Cinthia Ritchie

Fjorn Dihle's book is about things that haunt us all, things that burrow into our psyches and refuse to leave, the major life-changing and life-affirming things such as love and loss, grief and fear.

First-time novelist Chris Riley sinks and swims in story of unlikely friendship aboard an Alaska commercial fishing boat.

This is a remarkable book, a remarkable story, and if at times the Alaska landscape threatens to eclipse the characters, so be it.

I arrived in Anchorage on a spring day in the late 1980s and spent that first summer itching mosquito bites, stumbling across glaciers and huddling in leaky tents.

    Building Fires in the Snow Edited by Martha Amore and Lucian Childs; University of Alaska Press; 342 pages; $29.95 paperback C.S. Lewis supposedly said, “We read to know we are not alone.” This quote beautifully captures the mood of the LGBT fiction and poetry collection “Building Fires in the Snow.” Edited by Alaska … Continue reading Collection of LGBT fiction, poetry breaks ground but lacks diversity

Yoga for Climbers: How to Stretch, Strengthen and Climb Higher and Yoga for Hikers By Nicole Tsong; Mountaineers Books; each 238 pages; $16.95 each When former Alaskan Nicole Tsong moved to Seattle, she found herself stressed by the traffic, the demands of a larger and busier city, and shorter summer days. Without easy access to mountains … Continue reading Author’s voice makes pair of yoga books for climbers, hikers worthwhile

Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel series By Jennifer Bernard; 375 pages on average; Avon Romance/HarperCollins; prices vary You always remember the first time. Mine happened on a rainy evening. The lights were dim, the radio low, the mood sultry and slow. I glanced across the room and my eyes locked on a brawny and muscular … Continue reading Homer author heats up the summer with smoking hot reads

Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Klondike Race for Gold By Deb Vanasse; University of Alaska Press; 314 pages      Much has been written about the Klondike Gold Rush. It was, after all, a time of greed, excitement, desperation and get-rich-quick schemes, all perfect fodder for a good, long tale. Yet, little has been penned … Continue reading ‘Wealth Woman’ gets bogged down trying to untangle little-known tale

Former Alaskan Mary Emerick weaves a lyrical story of remote landscapes. The rhythm of her writing is so lulling, it’s impossible not to read sentences out loud, marveling at the sound.

'Cold Spell' lyrically blends two stories -- a mother trying to start over and a daughter whose longings threaten to undo them.

Parts of the Seward Small Boat Harbor are in critical need of repair, and the city will need to find more than $1 million to fund only the most serious repairs.

Mother's Day: Melissa Kompkoff talks about the bittersweet joy of mothering her son Joshua, who passed away earlier this year.

About 80 athletes and their families will gather in Seward this weekend to compete in the Native Youth Olympic Invitational.

Attempts at developing the Herman Leirer Multimodal Trail from Exit Glacier to Seward have been ongoing for more than four decades. Can four government agencies agree on a design?