Seth Kantner is a commercial fisherman, writer, and wildlife photographer, born and raised in northern Alaska. In addition to his novel, Ordinary Wolves, and his essay collection, Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska, his writings and photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Orion, Smithsonian, Adventure Journal, Alaska, and other literary journals and anthologies.
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Books by Seth Kantner
Born and raised in the Arctic, Cutuk Hawcley has learned to provide for himself by hunting, fishing, and trading. But when he leaves for the city as a young man, incompatible realities collide, forcing Cutuk to choose between two worlds—both seemingly bent on rejecting him.
This fascinating account of life on North America’s last frontier chronicles the transformation of the Arctic as the mainstream moves relentlessly north. Essays and photographs offer an ode to respect—that oft-forsaken, unromantic quality—for the land, for animals, and for “something as virtuous as gathering food.”
