Just in from the Trail!

Iditarod Glory
Photography by Jeff Schultz
Essay by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue
Graphic Arts Books®
Hardbound, 9¾ x 13¼ inches
144 pages
120 color photos, 1 map
ISBN: 1-55868-911-7
$39.95

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Jeff Schultz has lived in Alaska since 1978 and began photographing the Iditarod as a volunteer, donating his time to the event each year. His Alaska images have appeared in numerous books, magazines, newspapers and calendars. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Outside, Time, Audubon, Geo Germany, and Sports Illustrated. His book credits include Iditarod: Great Race to Nome and Iditarod Country. An internationally published photographer, Schultz also owns and operates a stock photo agency in Anchorage, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Brian Patrick O’Donoghue is a journalist, musher, and author of two books about sled dog racing, My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian and Honest Dogs, recounting his last-place runs in the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, respectively. During a twenty-year career as a journalist he served as a photographer, reporter, and editor for daily newspapers in Alaska—including the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner—and alternative weeklies in Baltimore, New York and Washington, D.C. He is currently an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He and his wife, two sons, and dozens of howling sled dogs, live in Two Rivers, Alaska.

Coming in April!

Running with Champions
A Midlife Journey on the Iditarod Trail
by Lisa Frederic
Alaska Northwest Books®
Softbound, 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches
224 pages
14 B&W photos
ISBN: 0-88240-616-7
$14.95

A book about dedication, the love of dogs, and the endurance and mental toughness needed to even think about running the Iditarod—from a female perspective. Lisa Frederic didn’t set out to run the Iditarod. She just fell in love with the event and wanted to help. She had never mushed before. She was a rookie, but a rookie with heart and drive. At one point, someone suggested that she should race. She started out with shorter races and eventually raced in the big one. Frederic’s story speaks to everyone who has ever followed a dream and found that the dream realized is even bigger than the imagined one.

If you wanted to run the 1200 mile Iditarod with a crazed 850 pound team of sixteen huskies—then read Lisa Frederic's superb account of misadventures and success. She's forty, slightly built, a rookie completely new to the sport, but full of resolve. After a winter's apprentice with Iditarod Champ Jeff King, she runs the Iditarod—and reminds me that great adventures are more than just good planning.

—Joe Runyan--'89 Iditarod Champion

This is an inspiring story of a middle-aged woman who sets out to live her dream--pushing herself beyond her own physical and emotional limits--to achieve something she never thought possible. A great journey to follow.

—Gary Paulsen

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Hello all!

This Saturday marks the beginning of the 33rd running of the historic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®.

To commemorate this Alaskan tradition, Graphic Arts Publishing Company is pleased to announce the year’s first good book about the Last Great Race. Iditarod Glory (Graphic Arts Books, February 2006), with photos by official Iditarod photographer Jeff Schultz and text by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue, is an unprecedented compilation of a quarter-century of Iditarod history as seen through Schultz’s lens. This 144-page title offers a compelling narrative of the race’s past and present alongside lush, full-color images that take the reader from the start in downtown Anchorage to the Burled Arch finish in Nome.

For more information about the Iditarod and up to date race listings visit www.iditarod.com

Read on about press coverage, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Spring Show, and author events for March. Thank you all for your continued support.

Regards,

Mike Jones
Dir. Of Sales and Marketing

• Arctic Dance (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-600-2, SB 1-55868-686-X) – Mardy Murie’s documentary will be airing on PBS-TV to the following markets: Los Angeles, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York City, Minneapolis, Wisconsin, Upstate New York, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Boston, Georgia, Indiana, and Nevada.
  
  
• Culture Shock! & Culture Smart! Series (Graphic Arts Books) – Featured in the March/April ForeWord Magazine. “. . . these books cover the practical aspects like renting homes, enrolling kids in school, securing phone service, and such in detail. Anyone will find plenty of useful information to soften the sometimes abrupt impact of landing someplace strange.” —Seth McEvoy.
  
  
• One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business and Apple Pies (WestWinds Press, HB
  1-55868-908-7) – Author Gert Boyle was featured in the February 2nd edition of Medford Mail Tribune. “From Portland to Shanghai, Boyle can’t walk down the street without someone recognizing her. ‘I can’t pick my nose anymore,’ she laments.” —Mark Freeman.
  
  

• Our National Parks (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-918-4) – Featured in the March issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine. “Our National Parks is the result of a deep-seeded love affair between David Muench and the park system. Featuring images taken throughout his career, the book represents Muench’s personal journey, as well as a work to serve the greater public interest.” —Ibarionex R. Perello.
  
  
• Recess at 20 Below (Alaska Northwest Books®, HB 0-88240-604-3, SB 0-88240-609-4) – Reviewed in the March publication of The School Library Journal. “Colorful, clear photographs, many framed against pastel backgrounds imprinted with snowflakes, show the various items of clothing the children put on and their playground activities, such as sledding, making forts, and playing soccer or football.” —Cassandra A. Lopez.
  
