Peggy Shumaker’s ‘Cairn’ unpacks a life lived in poetry
The subtitle, “New and Selected Poems and Prose,” only hints at what is contained within these pages: a career retrospective tracing her pathway to now, and work moving in new directions.
In new novel, teens fight for survival in a dystopian future Alaska
In keeping with his first book, Paul Greci’s “Wild Lands” is at heart the story of a young man coming into adulthood through the process of survival.
In ‘Born to Ice,’ iconic photographs of polar animals
This expansive and beautiful book, scenes range from vast panoramas to facial closeups, unveiling an Arctic that is far from the barren wasteland some would dismiss it as.
New book for young adults describes life of iconic Alaska civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich
Many Alaskans, especially younger ones, don’t know about the conditions inflicted on Alaska Natives in the first half of the 20th century. It’s a knowledge gap that makes this book an important contribution.
‘Alone at the Top’ is a breezy, enjoyable account of solo trip up Denali in the dead of winter
As of the start of this decade, no one had yet climbed Denali solo in January, For Lonnie Dupre, claiming this accomplishment became an obsession.
In ‘One Water,’ essays wind down Fairbanks streets and beyond
Rob McCue’s stories describe life as a nighttime taxi cab driver and his adventures in the wilderness outside the city.
Our reviewers' favorite Alaska books of 2018
From memoirs to graphically dynamic travelogues, their lists cover the entire state.
Three new poetry collections uncover truths and histories
Book review: These new books cover homestead life, portray a struggle with dementia and reflect on the past.
‘Brave New Arctic’ delivers a scientific detective story
Written by the director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the book delves deep into his deep studies in Arctic climate.
Thomas Merton’s spiritual journeys traced in ‘We Are All Poets Here'
Anchorage author Kathleen Witkowska Tarr weaves a roaming narrative through the lense of Merton’s writings and travels
Powerful work by Smelcer explores roots of modern Native American experience
Smelcer boils his views down into a collection of tightly composed poems that convey the Native American experience through brief vignettes that are at turns political, spiritual, angry, celebratory, tragic, comic and, at all times, gripping. Its quite the work.
For a decade, 'Aunt Phil's Trunk' has made Alaska history accessible
Together, the five volumes and 2,000 pages of 'Aunt Phil's Trunk' are neither an academic nor a comprehensive history of Alaska, but it is an entertaining and accessible account of the people who have called it home.