Florida author, Michael Lister, is donating all the profits from his new novel, “Double Exposure,” to environmental protection and conservation.
“This book is a gift,” Lister said. “Well, I guess they all are, but there’s something special about this one. It’s a literary love letter to this area I so love.”
The area is the Apalachicola River basin. “Double Exposure” is set deep in the dangerous river swamps. It’s a suspenseful tale of life and death survival.
“In the book, a wildlife photographer, Remington James, is struggling to survive and the odds are against him. I see the river system the same way—fighting to survive, and I’m trying to do my small part to make sure it does.”
In “Double Exposure,” one fateful fall evening, as the sun sinks and the darkness expands, wildlife photographer, Remington James, ventures deep into the river swamp to try out some new equipment and check his camera traps.
While checking his camera traps, scanning the eerie images of overexposed deer and bats and foxes, Remington comes across the most haunting images of his life -- the frame-by-frame capture of a shocking crime.
By exposing the criminal, Remington has exposed himself to danger, even possible extinction. Hunted like an animal, by the predator and his psychotic friends, Remington must do two things: make it through the night and make it to the river --and the odds of doing either are slim to none.
Lyrical, literary, and told in poetic photographic impressions, Double Exposure is filled with far more than just exciting adventure and suspense. It's a contemplation of life and death and art and meaning you won't soon forget.
“I’m so proud of this book,” Lister said. “And it feels so good to bring some attention to the river and the swamps and the endangered species of vanishing Florida. Nothing feels better than giving—and to give my very best in this novel, then give the profits from it to help protect the land and animals it honors . . . it’s indescribable.”
The idea to give away his proceeds for “Double Exposure” came to Lister this past holiday season, when because of tough economic times so many people were struggling to buy gifts, he decided to give away over 1,000 copies of his novels.
“It was one of the very best experiences of my writing career so far,” Lister said. “The response was stunning. The books went so fast and then I started getting emails and thank-you notes. They were so complimentary of the books, but also they were so moved that it had been a gift. It felt so amazing that I knew for the rest of my life, I would look for ways to give back using the gift of writing. Donating the profits from “Double Exposure” toward protecting the land and animals it celebrates is a very small thing to do, but it’s a place to start, and my hope is that it’ll do some lasting good.”
“Double Exposure” will be published by Tyrus Books in September. For more information, go to www.TyrusBooks.com or www.MichaelLister.com
