Book reviews & excerpts from exceptional books set mainly in the Arctic or Antarctic.
Alaska & Other Polar/Sub Polar Regions
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City Under One Roof
by Iris Yamashita
Hardcover: Jan 2023
Paperback: Jan 2024
A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise building, in this gripping debut by an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter.
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The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
by Ben Rawlence
Hardcover: Feb 2022
Paperback: Dec 2023
In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Barry Lopez, a powerful, poetic and deeply absorbing account of the "lung" at the top of the world.
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The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
by Nathaniel Ian Miller
Hardcover: Oct 2021
Paperback: Oct 2022
The "ceaselessly brilliant" story of one man who banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and is saved by good friends, a loyal dog, and a surprise visit that changes everything (Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ...
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Lean Fall Stand: A Novel
by Jon McGregor
Hardcover: Sep 2021
Paperback: Sep 2022
A thrilling and propulsive novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences for the explorers and their families "leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story" (Hilary Mantel).
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The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
by Caroline Van Hemert
Hardcover: Mar 2019
Paperback: Feb 2020
The gripping story of a biologist's journey from Washington State to high above the Arctic Circle - traveling across remote and rugged terrain solely by human power - to rediscover birds, the natural world, and her own love of science.
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The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
Hardcover: Feb 2018
Paperback: Sep 2019
From the author of The Nightingale, comes a story of a family in crisis and a young girl struggling to survive at the edge of the world, in America's last true frontier.
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Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier
by Mark Adams
Hardcover: May 2018
Paperback: May 2019
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating and funny journey into Alaska, America's last frontier, retracing the historic 1899 Harriman Expedition.
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To the Bright Edge of the World
by Eowyn Ivey
Hardcover: Aug 2016
Paperback: Aug 2017
From the bestselling author of The Snow Child, a thrilling tale of historical adventure set in the Alaskan wilderness.
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The North Water: A Novel
by Ian McGuire
Hardcover: Mar 2016
Paperback: Mar 2017
A nineteenth-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and highly original tale that grips like a thriller.
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This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!
by Jonathan Evison
Hardcover: Sep 2015
Paperback: May 2016
Part dysfunctional love story, part poignant exploration of the mother/daughter relationship, Jonathan Evison has crafted a bighearted novel with an endearing heroine at its center.
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Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America
by Owen Matthews
Hardcover: Nov 2013
Paperback: Jul 2015
From the glittering court of Catherine the Great to the wilds of the New World, Matthews conjures a brilliantly original portrait of one of Russia's most eccentric Empire-builders.
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Hampton Sides
Hardcover: Aug 2014
Paperback: May 2015
New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. Winner of the 2014 BookBrowse Award for Nonfiction.
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