Book review: Author Buddy Levy brings a fine novelist’s sense of storytelling to his narrative histories. "Labyrinth of Ice" is an essential volume in recent literature concerning the far north.
Book review: “The Big Wild Soul of Terrence Cole” is an engaging, eclectic collection of essays by friends, colleagues, and students.
Book review: The guidebook “Northwest Coast and Alaska Native Art” is a handy introduction that provides cultural contexts and makes room for the voices of contemporary practitioners.
Book review: As we set out to explore our own massive backyard more closely than usual, a dependable resource is a good thing to have. Alaskan outdoors and travel writer Lisa Maloney provides just that.
Book review: Jon Mooallem tells the story of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, and also of how ordinary people come together and rise to meet the unexpected in ways they didn’t think possible.
You’ll find stunning sights and gorgeous nights in Alaska’s Interior, whether it’s winter or summer.
Book review: Eric Wade, an Alaskan of 40 years, pursued his dream of finding some land, building a cabin and living apart from the world. In “Cabin: An Alaska Wilderness Dream,” he tells us what happened along the way.
Book review: Margery Fee’s “Polar Bear” explores how, outside of the Arctic, humans have rarely understood polar bears. But we have repeatedly projected our shifting values onto them.
Book review: The essays in “The Whale & the Cupcake” are drawn from veteran journalist Julia O’Malley’s journeys across the state, learning how different foods shape Alaskans.
Book review: Giles Whittell devoted much of his lifetime to seeking out and immersing himself in a weather phenomenon that can be in turn a riotous joy, a beautiful sight, a nuisance or a cause of horrifying death.
From “Raven’s Gift” to “Shadows on the Koyukuk," here are David James and Nancy Lord’s top picks.
Book review: “Vanished: Bear Trails” is Darrell Farmen’s account of his experiences in a half-century of hunts. Despite never having felt the urge to go bear hunting, this reviewer enjoyed it.
