UA Press releases new book of essays and stories about Alaskans and their salmon
by Michelle Saport |
The University of Alaska Press has released Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from The Salmon Project edited by Nancy Lord.
The UAA Campus Bookstore will host the release party for the collection this Thursday, May 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The celebration, which is free and open to the public, will feature talks and readings by contributing authors William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, Don Rearden, Julia O'Malley, Kirsten Dixon and Carol Sturgulewski.
About Made of Salmon: The history of salmon worldwide is not a happy one; overfishing and habitat loss have destroyed the once-great Atlantic runs and severely damaged those of North America's west coast. Only in Alaska have management regimes and habitat protections safeguarded the fish that so many depend upon-so far. Alaskans know that to face the challenges ahead we need to recognize our shared dependence and responsibility. We need to know one another's stories and to understand what it will take to maintain salmon runs, ecological health and the place of salmon in our lives.
Made of Salmon brings together more than fifty diverse Alaska voices to celebrate the fish that holds a central place in the lives, cultures and values of those who depend on salmon for food, livelihood, recreation and a sense of community. The longer works by some of Alaska's finest writers thoughtfully and artfully explore the significance of salmon in the lives of Alaskans. Shorter, more anecdotal works add their writers' own "salmon love" to the mix. Photographer Clark James Mishler visually captures Alaskans fishing for, catching, preserving and eating salmon from Southeast to Bristol Bay and points between and beyond.
Authors include: Ilarion "Larry" Merculieff, Leslie Leyland Fields, Bella Hammond, Seth Kantner, Charles Wohlforth, Charlie Campbell, Richard Chiappone, Dan O'Neill, Don Rearden, Julia O'Malley, Ernestine Hayes, Debby Dahl Edwardson, Lynn Schooler, Verner Stor Wilson III, Michael Raudzis Dinkel, Sara Loewen, Heather Lende, Carol Sturgulewski, Kirsten Dixon, Hank Lentfer, William L. Iggiagruk Hensley and Nancy Lord (editor).
For more information about this title and many more, please visit www.uapress.alaska.edu or call (800) 621-2736.
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