David James

While the novel revolves around the pursuit of a highly sought-after amulet, the personal connections and progressions drive the story.

Through a series of interesting, sometimes funny and occasionally hair-raising stories, author Derek Stonorov gives readers a front-row seat to bruin behavior.

Originally arriving in Alaska from England in 1991, author Gerri Brightwell has been at UAF for the last two decades.

The narrative has all the elements of a classic polar expedition gone wrong: starvation, frostbite, amputations, conflicts, miserable deaths and a heroic trek for help.

From basking in the midnight sun to chasing the northern lights, Fairbanks is a year-round destination.

The book by Tom Crestodina details everything from salmon seiners to fireboats and NOAA research vessels.

For “Sivulliq: Ancestor,” the author learned from elders, tribal leaders and whalers to craft the historic thriller.

The stories cover the mundane to the miraculous, but all of them express something interesting about what it means to live in the Last Frontier.

“Into the Great Emptiness” follows Gino Watkins, one of the youngest men to ever lead an expedition into polar regions, and his successful 16-month survey of Greenland in 1930.

Through the protagonist Kim-boy, Chugiak novelist Clifton Bates examines how systems imposed from outside on an Indigenous culture, regardless of intent, too often fail to understand that culture.

Written by Indigenous author Lily H. Tuzroyluke, the book is set in Western Alaska in the late 19th century.

Written by local historians Ian C. Hartman and David Reamer, the book takes a step toward providing greater exploration of the history, lives and legacy of Black Alaskans.

Readers will get a detailed description of the environmental and geopolitical conditions that the 2019-20 MOSAiC Expedition in the Arctic Ocean faced, but few of the preliminary findings.

While the book by German historian Bernd Brunner follows an interesting line into modern times, it ignores large swaths of northern populations.

The new novel from Fairbanks author Gerri Brightwell depicts an Alaska warped from climate and political changes.