Heather lende author of if you lived here, id know your. First, lende was literally hit by a truck, suffering a broken pelvis just as she was about to begin her book tour. Kim heacox, author of john muir and the ice that started a fire. Alaska author john straley describes it as a tonic for a cynical world. Find out more about author and columnist heather lende at. Buy a cheap copy of if you lived here, id know your name book by heather lende. Lende has lived in haines all her adult life and is wellknown in town. Her nationally acclaimed book about haines if you lived here, id know your name algonquin 2005, is in its sixth printing and is a national geographic traveler. Lende, who was the narrator, is an excellent storyteller. By the end youll be torn between wanting to move to haines, alaska, and wanting lende to take the helm of your home town. I am a 59 year old woman, no children, and have at least one, more, great adventure in me.
Listening to lende read her book was like sitting in a cafe with my one of my besties just hanging on each word that fell out of her mouth in each chapter. Tiny haines, alaska, is ninety miles north of juneau, accessible mainly by. The second one is about the kindness of the people of haines when the author has her terrible accident. I want to move to alaska, and live haines forum tripadvisor. Dana stabenow, new york times bestselling author of the kate shugak novels heather lende is a terrific writer and terrific company. Heather lende lives in haines, alaska, and is the small town. Creative writing 12 of the gradual road that led to find the good. About 2,000 people live in haines, alaska, where heather lende has been writing obituaries for 20 years for the chilkat valley news. Joann mapson, author of owens daughter find the good is excellent company in unsteady times.
Part annie dillard, part anne lamott, essayist and npr commentator heather lende introduces readers to life in the town of haines, alaska. I was in alaska long before i had a career, said heather lende, m. This bookher thirdfollows a similar path as her previous new york times bestseller, if you lived here, id know your name. I live in tiny haines, alaska where my husband owns a lumberyard and we have a big family. If you lived here, id know your name book washington. She writes obituaries for the local newspaper which gives her a view into the lives of local citizens. An authors q and a with heather lende anchorage daily news.
Chilkat valley news serving haines and klukwan, alaska. A lot has happened since heather lende introduced us to the small town of haines, alaska, in her bestselling 2005 memoir if you lived here, id know your name. May 7, 2015 heather lende lives in haines, alaska, and is the small towns obituary writer and excellent writer. That reminder even could come from an unlikely source. Heather lende has lived in haines since 1984 with her husband and five children. I live in tiny haines, alaska where my husband owns a. Summer serenade in haines and a tribute to its grand dame of the arts. A haines area alaska department of fish and game biologist stood slackjawed as she watched dozens of king salmon swirl in a slough near 24mile, an area the u. After a nearfatal bicycle accident in her tiny alaskan town, bestselling author heather lende has an opportunity to contemplate faith and friendship, observe the breathtaking beauty of the northern wilderness anew, and truly come to appreciate the remarkable inhabitants of haines, alaska, without. What a brave and beautiful thing heather lende has made with this book. An obituary writer might be the last person readers would expect to provide wise advice, but alaska dispatch news columnist lende take good care of the garden and the dogs.
She has written for magazines and authored other bestselling books. The result is a literary wellspring, which will continue to run, and nurture, even in times of drought. Heather lende tiny haines, alaska, is ninety miles north of juneau, accessible mainly by water or airand only when the weather is good. Unexpected lessons from a smalltown obituary writer. Author heather lende lives in remote haines, alaska population 2,000. She has also authored many essays and stories, mostly about life and sometimes death in haines, alaska that have been distributed widely from the anchorage daily news and christian science monitor to.
Books, blogs and articles from haines alaska author, heather lende. Her nationally acclaimed book about haines if you lived here, id know. Heather lende confronts life and death with love and vulnerability. Pam houston, author of contents may have shifted in this cynical world find the good is a tonic. And the title of the third find the good says it all about the books and the author. Unexpected life lessons from a smalltown obituary writer. News from smalltown alaska, algonquin books of chapel. Heather lende is an obituary for the chilkat valley news in haines, alaska. She and her husband moved to small town alaska after graduating from college. Heather lende has written some 500 obituaries obituaries for the chilkat valley news in haines, alaska where she has lived for over thirty years. I write obituaries for the chilkat valley news and an alaska dispatch news column. News from smalltown alaska, algonquin books of chapel hill chapel hill, nc, 2005.
