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Brook Lenker
Writer. Explorer. Conservationist
About the Author
Inspired by Nature
Brook Lenker is a passionate conservationist, explorer, and author of the 2019 novel, The Restorers. He served as a contributing writer for After the Pandemic: Visions of Life Post COVID-19, a nonfiction volume, and freelanced for Susquehanna Life Magazine for nearly a decade. Infused by a love of nature and adventures near and far, his writings evoke memorable characters and rich depictions of place that stir readers. A graduate of Towson University with degrees in Geography, Brook is the proud father of two adult daughters. He lives along the Yellow Breeches Creek in South Central Pennsylvania with his wife and a collie named Zena.
The Restorers
May 2019
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The Arbiters
Sometimes you have to take a stand, especially when the consequences are dire if you don’t. Reily Watters and his band of teenage friends dig the outdoors more than swim practice or Biology class, but a dam project threatens to flood their favorite fishing and hiking haunts—the treasured watershed of the Mannequin Creek.
Together they fight back with their own form of frontier justice and realize new things about themselves in the process. Ben Kabumba lets his feet, and inquisitiveness, do the talking. Wil Wisnoski plays defense–with and without a pen. Eddie Knisely improves his jaded world through watercolors, while Reily yearns for the neighborhood dream girl and wet and wild extracurricular pursuits.
In this coming of age story, an adventuresome coed crew, and enterprising dog, discover love, acceptance, and the importance of making a difference. Words and research matter, along with proper reconnaissance, covert deeds, and a fed-up bureaucrat named Billy Tilghman. Armed with knowledge and a little bit of serendipity, they disrupt–if not, disassemble–the devious plans of a bumbling developer, and protect their sacred lands. Stirring environmental passions, spiritual connections, and a dose of 1970’s nostalgia, The Arbiters has readers cheering for a knotty tree and falling for the charms of a few timely snakes . . . of one kind or another.
Published by Milford House, an imprint of Sunbury Press, Inc. Visit my author page. The book is available in paperback and for e-reader
via Sunbury Press or wherever fine books are sold.
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"Brook Lenker connects us to the hopes, dreams, and realities of eager teenagers finding their way in a world of sweet temptations and harsh realities. Read his story and be young again." - Tim Palmer, author of Youghiogheny: Appalachian River and Watching the River Run
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"This book unfolds like the gently winding river at its heart and draws you in until you have no choice but to follow the absorbing story to its end." - Sherry Knowlton, author of Dead on the Delta and other award-winning suspense novels​​​
Upcoming Events
January 9, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.) - Book Talk about The Restorers and preview of The Arbiters at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, PA. Hosted by Susquehanna National Heritage Area. Tickets: $10 and may be purchased at the door or online.
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January 11, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. - Interview for the Sunbury Press Book Show podcast
