‘Disappointment River’ traces misdirected journey by canoe, 227 years later
Book review: Brian Castner tells the story of 18th century Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie and his own adventure following Mackenzie's path up river.
In “It Happened Like This,” a young woman finds adulthood by way of Alaska’s wild places
Book review: Adrienne Lindholm's memoir describes her discoveries and epiphanies as she grew from a newly hired backcountry ranger in Denali National Park into an Alaska adulthood.
In new memoir, a Jamaican-American girl comes of age in Anchorage
Book review: Patrice Gopo grew up in Anchorage as the daughter of Jamaican immigrants. In her memoir, she takes readers on a journey into the social and racial issues of our time.
In new book, stories of an Alaskan who learned to ride horses in order to explore Patagonia – solo
Book review: "Riding Into the Heart of Patagonia" is Nancy Pfeiffer's story of adventure, discovery and deep caring for the people of Patagonia she met along the way.
In ‘Kings of the Yukon,’ paddling 2,000 miles to witness what’s left behind when salmon runs falter
Book review: Adam Weymouth paddled 2,000 miles of the Yukon River for the purpose of learning about the river’s king salmon and the people and communities that depend upon them.
Anchorage novelist tells a gothic tale set among dog mushers in Interior Alaska
Book review: When, in the first pages, a strange man, “tall as a tree and blotting out the rest of the woods,” barrels into 17-year-old Tracy and knocks her unconscious, the questions begin.
A New Yorker blends deep historical research into his personal, peculiar journey in ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Book review: Alaskans are rightfully skeptical when writers from Outside arrive in our state to tell the story of “the last frontier.” It's a real pleasure to discover a book that defies that expectation.
In ‘A Wild Promise,’ an Alaska wilderness area in limbo and a book with a mission
Book review: "A Wild Promise" aims not only to share an amazing place with readers but to advocate for its protection.
In national bestseller ‘The Great Alone,’ emotions ring true where Kachemak Bay setting doesn’t
Book review: There are definitely elements that will remind Alaska readers of reality television shows based here. But there's a more serious, and perhaps truer storyline in the book.
Kim Rich returns to her Alaska roots with sequel to ‘Johnny’s Girl’
Book review: The now-classic tale "Johnny's Girl" tells Kim Rich's childhood growing up in the underworld of Anchorage in the 1960s and '70s. "A Normal Life" picks up where that book left off.
Comic novel takes on independence in the climate-challenged state of Vermont
Review: Bill McKibben’s novel celebrates free spirits, small-town friendliness, local commerce, radio, and winter.
In ‘Heart Berries,’ a powerful new indigenous voice breaks old silences
Book review: Sherman Alexie calls Mailhot “the metaphorical love child of Emily Dickinson and Crazy Horse.” The New York Times has called the book a “sledgehammer.” Both are appropriate descriptors.