Our thanks to librarian, children’s author, and 49 Writers member Ann Dixon, who gave permission for us to reprint this interview originally posted on February 6, 2011 on her blog Kid Lit North. Above, children’s author Debby Dahl Edwardson. A while ago I wrote about Blessing’s Bead, a wonderful novel by Barrow resident Debby Dahl Edwardson. Debbie has […]
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One wrote a classic and controversial book on Alaska and has another, featuring former Governor Sarah Palin, in the works. The other’s Alaskan title is drawing huge interest and acclaim overseas. Sponsored by the 49 Alaska Writing Center, both authors are slated for readings at Metro Music and Books in Anchorage in the next two
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Thanks to Ann for being our July featured author. Airports can be mind-numbing places. But I passed a quite pleasant hour in Sweden’s largest airport, Arlanda, by examining one of several book kiosks. First I simply looked at books: titles, authors, and content. I was surprised to see how many books were translated from English.
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Since the last time I was in Stockholm a new museum has opened. Actually, the word “museum” doesn’t quite fit; let’s add the phrase “cultural activity center.” It’s called Junibacken, and here’s the thing: it’s based entirely on Swedish children’s literature. You’ve heard of Pippi Longstocking, right? Well, Pippi is just the tip of Astrid
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My children grew up with Ann Dixon’s “The Sleeping Lady” and “Blueberry Shoe,” so it’s an honor to have the prolific Willow author here as our featured July guestblogger. Her latest book is When Posey Peeked at Christmas, released last fall. Thanks to Ann for conquering distance and some tech glitches to bring us this
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What happened to June? I spent part of it on a tough assignment as a guest lecturer on an Inside Passage cruise (more about that next week) and another bit at the Alaska Book Festival in Fairbanks, but that doesn’t account for it all, and boy, is it gone. Hopefully you caught the four great
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Open season has ended on our Northern Favorites shelf, but we’d like to keep loading it with your favorite books. So if there’s one you’d like to add, email a short guest post explaining why it’s favorite-worthy. (No spoilers, please.) We’ll add your selection to our shelf and post your thoughts – short ones in
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