Alaskans like to pack in as much fun as possible during our gloriously long summer days and extended bouts of backyard, beach, boat and campsite time is made all the better when you have a great book to relax with. Readers know how books create magical doorways into other worlds and other worldviews that enhance your imagination in ways that scrolling online will never match. If you want to stick to home grown books, Alaska has many great authors and a wide range of selections from thrillers to romance to science. On this Talk of Alaska, we revisit our 2023 conversation with Alaskan authors and librarians to discuss book recommendations for Summer reading.
Note: This episode is a rebroadcast of a previous episode.
LISTEN:
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Lily Tuzroyluke – Indigenous writer, author of Sivulliq: Ancestor
- Jamey Bradbury – Alaskan writer, author of The Wild Inside
- Meneka Thiru – Community engagement librarian, Anchorage Public Library
Resources:
- Alaska Library Network
- Libby App – Free ebooks and audiobooks from your library
- Anchorage Public Library website
- Summer Discovery | Anchorage Public Library
Authors and books mentioned during this show (plus a few extras):
- Jerry Flu
- The Dishonorable Dr. Cook: Debunking the Notorious McKinley Hoax by Bradford Washburn
- Sara Eliza Johnson
- Joseph Holt
- Daryl Farmer
- Gerri Brightwell
- Seth Kantner
- Tom Kizzia
- John Messick
- Marc Cameron
- Lolo Paige
- Writing on the Edge: An anthology of contemporary Alaska stories edited by David A. James
- Judy Ferguson
- Alaska Rough Diamonds by Rick Stanfield
- The Book of Timothy: The Devil, My Brother, and Me by Joan Nockels Wilson
- Stephanie Marie Thornton
- Andromeda Romano-Lax
- Wheels on Ice: Stories of Cycling in Alaska edited by Jessica Cherry and Frank Soos
- tender gravity by Marybeth Holleman
- Boreal Books
- Cirque Press Author Index
- Porphyry Press
- Marilyn Wheeless
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
- Message Not Found by Dante Medema
- All the Colors We Will See by Patrice Gopo
- A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska: The Story of Hannah Breece by Jane Jacobs
- Forgotten Murders from Alaska’s Capital by Betsy Longenbaugh
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Broadcast: Tuesday, June 11 at 10 a.m. on Alaska public radio stations statewide.
Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
