![]() AND SHE WASĬindy Dyson’s novel revolves around a secret held by the Aleut community for over two hundred years. John Straley’s writing has been compared to Ross MacDonald’s and Raymond Chandler’s. ![]() Written by a criminal investigator, this mystery is set in the darker parts of Sitka. The legendary illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz collaborated with Steve Niles on this sequel to 30 Days of Night. If thrillers are your favorite vacation reads, it’s hard to beat this graphic novel about the undead. Based on a folktale Wallis’s Athabaskan mother told her, it offers a compelling insight into Native culture. This story of famine and survival is written by Velma Wallis. TWO OLD WOMEN: AN ALASKA LEGEND OF BETRAYAL, COURAGE AND SURVIVAL Brown’s unique period piece explores the gold rush dream of starting anew in Alaska from a woman’s point of view. This novel, set outside of Nome, is a story of the old world meeting the new. ![]() ![]() FLIGHT OF THE GOOSEĮcology, Inupiat tradition, and war all come together in Lesley Thomas’s first book. Set in Sitka, Michael Chabon’s speculative history explores what might have happened if, in response to the Holocaust, a temporary Jewish settlement had been established in Alaska. If you loved The Call of the Wild and James Michener’s Alaska, pick up these books set in Alaska before your Alaska rail tour: Fiction THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNION Reading is also a great way to learn the culture of the area you are travelling through. Ever since Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express, books and trains have been inseparable. ![]()
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