In 'Beartooth,' author Callan Wink mines Yellowstone knowledge

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM EST

The cover of "Beartooth" and author Callan Wink. (Courtesy of Spiegel & Grau and Dan Lahren)

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on April 3, 2026. Click here for that audio.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with author and Yellowstone fishing guide Callan Wink about his new novel “Beartooth.” The book centers around two brothers eking out a living near Yellowstone who take an illegal but potentially lucrative expedition into the park with unexpected consequences.

Book excerpt: ‘Beartooth’

By Callan Wink

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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