  
• Seldovia Sam and the Blueberry Bear (Alaska Northwest Books®, SB 0-88240-603-5) – The fourth book in the Seldovia Sam Series by author Susan Springer and illustrator Amy Meissner was reviewed in the February 24th edition of the Idaho Mountain Express.
  
  Mentioned in the February 26th edition of Anchorage Daily News in the Reading the North: New books of interest to Alaskans section.
  
  
• The Street-Smart Naturalist (WestWinds Press®, SB 1-55868-859-5) – Author David Williams and his book are nominated for two awards. The Association of King County Historical Organizations has an annual award called the Virginia Marie Folkins Award. It is presented to the author of an outstanding historical publication. The other award is through the American Association for State and Local History.
  
  
• Ten Rowdy Ravens (Alaska Northwest Books®, HB 0-88240-606-X, SB 0-88240-610-8) – Featured in the March/April ForeWord Magazine’s ForeSight section. “Detailed linocut illustrations jump off the page in Ten Rowdy Raves. The artwork is created by linoleum blacks carved by the artist, printed onto cotton paper, and hand-colored. Ravens pick through colorful ‘loot’ strewn across the ground and gobble up Chinese food in these busy scenes. Ask children what they know about the raven who is sliding down the snowy roof. ‘The Daily Kaw,’ a ‘newspaper’ in the back of the book, is as much fun for adults as it is children.” —Cymbre Foster.
  
  
• Listed in ForeWord Magazine’s Spring 2006 Announcements – Itchy Little Musk Ox (Alaska Northwest Books®, HB 0-88240-613-2, SB 0-88240-614-0), Running with Champions (Alaska Northwest Books®, SB 0-88240-616-7), The Perfect Curl (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-954-0), Washington Wine (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-953-2).
  
  
  
  

AUTHORS & BOOKS

• Peter Marbach – Mount Hood – Peter will sign his book at the PNBA Spring Show in Seattle, Washington, on March 17th at 11 a.m.
  
  
• David Muench and Ruth Rudner – Our National Parks – Photographer and author will sign their new book at the Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Montana, on March 7th at 7 p.m.
  
  
• Cynthia Nims – Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series – Cynthia will sign her books at the PNBA Spring Show in Seattle, Washington, on March 17th at 12 noon.
  
  
• Susan Woodward Springer – The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam Series – Susan will sign her books at Hailey Elementary School in Hailey, Idaho, on March 1st at 3 p.m.
  
  
• Joe Upton – Runaways on the Inside Passage – Joe will sign his book at the PNBA Spring Show in Seattle, Washington, on March 17th at 1 p.m.
  
  
• David Williams – The Street-Smart Naturalist – David continues to tour with the success of his book. Here is his schedule for the month of March. David will talk about the Urban Nature and how it relates to sustainability and place at the NW Sustainability Conference in Seattle, Washington, on March 10th in the morning. He will attend the monthly meeting of the Seattle Audubon Society in Seattle, Washington, on March 16th at 7 p.m. He will also attend the monthly meeting of the Association of King County Historical Organizations in Seattle, Washington, on March 28th at 9:30 a.m.
  

SHOWS & CONVENTIONS

• Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Spring Show– Seattle, WA, March 16-18, 2006 www.pnba.org/show.htm
  
  
  

The following books are perfect for dog lovers everywhere. Enjoy!

		Gold Rush Dogs Claire Rudolf Murphy and Jane G. Haigh Alaska Northwest Books® Softbound, 0-88240-534-9, $16.95 Dog lovers and history buffs alike will relish Gold Rush Dogs . . . an excellent blend of history and animal insights. —The Bookwatch Winner of the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award, CBC/NCTE Notable
		Alone Across the Arctic One Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog Team Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon Photography by Pam Flowers Alaska Northwest Books® Hardbound, 0-8824-547-0, $22.95, Softbound, 0-88240-539-X, $16.95 In February 1993, eight sled dogs and one woman, Pam Flowers, set out from Barrow, Alaska, to mush 2,500 miles. Alone Across the Arctic chronicles this astounding expedition. Winner of the CBC/NCSS Notable, Benjamin Book Award, Booksense Children’s 76 Pick
		Big-Enough Anna The Little Sled Dog Who Braved the Arctic Pam Flowers and Ann Dixon Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth Alaska Northwest Books® Hardbound, 0-88240-577-2, $15.95, Softbound, 0-88240-580-2, $8.95 Anna may be the smallest dog in the litter, but she’s surely the most determined. In this incredible true story, Anna joins a dog team for a 2,500-mile expedition across the top of the world. Winner of the Patricia Gallagher Award