by Lisa Alexia | Feb 8, 2021 | Freedom and Security, Our Northern Neighbors, Reviews of Books and Other Media
Ryktheu is from a remote Northern village, near AlaskaYuri Rytkheu wrote stories that reflected the perspective of thousands of years of human evolution compressed over the course of his lifetime. Rural Alaskans will find much to appreciate in his books, because so...
by Lisa Alexia | Jun 10, 2020 | Freedom and Security, Our Communities
This post emphasizes the history of Black and African Americans in Alaska, with links to a variety of resources. Despite persistent lack of diversity in publishing, good regional books by and about Blacks and African Americans in Alaska do exist. Some are by smaller...
by Lisa Alexia | Nov 19, 2019 | Freedom and Security, Our Northern Neighbors, Reviews of Books and Other Media
Salmonberries: An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 3 Julia Phillips is a National Book Award Finalist! (Note as this post goes live: Julia Phillips is a National Book Award Finalist for her debut novel Disappearing Earth. Winners will be announced November 20,...
by Lisa Alexia | Sep 7, 2019 | Freedom and Security, Our Northern Neighbors, Reviews of Books and Other Media
Salmonberries: An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 2(Note: Transcript of “An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 2” has been edited and condensed for clarity). Listen to “An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 2” on Spreaker. Welcome to our...
by Lisa Alexia | Sep 6, 2019 | Freedom and Security, Our Northern Neighbors, Reviews of Books and Other Media
When I first heard about Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City, by journalist Tanya Talaga, © 2017, House of Anansi Press, I recalled my observations when passing through the township of Armstrong, Ontario, in 1996. An unincorporated...
by Lisa Alexia | Aug 31, 2019 | Freedom and Security, Our Northern Neighbors, Reviews of Books and Other Media
Salmonberries: An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 1(Note: Transcript of “An Interview with Julia Phillips” has been edited and condensed for clarity). Listen to “An Interview with Julia Phillips, Part 1” on Spreaker. Welcome to our...