Army corp of engineers plans to offload and treat fuelcontaminated soil later this summer. Heather lende author of if you lived here, id know your name. In writing her social and obituary columns for hainess chilkat valley newssome of which are included hereshe blends reportage and humor. If you lived here, id know your name on apple books. The message is upbeat and meant to help readers make lemonade out of the sour lemons of life. The first book tells of the townspeople through mainly the obituaries. I like heather lendes folksy way of writing and looking at life. Heather lende is currently in the middle of a whirlwhind tour for her second book, take good care of the garden and the dogs. Heather lende stands on the beach outside her home in haines. If you lived here, id know your name news from smalltown alaska book. Tiny haines, alaska, is ninety miles north of juneau, accessible mainly by water or airand only when.
Thats basically what i learned from heather lendes if you lived here, id know your name. Heather lende, khns haines, author at alaska public media. As an active volunteer in her local school and library, heather lende is a familiar figure in the small town of haines. In lieu of a column this week, heres an exclusive q. But according to author heather lende, haines may have more than its share right now. I blog and post photos at my website and on facebook. Find the good is excellent company in these unsteady times. Heather lende writes her book seen through her own eyes, a personal account of life. This book is a fine storytold with compassion, wisdom and witabout democracy, community, and decency in smalltown america, and how to save the best of who we are. She moved to a small town in alaska with her college sweethearthusband right after graduating. She is also a former contributing editor at womans day, a columnist for the alaska dispatch news, and author of find the good.
This book is nonfiction and is written by heather lende. I got to reading a book by heather lende i think i have the name right. What its like to live in a small, rural, politically divided. John straley, shamus awardwinning author and former writer laureate of alaska beguiling. Heather lende posts both the obituaries and the social column for her local newspaper. She offers her thoughts on the subject in this commentary about. Join facebook to connect with heather lende and others you may know. Like her other books, it focuses on life in small town alaska. Heather lende is the author of if you lived here, id know your name. Enjoy heather lendes in her latest book, find the good. If you lived here, id know your name book by heather lende. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
In her book she tells about their life there and also tells the stories of the people they live among. My personal essays and columns have been widely distributed from npr and country living to the christian science monitor and womans day magazine where i was a contributing editor for a few years. What its like to live in a small, rural, politically divided town politics in haines, alaska population 2,500 has grown intensely bitter lately, reflecting the volume and heat of national. I am so fond of heather lende and her writing that i could almost, almost live in. Of bears and ballots heather lende 9781616208516 netgalley. She is also a former contributing editor at womans day, a columnist for the. Tiny haines, alaska, is ninety miles north of juneau, accessible mainly by water or airand only when the weather is good. Heather lende i am at the tail end of the find the good book tour and all the.
Also contributor to christian science monitor and national public radios morning edition. Heather lendes brave, bighearted book about her run for local office fairly bursts with affection for her place and its people. An unlikely source delivers tidbits on living well. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read find the good. You can go to the haines, alaska website to get a visual picture of the places heather describes. Lende chronicles the various lives and deaths of the people of haines, alaska, an almost inaccessible hamlet 90 miles north of juneau. My big story is that as soon as my first book, new york times bestseller if you lived here, id know your name was published in 2005, i was run over by a truck, which take good care of the garden and the dogs pretty much covers. If you like the stories on prarie home companion or northern exposure, youll love some real news from smalltown alaska. Buy a cheap copy of take good care of the garden and the.
Her nationally acclaimed book about haines if you lived here, id know your name algonquin 2005, is in its sixth printing and is a national geographic traveler magazine ultimate travel library selection. Granted, the author writes the obits for her local newspaper, so many of her stories lead back to that, but still. I am the town obituary writer indie alaska youtube. Lende strives to find the good in new book khns radio. John straley, shamus award winner and former writer laureate of alaska heather lende is a terrific writer and terrific company. Unexpected life lessons from a smalltown obituary writer 2015, a memoir of faith, family, and community take good care of the garden and the dogs 2010, and ny times bestseller, if you. Learn why this story catcher chooses to find the good. Unexpected life lessons from a smalltown obituary writer ebook written by heather lende. Read how the new york times bestselling author from tiny haines, alaska captures life lessons by weaving her personal insights with others stories. University of alaska anchorage lowresidency mfa program. Shes been a columnist for publications in alaska and nationwide, published books about life in rural haines, alaska, and her third book, find the good, will be.
If you lived here, id know your name and millions of other books are. Heather lende audio books, best sellers, author bio. To contact heather or read her new blog, the news from smalltown alaska, visit. Haines authors books optioned for potential tv series. Family, friendships, and faith in smalltown alaska, 2010, etc.