Nancy Lord

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Nancy Lord is a Homer-based writer and former Alaska writer laureate. Her books include "Fishcamp," "Beluga Days," and "Early Warming." Her latest book is "pH: A Novel."

Book review: Eowyn Ivey returns with another superb novel inspired by fairy tales and real-life Alaska

“Black Woods, Blue Sky” showcases author Eowyn Ivey’s imaginative powers and a deep knowledge of Alaska and its beings.

Nancy Lord February 1, 2025

Book review: What one sees, and learns, managing Denali’s Kahiltna Glacier basecamp over the years

“A Place Among Giants” chronicles Lisa Roderick’s 22 years managing the Kahiltna Glacier basecamp in poignant detail.

Nancy Lord January 19, 2025

Book review: Marc Cameron delivers another Arliss Cutter novel

Rich with Alaska-specific details, “Bad River” is the sixth book in the series from the prolific Eagle River author.

Nancy Lord January 4, 2025
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Book review: An experienced Arctic adventurer returns to a changed landscape

Author Jon Waterman opens readers to sharing his appreciation and the need to safeguard a world that grants us so many gifts.

Nancy Lord December 21, 2024

Here are our book reviewers’ favorites from 2024

Their lists include poetry, graphic art, plus books about fishing, nature and history.

Nancy Lord, David James December 14, 2024

Book review: A scholarly new perspective on the roles of Alaska Natives in World War II

Holly Miowak Guise’s book details that Alaska Natives, far from being passive participants in a war brought to them, actively protected their lands and cultures — leading to strengthened tribal connections and greater equality.

Nancy Lord December 7, 2024

Book review: A climate change novel ties together personal and environmental loss — and suggests resilience

M Jackson, a geographer and glaciologist who has written two nonfiction books, applies her extensive knowledge to a new genre.

Nancy Lord November 23, 2024

Book review: Inspired by his wife, latest John Straley novel features a fierce woman biologist

The book has plenty of the hallmarks of Straley’s crime novels, but a new protagonist gives “Big Breath In” a different perspective.

Nancy Lord November 9, 2024

Book review: An Arctic childhood shapes a poetry of loss and continuance

In “Absent Here,” Bret Shepard, who grew up in North Slope villages including Atqasuk and Browerville, examines themes like absence and desire in a collection infused with landscape imagery.

Nancy Lord October 27, 2024

Book review: Twenty years later, Ned Rozell takes another pipeline walk

The science writer returned to the 800-mile Alaska Pipeline corridor, telling his own story within the structure of a time travel through the change that’s facing Alaska

Nancy Lord October 12, 2024
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