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.