Hank Nuwer Alaska Yarns

Photo:  by Gosia Nuwer Everybody has THAT book they say they can't put down. Frostlines by Neil Shea is a book I'm finishing, but have put down several times--to ponder. Shea sees the world like a man who has SEEN the ARCTIC world, and I trust his voice on paper in...

A Final Valiant Act: The Story of Doug Dickey, Medal of Honor by James B. Lang The urge begins as a mere impulse. “I could write a book,” someone thinks. “I should write a book.” While millions have confessed a similar urge, few start — let alone finish — the task....

By Hank Nuwer, Cordova Times columnist Few occupations were more beset with drudgery, isolation and loneliness than the occupation of a lighthouse keeper in Alaska. For this column, I thought I would write about the early history of lighthouses in Alaska. Buoys first...

I read daily and love reading.  I also like reading book reviews by savvy reviewers like New Yorker/Slate reviewer Katy Waldman, particularly her review of The Brothers Karamazov (Bernard and Kurt Vonnegut) by Ginger Strand in Slate. Here are just a few of my book...

THIS weekend, we invite you to see The Sunshine Boys at the Hap Ryder Theater. We have had good dress rehearsals all week and we'll be presenting the Neil Simon comedy for the NEXT three weekends. Come say hello to moi afterwords. I'm the actor in the funny pants and...

Por Francesca Street, CNN Apr 3, 2026 Los viajes anteriores de Hank Nuwer a Europa no habían salido según lo planeado. En una ocasión, en Bruselas, se hospedó en un “barrio terrible” y luego intentó conducir, se perdió y tuvo dificultades para orientarse en un...