Whether you're in the mood for nonfiction, poetry or a good novel, there's something for you on this list of books that Alaska authors either recommend or are excited to read this summer:
These were the books that several of Alaska's most notable authors recommended or are excited to read this summer.
We asked some of Alaska’s most notable authors what they were excited to read this summer — or to perhaps mention what book they recently read that they’re enthusiastic about recommending. The submissions ranged from volumes of poetry to fiction and memoirs and selections by writers from Alaska, and beyond.“The Dawn of Everything” by David Graeber and David Wengrow:
A 10-year conversation between an anthropologist and an archaeologist evolves into a book that stands the conventional wisdom about human history on its head. I’m taking it slowly, a few pages at a time, because it’s a dense read, albeit with occasional bits of snark thrown in to make sure I’m still awake.I’m a short story junkie and have no desire to kick that habit.
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