Rivers Run

Name: Rivers Run
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ISBN: 9781837051373

An Angler's Journey From Source to Sea

Kevin Parr

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The History Press Ltd
11 June 2026

Memoirs; Limnology (freshwater); Physical geography & topography; The natural world, country life & pets; Fishing, angling

A practical, thought-provoking and moving tribute to Britain's rivers and waterways.

Rivers Run is a love letter to Britain's rivers and waterways by well-known angler and naturalist Kevin Parr. On a journey around his favourite watery hideaways such as the River Stour in Dorset, the Exe in Devon, the Avon in the Midlands and Parrs Pool in Shropshire the author shares the thoughts and insights that bubble up while sitting peacefully by the riverside, watching the world go by and waiting for the fish to bite.

Each river that he visits has played a central part in his own development as both an angler and a person, and reflects the ways in which landscape, wildlife and plants mirror the themes that flow through all our lives. Rivers Run is a delightful yet profound philosophical and poetic examination of water, of the fish that live within it, the nature that surrounds it and how human life is intrinsically linked to its flow.

AUTHOR: Kevin Parr is a writer, angler, and amateur naturalist. His books include 'An Unnatural History of Britain', 'Woodlore', 'The Quiet Moon' and the critically acclaimed 'Rivers Run'. He is a regular contributor to BBC CountryFile Magazine and Podcast, long-time angling correspondent to 'The Idler' magazine, and has written for 'The Telegraph', 'The Independent' and 'Caught by the River' among others. He is deputy editor of 'Fallon's Angler' and lives in West Dorset with his wife and a colony of grass snakes a few paces from the back gate.

12 b/w illustrations

By: Kevin Parr
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781837051373
ISBN 10: 1837051372
Publication Date: 11 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

KEVIN PARR is a writer, fisherman and naturalist. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Rivers Run (2016), which was longlisted for the inaugural Richard Jefferies Prize for Nature Writing. He is a monthly columnist for BBC Countryfile Magazine and the angling correspondent for The Idlermagazine and has written for the Daily Telegraph and Independent. Kevin lives in West Dorset with his wife and a colony of grass snakes a few strides from his garden gate.

Reviews for Rivers Run: An Angler's Journey From Source to Sea

‘A master of the landscape and a celebration of a life lived with the wild.’ -- Dan Kieran, author of <i>The Idle Traveller</i> ‘A book that flows like a river’ -- Chris Yates, author of <i>Nightwalk</i>