Born and raised in Northwest Alaska, Seth Kantner’s debut novel, Ordinary Wolves, won a Whiting Award and was celebrated by The New York Times Book Review as a “magnificently realized story.” His other books include an earlier memoir, Shopping for Porcupine, a collection of essays, Swallowed by the Great Land, and a children’s book, Pup and Pokey. A Thousand Trails Home is the culmination of more than 10 years of writing and 30 years of wildlife photography. A commercial fisherman, Kantner divides his time between Paungaqtaurgruk, where he was born, and Kotzebue, where his family lives.
Born and raised in Northwest Alaska, Seth Kantner’s debut novel, Ordinary Wolves, won a Whiting Award and was celebrated by The New York Times Book Review as a “magnificently realized story.” His other books include an earlier memoir, Shopping for Porcupine, a collection of essays, Swallowed by the Great Land, and a children’s book, Pup and Pokey. A Thousand Trails Home is the culmination of more than 10 years of writing and 30 years of wildlife photography. A commercial fisherman, Kantner divides his time between Paungaqtaurgruk, where he was born, and Kotzebue, where his family lives.
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