Books
Book review: ‘Sisters of the Midnight Sun’ is a gripping legal procedural
Author Rebecca Wright Stevens tells the story of defending Amos Lane, who was accused of committing a double murder in Utqiaġvik in the early 1990s.
Book review: A 50-year passion project culminates in a portrait of a time and a tragedy
Historian Doug Capra has deeply chronicled the lives of John and Ginger Davidson, who were lost at sea in 1977 traveling from Seward to their homestead with their 3-year-old son.
Arriving in Alaska on a whim 35 years ago, author Jen Funk Weber made puzzles her profession
She has produced around 25 puzzle books and has contributed to dozens of different magazines.
Embarking on an odyssey to read ‘The Odyssey’ before seeing ‘The Odyssey’
People are doing a crash course in the classics by attempting to finish Homer’s epic in time for the release of the Christopher Nolan film.
Book review: This literary thriller set in the Interior is filled with intrigue and family tension
The fictional town of Whitespur and characters help bring the subarctic winter landscape fully and believably to life.
16 new books for July including romance, mystery, fantasy and more
The best part of summer reading is that you can read anything. The most challenging part? You can read anything, so what will you choose?
Julia Quinn, author of Bridgerton romance series, to appear at Anchorage libraries
The creator of the Regency-era romance series that was adapted into a hit Netflix show will be in Alaska on Oct. 16 and 17.
Book review: A biography of famed biologist George Schaller showcases his Alaska roots
While his work took him around the globe, some of Schaller’s earliest and most vital work came in the Far North.
Book review: New history examines the dawn and development of Alaska’s most famous trail
Helen Hegener’s new book is a detailed history of the Iditarod Trail, documenting its tangible and intangible impacts to the state.
Book review: A memoir in essays interrogates the forces that shape identity
“Raised by Ferns” is a welcome addition both to thought about lower-income rural life and to the expansion of what we may consider as essay collections and memoir.
2 Alaska books selected for 2026 National Book Festival
“Alaska is for the Birds” and “Alaska Literary Field Guide” were chosen in the children’s and adult sections, respectively.
‘Yesteryear,’ this summer’s must-discuss book, is breaking readers’ brains and starting fights online
The twist ending in Caro Claire Burke’s ‘Yesteryear’ has left readers divided and talking. We have questions.
Book review: Reveling in the vastness and variety of Alaska’s Brooks Range
“The Brooks Range: Journey, Life, & Art in the Gwazhał” includes photos by Claude Fiddler that, accompanied by essays from Alaska writers, bring readers into a stark vastness that could easily be thought to unspool forever.
Writer, editor, teacher: Jaclyn Wilmoth has been a force in Alaska’s literary scene for a decade
The Fairbanks resident’s debut novel, an Alaska fantasy titled “The Snow Witch,” is the first book in the “The Boreal Witch” trilogy.
Book review: Three new poetry books by Alaskans address loss and renewal
Alaskan poets interrogate childhood, the loss of loved ones and life’s twists and turns.
Book review: ‘Polar War’ details the West’s uphill battle in the struggle for the Arctic
Author Kenneth R. Rosen spends a third of his book focused on Alaska as the United States continues to play catch-up to the Russians in the region.
People assume indie bookstores are dying out, but they’re actually multiplying
The decline of physical bookstores actually ended years ago, and the latest numbers from the American Booksellers Association show independent stores expanding at a pace not seen this century.
Book dives into history of Cyrano’s, a vital hub for Alaska arts and culture
Sandy Harper, who co-founded Cyrano’s Off Center Playhouse in Anchorage with her husband, spent five years producing the coffee table art book.
Book review: A wildly imaginative novel follows generations of Arctic settlers and their lost and found pianos
Author Kendra Shaw grew up in Ketchikan and Sitka as a child and now lives in Billings, Montana.
Book review: History of north Alaska Indigenous people covers all aspects of life in 18th and 19th centuries
“Ïyaġaaġmiut” synthesizes written Western records, science and especially stories passed down through generations.
Book review: A fictional exploration of an honorable man’s life, infused with Territorial Guard history
“Honor at Last” author Aurora Hardy creates a main character based on a father she barely knew, but who is portrayed as hard-working and honorable.
Book review: ‘The North Face of Summer’ offers a compassionate look at an Alaska conflict
Author Russell Tabbert sets his story in the Kantishna Mining District during a contentious period in the mid-1970s.
Book review: Mary Jacobs takes the helm as both fisherman and writer, with daring and perseverance
“She Takes the Helm” is a deeply honest, gripping and beautifully written memoir about Jacobs’ decades of commercial fishing.
Book review: Homer author Naomi Klouda has produced her best work yet with ‘The Octopus Murders’
While the book has some elements of a standard detective potboiler, it takes readers in unexpected directions with lovable characters.
Book review: The latest AQR is another treasury of fine writing
The latest issue features 10 short stories, 4 narrative essays and 19 poems, including works from a pair of Alaskans.
Book review: ‘Bear With Me’ examines the bruin’s lofty perch in American cultures
From characters like Baloo and Smokey to Fat Bear Week, they invoke both feelings of fear and love.
‘Alaska Literary Field Guide’ showcases diverse landscape of creatures and creators
Editors Nancy Lord, Marybeth Holleman and Shaelene Grace Moler brought together the works of dozens of Alaska writers and artists.
Kim Heacox is still going strong after 35 years of writing and 15 books
A stalwart conservationist, Heacox invites readers to explore landscapes alongside him and ponder what their fate should be.
I broke up with my Kindle. My new e-reader treats me better.
After Amazon’s Kindle removed his ability to download and back up his own e-books, this writer went in search of an alternative.
Book review: New essay collection searches for ‘right relations’ in a shared North
In “Permafrost is an Archive,” author Corinna Cook produces a book of questioning and imagining, rich in metaphor and lyricism.