Joseph Monninger
Joseph Monninger (1953–2025) was an American author and English professor at Plymouth State University, known for over 30 books including novels for adults and young adults, memoirs, and nonfiction works often exploring themes of nature, adventure, and human connection. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso (1975–77), fly fisherman, and sled dog racer, he received two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and published notable titles like 'The Map That Leads to You,' 'Hippie Chick,' and his cancer memoir 'Goodbye to Clocks Ticking.' He lived in Warren, New Hampshire, beside the Baker River until his death from terminal lung cancer at age 71.
Fiction
Young Adult
Memoir
Nonfiction
The World As We Know It
Stay Alive #1: Crash
Stay Alive #1: Crash
Stay Alive #2: Cave-in
Stay Alive #2: Cave-in
Stay Alive #3: Breakdown
Stay Alive #4: Flood
The World As We Know It
Stay Alive #4: Flood
Eternal on the Water
Finding Somewhere
The World As We Know It
Wish
Finding Somewhere
Whippoorwill
Margaret from Maine: A Novel
Wish
Finding Somewhere
Wish
Home Waters: Fishing with an Old Friend: A Memoir
Eternal on the Water
Mather: A Novel
Margaret from Maine (Thorndike Press Large Print Peer Picks)
Wish