One of the Alaskan authors who helped me along the road to publication was Nancy White Carlstrom. With over 50 published books to her credit, Nancy inspired a community of writers by bringing the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to Alaska. After 18 years in the state, years she says were her most […]
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Victoria Lord of the Rasmuson Foundation this week affirmed what our roundup shows – Alaska boasts a lot of talented writers, and they’ve been very busy. Here at 49 Writers, our quarterly book club is reading Seth Kantner’s Ordinary Wolves for online discussion March 7-8. Our Northern Favorites shelf is open for nominations (one book
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David Stevenson, who confirms that he “managed the descent of Mt. Rainier without strangling himself.” UAA’s new Dept. of Creative Writing and Literary Arts low-residency MFA got off to a strong start last year, and recently welcomed a new director, David Stevenson. He was kind enough to answer a few of Andromeda’s questions. What brings
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I challenge you (and myself!), as the days grow longer, to make a fun road trip to an independent Alaska bookstore — perhaps even one you haven’t visited before. But first, let me explain what prompted me to make this challenge on a post-inauguration day of hope, festivity, and responsibility. Reader and blogger Rose let
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What a day, and it’s only beginning. I wasn’t prepared for the emotion, welling up early as I caught myself in tears even as events were just ramping up. I’ll keep the Kleenex handy, right here by the laptop. You can also catch me crying at the Alaska Flag Song. Corny, I know. And not
Our Northern Favorites shelf (scroll down, right) is growing, thanks to contributions from all of you. Keep them coming – one per reader, for the moment, as we continue to showcase a fine and diverse selection of books. And our readers have spoken once again, with many thanks to all who voted. Seth Kantner’s Ordinary
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I don’t usually blog on the weekends, but I’ve got some items that won’t be timely in a few more days, and the 40 degree temps and flooding roads are reminding me of how quickly things change. First, I’ve got to share these FREEZE photos of Anchorage winter art installations, taken last weekend when it
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What a week. Bitter cold. Raging winds. Rain, sleet, snow. Now they’re talking record highs for Anchorage, with schools closed for the third straight day due to icy roads. The Joe Mcginness title is an apt fit for Alaska in January, when we always seem to get battered by extremes. At least we’ve got great
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by Nancy Lord Recently, when I was in Kaktovik (for book research), someone told me I needed to read Fifty Years Below Zero, Charles Brower’s memoir of his life in the Arctic. In Kaktovik I’d met a number of Brower descendents and had my first experience with an Arctic winter—including spotting a polar bear and
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Last year, when I was worrying aloud on this blog about “Black Wednesday” and other bad publishing news, a reader quipped that adding sex to one’s books might help. After all, she said — recalling her own experience working for a bookstore that survived the Depression by selling adult entertainment — porn is recession-proof. Turns
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