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@bdsmithauthor65.bsky.social
Writer of Alaska Williwaw YA mystery series, Memoirist of Atlin Where Everyone Knows Your Dogs Name, Editor of The Way it Used to Be & Curiously Colorful Kids. Voracious reader, Works in arctic Alaska. Supports writer's, am a bad photographer, loves dogs.
Coming soon, and will be available online everywhere. My second book in the Alaska Williwaw YA mystery series.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Christmas gifts available online at B&N, Amazon, Walmart, Books a Million and more. Coming soon the second book in the Alaska Williwaw YA mystery series, Murphy and the Mystery of the Outlaw Gold Mine.
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Good day.
August 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
May 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I found a friend on Chichagof Island. #brown-bear #Alaska #wildlife #photography #grizzly
May 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Our founder, Connie Taylor, enjoys photographing the breathtaking, unmatched Alaskan landscape and its fascinating wildlife. Through this hobby, two children's books were born.⁠

🔗 Schedule her to join your class discussion on terns & squirrels: https://tinyurl.com/c4c8ybwp

#childrensbooks
May 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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No one knew Howard John Hunt, the Alaskan aviation pioneer, better than his daughter and editor of his autobiography, Nancy Verlinde. Nancy can't wait to share her special memories at your next virtual book club. ⁠

🔗 For more: https://tinyurl.com/c4c8ybwp⁠

#bookclubs #Alaska
May 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Fathom Publishing is honored to share that Diane Solie Smith's book, The Way It Used To Be, has been named as a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in Historical (Non-Fiction).

🔗 Get your copy today: http://dlvr.it/TKpv9x

#books #announcements
May 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
May 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Happy to announce The Way it Used to Be-Stories From a Northern Town is 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist in the category Historical (Non Fiction)
May 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
May 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Kake AK home of the states tallest totem pole. #Kake #Alaska #totems #Tlingit #carving #SE
April 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
They are arguing. #eagle #Alaska #birds #Angoon
April 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Totems of Klawock AK #Alaska #totems #carving #POW
March 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The Perlman House in Atlin BC Canada. Built around 1907. I lived there during the yellow period. The most current is the bright red. #Atlin #goldrush #Victorian #home #historic
March 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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March 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
On a recent trip to SE AK
#Alaska #Juneau #ferry #lighthouse #moon #totem
March 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I recently flew over the Yukon River and the Kuskokwim River deltas. The Kuskokwim River ice road can be seen. This young lady was our pilot. #Alaska #YukonRiver #iceroad #flying #bushplanes
March 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Really great news piece by The Sun Star at University of Alaska at Fairbanks, spotlighting two authors of the book, Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

www.uafsunstar.com/community/bo...
Book Spotlight: Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge — The Sun Star - UAF's Student Voice
Indigenous value systems — relationships, reciprocity, and responsibility — are fundamental to Indigenous knowledge systems and cultures. A new book explores these value systems through science, poetr...
www.uafsunstar.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Today I’m part of National Authors in Grocery Stores. I’m at Fred Myers midtown in Anchorage AK. #books #authors #Alaska #Anchorage
February 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM