ulitzer Prize-nominated author Eowyn Ivey visited the Haines Borough Public Library Tuesday, her last stop on a Southeast tour to promote her latest novel “To the Bright Edge of the World.”
Ivey’s first novel, “The Snow Child,” published in 2012, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, an award for high achievement in journalism, literature or music. Set in 1920s Alaska, the book is centered around a couple named Jack and Mabel who begin seeing a girl running through the Alaskan wilderness after they sculpt a child out of snow.
Ivey read from her latest work Tuesday to about 30 community members, spoke about the writing and research process and answered questions from the audience.
“To the Bright Edge of the World” is set in Alaska in 1885 and told through journal entries, military reports, letters and documents, following an expedition by the U.S. government into unsettled territory. The fictional work is loosely based on a real expedition up the Copper River.
“I wanted it to feel like you’re sorting through a chest of papers,” Ivey said. Ivey finished her presentation with a book signing.
Ivey worked as a newspaper reporter for 12 years before working as a bookseller and author. She was born and raised in Alaska and now lives in Palmer with her husband and two children.