Born and raised in the wilderness of northern Alaska, Seth Kantner is the author of numerous books, including Ordinary Wolves and Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska. His writing and photographs have appeared in the New York Times, Outside, Orion, and Reader’s Digest, and he is recipient of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and a Whiting Award. Kantner has worked as a trapper, fisherman, gardener, mechanic, wildlife photographer, and adjunct professor. He lives with his wife and daughter in northwest Alaska, and is a columnist for the Alaska Dispatch News.
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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.”
