Chris Dombrowki reads from his new memoir

Whitefish Review hosts author Chris Dombrowski for a reading and conversation about his newly released book, “The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water”(Milkweed Editions, 2022) Friday, Nov. 18, at Casey’s in downtown Whitefish.

“We are thrilled to bring Chris to the stage in Whitefish for his beautiful new book that explores family in the modern West and asks what a meaningful, mindful, sustainable inhabitance on our small planet can look like today,” said Whitefish Review founding editor Brian Schott.

Dombrowski answers this fundamental question in his memoir by listening to rivers and the land as he raises a young family around a community of friends — river-rafting guides and conservationists, climbers and wildlife biologists — who seek to cultivate a way of living that moves beyond the mythologized West.

From the basic realities of changing diapers, to paying the mortgage with a threadbare bank account, to conjuring the metaphysical realms of time, memory, and how to live a life of integrity, Dombrowski presents heartfelt stories of family life and fatherhood in wild places.

USA Today called it, “A poignant rumination on marriage, parenthood, friendship, and what it means to connect with nature.”

Whitefish Review was founded in 2007 and explores the landscapes of the human condition, our connection to the natural world, and illuminates how the confluence of art and science, alongside the complex issues of our planet and people, is vital for the health of all beings.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with live music by Lander Busse. The conversation and reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. A $10 suggested donation is requested to support the nonprofit literary journal. After the reading, signed copies of “The River You Touch” will be available for purchase.

For more information, visit www.whitefishreview.org or call 406-261-6190. The event will also be broadcast live on Whitefish Review’s Facebook page.