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    A copy of Howard Weaver’s memoir “Write Hard, Die Free” rests on an ink-splotched guard rail in front of the Peninsula Clarion’s defunct Goss Suburban printing press in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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    By Jacob Dye • June 26, 2024 1:30 am

    Immediately after the death of legendary Anchorage reporter and editor Howard Weaver, I picked up a copy of his memoir

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    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Homer Public Library’s Lit Lineup encourages year-round reading with staff book suggestions

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A copy of “Drawn from Deep Waters: True Stories from the Kenai Peninsula,” is held on Thursday in Kenai.
    Off the Shelf: Congregation calling
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 16, 2024 2:30 am

    The collection is written by patrons of Kalifonsky Christian Center

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    John Messick’s “Compass Lines” is displayed at the Kenai Peninsula College Bookstore in Soldotna, Alaska on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The copy at the top of this stack is the same that reporter Jake Dye purchased and read for this review. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: ‘Compass Lines’ offers quiet contemplations...
    By Jacob Dye • May 1, 2024 1:30 am

    I’ve had a copy of “Compass Lines” sitting on my shelf for over a year. When I first picked it…

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A copy of Tom Kizzia’s “Cold Mountain Path” rests on a table on Thursday in Juneau.
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    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 6, 2024 2:30 am

    From boomtown to abandoned, the town of McCarthy sets the stage for a compelling narrative

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    A copy of Jennifer Brice’s “Another North: Essays” rests on a desk inside the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 in Kenai, AK. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: Meditations on middle age
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 14, 2024 2:30 am

    “Another North” shares lifetime of experiences through personal narratives

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    “The Boys” by Katie Hafner. (Photo via Amazon)
    Off the Shelf: A quirky pandemic love story...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 31, 2024 2:30 am

    Hafner portrays the toll forced isolation can take on the human psyche within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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    A copy of Jay Hammond's "Diapering The Devil: A Lesson for Oil Rich Nations" is held outside the Peninsula Clarion office on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 17, 2024 2:30 am

    When, in 2020, I considered moving to Alaska, there was no shortage of online forums, Reddit threads and other resources…

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    A copy of Judy Johnson’s “Alaskan Pioneer Girl” rests in the snow on Sunday, December 24, 2023 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: Small town girl weaves tales...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 4, 2024 2:30 am

    Local memoir is an engaging window into what life on the central peninsula looked like in the second half of the 20th century

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    A copy of William L. Iġġiaġruk Hensley’s “Fifty Miles from Tomorrow” is held outside the Peninsula Clarion building on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: A powerful record of Alaska...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 20, 2023 2:30 am

    In “Fifty Miles From Tomorrow,” William L. Hensley divulges a lifetime worth of insight into both his childhood in the northwest Arctic and his decades of service as an unwavering champion of Alaska Native rights

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    A copy of Sherry Simpson’s “The Way Winter Comes” is held in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: Inhabited by winter
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Juneau writer spins haunting tales of Alaska’s darkest season in 1998 short story collection

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    Off the Shelf: Alaska rom-com is a not-so-guilty...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 15, 2023 2:30 am

    From the start, the story has the same allure of a Hallmark Christmas movie

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    Off the Shelf: Majestic landscape marred by narrow...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 8, 2023 2:30 am

    John Muir’s classic “Travels in Alaska” juxtaposes beauty with a writer’s disconcerting bias

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