by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Anchorage Days 6 - 10 | It just makes sense to visit the Elizabeth and Roy Peratrovich Sr. park in Anchorage while connecting with Roy Peratrovich Jr.’s daughter betsy Peratrovich, in between appearances for my Alaska Book Week tour. betsy (she chooses not to...
by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Valdez Day 11: Sunday 10/6 | Tea at Valdez Public Library I spoke at the Valdez Consortium Library to an enthusiastic full-house. So enjoyable to meet such a well-informed audience. Thank you to Molly Good, Head Librarian, for all the organizing and hosting. Flying...
by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Kodiak Day 12: Monday 10/7 | Kodiak Public Library My flight to Kodiak was a first for me! Very exciting to get to see Kodiak after living in Southeast for so many years. The full-house audience at the Kodiak Public Library was wonderful! Even got to meet the wife of...
by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Anchorage Day 13: Tuesday 10/8 | Hanshew Middle School My last night in Anchorage included dinner at the Southside Bistro. Mmmmm. Perfect way to celebrate. A special thank you to my hosts Marti Pausback and Bill Michaelson. Marti is an Indian Education Tutor at...
by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Dillingham Day 14: Wednesday 10/9 | Family Fishing Expedition A place that will always be close to my heart, Dillingham was much of the inspiration for my first book Bristol Bay Summer. This time there was an extra draw; my son Zach Stenson, his wife Rebecca, and...
by Annie Boochever | Alaska Tour 2019
Bellingham Day 17: Saturday 10/12 Home again, home again, jiggety jig! Made it home to Bellingham with a few minor gliches - broken telescoping suitcase handle and tooth! Actually, both were discovered after landing in Utqiagvik. I really missed that tooth for...
by Annie Boochever | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich was selected to represent Alaska at the National Library of Congress Book Festival held in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Conference hosted key-note speakers...
by Annie Boochever | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Personal Reflections
Theresa Quiner, librarian at the Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel snapped this photo a couple of days ago and Mary gave us permission to post it on my Facebook page. Mary had been sitting for about an hour reading Fighter in Velvet Gloves and didn’t appear...
by Annie Boochever | Interviews
Listen to my interview with Katie Bausler at the 49 Writer’s event in Juneau, Alaska.
by Annie Boochever | Event
For 49 Writers Read, a collective book reading featuring Juneau authors and their original fiction, non-fiction, and poetry! Katie Bausler Ann Boochever Jim Hale Sarah Isto Bridget Smith and Jennifer Ward Summer Koester Rainy Retreat Books Friday, July 5th 4:30 to...
by Annie Boochever | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Reviews
Just returned from Juneau where I presented at the Alaska Librarian Association Conference. Journalist Ben Hohenstatt from the Juneau Empire interviewed me. ‘It’s like it was meant to be’: At-first reluctant author talks about her Elizabeth...
by Annie Boochever | Event, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Fighter In Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich Alaska Library Association Conference Session Saturday, March 2, 12:10-1:10 Centennial Hall, Juneau Alaska Who was Elizabeth Peratrovich really? How does one write about such a beloved Alaskan...
by Annie Boochever | Event
First presentation of Fighter in Velvet Gloves at Village Books in Bellingham Saturday night to a standing-room-only crowd. So excited to see my sister Linda and her husband John Schwartz who took the train up from Portland. There were quite a few Alaskans in...
by Annie Boochever | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Reviews
Fighter in Velvet Gloves is receiving praise and great reviews! Highly Recommended: FIGHTER IN VELVET GLOVES: ALASKA CIVIL RIGHTS HERO ELIZABETH PERATROVICH by Annie Boochever with Roy Peratrovich Jr. Debbie Reese founder of the American Indians in Children’s...
by Annie Boochever | Interviews
Listen to an interview on Alaska News Nightly at the KUAC website: https://fm.kuac.org/post/fighter-velvet-gloves
