Novelist Carl Hiaasen to deliver MSU Library's annual Trout Lecture on Oct. 10

Novelist and journalist Carl Hiaasen will speak at Montana State University this fall as part of the MSU Library's annual Trout and Salmonid Lecture Series.

Hiaasen will present "The Loveliest Disease: Angling as a Therapeutic Pastime" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Strand Union Building Ballrooms. A reception will follow. The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and registering ahead of time is advised. Register online at montana.edu/calendar/events/49871 or by calling 406-994-6857.

Hiaasen began his career as a journalist and wrote novels in his spare time. To dat...