culture. Donavan Hall regularly writes about beer, brewing, and pub culture on The Beer Hall (thebeerhall.net). He was also the voice of Radio Beer Hall (radiobeerhall.com) a twice monthly podcast about brewing and slow living.

Titles Coming Soon!!!

Some of Mama's Best Cajun Cooking
by Denise Hall
Mixing It Up
a guide to making beer cocktails by Donavan Hall
A Year in Beer
by Donavan Hall