I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.
Reasons to Smile

Reasons to Smile

 It has been a dark and stormy week, but things brightened up considerably Wednesday evening when we went ...
Substack Thank You Notes

Substack Thank You Notes

(NOTE: This was written for my Substack  blog readers, but I figured you'd enjoy it.)This morning I decided to ...
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“Democracy! It’s glorious chaos,” the owner of the local paper observes. It’s testimony to Lende’s special gift that, in spite of the pain and sadness involved in her political adventure, she leaves her readers with that same conclusion.

—Janet Brown, author and former bookseller (review from Shelf-Awareness).

 


A New York Times Bestseller

The L.A. Times called it “Part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott…”

Buy it from your local independent book seller

“Lende writes emotionally but never sentimentally, giving us the best Alaska memoir of late, maybe the best ever.“
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