22 Alaska books our reviewers recommend for when you’re hunkered down
From “Raven’s Gift” to “Shadows on the Koyukuk," here are David James and Nancy Lord’s top picks.
In collection of hunting tales, a glimpse of a different Kodiak
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.
20 women who were ‘Born to Fly’ — and opened the skies for all
Book review: Steve Sheinkin’s book is both a history of the Women’s Transcontinental Air Derby in 1929 and of how the women who participated in it broke technological barriers in the sky and social barriers on the ground.
New book explores the hidden world of the fabled yet enigmatic fox
Book review: Mammal ecologist Adele Brand explores fox diets, reproductive patterns, vocalizations, social interactions, involvement with other animals and much more.
‘The Salmon Way’ is a breezy, enjoyable jaunt through the Alaska state of mind
Amy Gulick, a veteran outdoors and travel writer, offers a peek into the cultural role salmon play in Alaska, and how the lives of humans and fish are intertwined.
In ‘Heart of the World,' a legendary scientist and outdoorsman confronts a fatal diagnosis
Book review: Ned Rozell’s book follows the story of Keith Echelmeyer, a UAF professor of geophysics, climber and backcountry maniac who showed through his death how to live.
Our book reviewers’ favorite reads of 2019
From poetry to fiction and true crime, these are the books that left the deepest impressions on ADN reviewers David James and Nancy Lord this year.
In Greenland’s ice, the world’s past, present and future
Book review: The timing could not be better for publication of “The Ice at the End of the World,” a comprehensive examination of European exploration and discovery in Greenland by historian and science journalist Jon Gertner.
How clairvoyants and spiritual fads followed 19th century British Arctic expeditions
Book review: For diehards beset by Franklin Fever, “The Spectral Arctic” is yet another book that should be added to the list.
5 Alaska children’s books perfect for gifting this holiday season
Those looking for gifts for kids can find some fine children’s books that take readers all across the Last Frontier.
In ‘Shadowed Times,’ stories of an earlier — but not simpler — time
Book review: George Harbeson Jr.'s roots in Alaska are deep, and the stories in this slightly uneven but mostly quite good collection often hark back to an Alaska that’s slipped away in the age of the internet.
Tales of spectacular derring-do make ‘Flight to the Top of the World’ a fun read
Book review: With its flying machines, newfangled radios, grubby mechanics and Arctic backdrop, this would be a great steampunk novel — were it not an entirely factual account of journalist-celebrity Walter Wellman.