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ALBERTA’S OLD WEST We’ve been driving through a land that’s so foreign to us, it feels as if we’re extras in a Hollywood Western. Today we explored Lethbridge, Alberta, the home of Fort Whoop-Up, where the Yankee whiskey traders made … Continue reading →

ROADIES Perry and I are on the road again to update my research for The World-Famous Alaska Highway: A Guide to the ALCAN and Other Wilderness Roads of the North. In this first week, we’re doing those “other wilderness roads” … Continue reading →

A New Book in the Family! EDD ROUSH: A Biography of the Cincinnati Reds Star ISBN 978-0-7864-4407-6 McFarland, April 2010. Here’s a new book to be proud of, even though I didn’t write it. Still, I’m compelled to spread the … Continue reading →

A new book for Iditarod 2010! The Lance Mackey Story: How My Obsession with Dog Mushing Saved My Life By Lance Mackey; Foreword by Joe Runyan; Edited by Tricia Brown ISBN 978-0-615-34423-2  This is the seventh mushing book I’ve edited, … Continue reading →

The Itchy Little Musk Ox is on the program at Missouri State University’s Literacy Awareness event, coming up October 4-8 at West Plains. I’m so excited to hear about a university that’s involved with its community in this dynamic way. … Continue reading →

It took a while for this birth, but finally Silent Storytellers of Totem Bight State Historical Park has arrived. I really enjoyed working with the publisher, Alaska Geographic Association, to create a book on the totem poles and clan house … Continue reading →

Spending a few days in Fairbanks at Solstice, I have to admit sleep deprivation is a problem. Last I checked, the sun was rising at 2:58 a.m., and didn’t set until 12:47 a.m. Did you catch that? That’s barely three … Continue reading →

Here’s your invitation the the Kankakee Public Library’s Author Fair! What’s up? I’m going to be reading The Itchy Little Musk Ox to fairgoers and their favorite kids. A musk ox craft is going to follow, so all little artists … Continue reading →

I had to write an Iditarod update, especially for you students at Otto H.H. Petersen School in Scappoose, Oregon, who seemed to catch the dog-mushing bug when I was there visiting earlier this month. Guess what, kids? Remember how I … Continue reading →

As we enter the Christmas season, we’re getting busier than ever, visiting schools, bookstores, and book fairs in the coming weeks. Check my Calendar to see where we might meet sometime soon. I just posted some great photos from a … Continue reading →