{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-id-know-your-name-news-from-small-town-alaska-9781565125247","title":"If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott, essayist and NPR commentator Heather Lende introduces readers to life in the town of Haines, Alaska . . . subtly reminding readers to embrace each day, each opportunity, each life that touches our own and to note the beauty of it all.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tiny Haines, Alaska, is ninety miles north of Juneau, accessible mainly by water or air--and only when the weather is good. There's no traffic light and no mail delivery; people can vanish without a trace and funerals are a community affair. Heather Lende posts both the obituaries and the social column for her local newspaper. If anyone knows the going-on in this close-knit town--from births to weddings to funerals--she does. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether contemplating the mysterious death of eccentric Speedy Joe, who wore nothing but a red union suit and a hat he never took off, not even for a haircut; researching the details of a one-legged lady gold miner's adventurous life; worrying about her son's first goat-hunting expedition; observing the awe-inspiring Chilkat Bald Eagle Festival; or ice skating in the shadow of glacier-studded mountains, Lende's warmhearted style brings us inside her small-town life. We meet her husband, Chip, who owns the local lumber yard; their five children; and a colorful assortment of quirky friends and neighbors, including aging hippies, salty fishermen, native Tlingit Indians, and volunteer undertakers--as well as the moose, eagles, sea lions, and bears with whom they share this wild and perilous land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like Bailey White's tales of Southern life or Garrison Keillor's reports from the Midwest, NPR commentator Heather Lende's take on her offbeat Alaskan hometown celebrates life in a dangerous and breathtakingly beautiful place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Lende's new book, \u003ci\u003eOf Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics \u003c\/i\u003eis available now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLende, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHeather Lende \u003c\/b\u003ehas contributed essays and commentary to NPR, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, among other newspapers and magazines, and is a former contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e. A columnist for the \u003ci\u003eAlaska Dispatch News\u003c\/i\u003e, she is the obituary writer for the \u003ci\u003eChilkat Valley News\u003c\/i\u003e in Haines and the recipient of the Suzan Nightingale McKay Best Columnist Award from the Alaska Press Club. Her previous bestselling books are \u003ci\u003eFind the Good\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTake Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. Lende was voted Citizen of the Year, Haines Chamber of Commerce, in 2004. Her website is heatherlende.com.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614574448914,"sku":"9781565125247","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28c81241-437a-4c69-af0a-247c9d7946f4.jpg?v=1732450235","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-you-lived-here-id-know-your-name-news-from-small-town-alaska-9781565125247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}