Tom Stienstra is a popular Californian author. He is the Outdoors Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. He has written many guidebooks to outdoor recreation in California, Oregon, and Washington, and has sold over one million combined copies. He writes about the outdoors, and outdoors sports, such as hiking, camping, fishing, and boating. He has written a novel, called "Sweet Vengeance", a murder mystery in context of the music business. The novel will be released in January by Wild Earth Press. Tom's website can be found at tomstienstra.com