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It was Kantner's first book, a novel that depicted the realities of Northern Alaska and Inupiaq villages, including aspects that were difficult to get published.
That was my first book. I wrote it as a novel so I could tell the truth about Northern Alaska and Inupiaq villages and being a white boy in the native communities I grew up in.
— Episode: Ep. 348: Eating Walrus and Whale with An...
Episode: Ep. 348: Eating Walrus and Whale with An Igloo Boy
It was Kantner's first book, a novel that depicted the realities of Northern Alaska and Inupiaq villages, including aspects that were difficult to get published.
That was my first book. I wrote it as a novel so I could tell the truth about Northern Alaska and Inupiaq villages and being a white boy in the native communities I grew up in.
And I didn't really tell the Alaska that people are used to and had a hard time finding a publisher because of it.