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Eric Pinder
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Eric Pinder was born in upstate New York, attended college in western Massachusetts, graduated, and some time later drove to northern New Hampshire in a rusty Chevy Nova packed with a few clothes, almost no furniture, and about a dozen boxes of books.
Eric’s lifelong interests in science and the outdoors led to jobs at the Appalachian Mountain Club and Mount Washington Observatory. For seven years he lived and worked as a weather observer atop the snowy, windswept, 6288-foot summit of Mount Washington, the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather.” His experiences there inspired several books, including Among the Clouds and Tying Down the Wind.
His first book for children, Cat in the Clouds, was published by The History Press in 2009. He teaches at Chester College, which is home to some truly amazing student writers.
Eric enjoys hiking and biking up the hills of New Hampshire, but has not yet qualified to join the Four Thousand Footer Club (for people who have climbed each of the state’s 48 peaks rising 4000+ feet). He has, however, climbed one of those peaks (Mount Washington) at least 48 times and thinks that ought to count.
He lives in Berlin, New Hampshire.
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Books
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Short Stories
A Purr-fect Storm: Cat Tales from Mount Washington by Eric Pinder
Meet the cats who live at the Mount Washington Observatory, the "Home of the World's Worst Weather."...
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Poetry
Potholes, Potholes by Eric Pinder
Ah, spring in New England. It isn't just about mud and dandelions anymore....
Two Wheels Good: A True Story by Eric Pinder
Some vehicles are more equal than others....
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Articles
Cool Cat Climbs Mountain by Eric Pinder
A farewell to Nin, the world's funniest, most photogenic cat....
Weather Cats and Preschool Spiders by Eric Pinder
Preschoolers say the funniest things....
Schrödinger’s Rejection Slip by Eric Pinder
Has science discovered the cure for rejection slips?...
Losing One's Mind: Loose vs Lose by Eric Pinder
I think I'm going to "loose" my mind if everyone keeps misspelling the word lose....
Judging a Book by its Title by Eric Pinder
Good titles sell books....
Spider Crabs and Poets at the Aquarium by Eric Pinder
A monstrous crab at the New England Aquarium shocks parents and inspires unusual rhymes....
Signs of the Times: New Hampshire Primary Humor by Eric Pinder
Ever wonder what it's like to live in New Hampshire during an election year?...
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News
Interview about the Writing Life by Eric Pinder
Chester College interviewed Eric Pinder about books, writing, nature and unicycles prior to his public reading on October 27....
Waves and Whales in Latest Issue of Ocean Magazine by Eric Pinder
A sea kayaker paddles over a whale in new essay "Back to the Sea" ...
New Science Fiction Anthology by Eric Pinder
New anthology of sci-fi and fantasy includes nonfiction author's first foray into fiction....
Cycling's Greatest Misadventures by Eric Pinder
New anthology documents the pleasures and perils of riding a bike, from cross-country tours to commuting to work to "amateur day" at the Tour de France....
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Events
Kids' Day at Mr. Pizza 8/11/2009
A new children's book tells the true story of Nin the Mount Washington cat....
Wonderland Book Store 6/27/2009
A new children's book tells the true story of Nin the Mount Washington cat....
Cat in the Clouds at Weather Discovery Center 6/20/2009
The Mount Washington Observatory hosts a reading and signing of a new children's picture book about the famous summit weather cats....
A Tale of Two Mountains at Walden Pond 4/11/2009
The Windows on Walden author series presents Eric Pinder's presentation "A Tale of Two Mountains" at the Tsongas Gallery, overlooking Walden Pond. A booksigning will follow....
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Links
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| Nature Writing by Eric Pinder
Find books, reviews, interviews, and links of interest about mountains, weather and the Appalachian Trail at Eric Pinder's home page.
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Mount Washington Observatory
For many years Eric lived and worked at a mountaintop weather observatory famous for being "the home of the world's worst weather." His experiences there inspired his first two books.
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Mount Katahdin and the Appalachian Trail
Read a short excerpt from Eric's book of nature writing, North to Katahdin.
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The Yellow Jersey (book review)
Sometimes I finish a book and think, "Geez, I wish I'd written that first." This is one of them.
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Additional information
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| Eric's essay "Bicycles and Bagpipes" appears in the recently published book Cycling's Greatest Misadventures (Casagrande Press). |
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