Out 9.9.25
“At once mystical and firmly grounded in nature, North of the Sunlit River takes the reader on a journey into the Alaskan tundra… Klagmann's characters are beautiful, flawed, and curious, their relationships rich and complicated, their secrets compelling. This book is beautifully written and unlike anything else I've read; I could not put it down.”
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―Suzy Krause, author of I Think We’ve Been Here Before
"Jessica Bryant Klagmann's North of the Sunlit River explores the symbiotic relationship between mother nature and those who depend upon her for survival. While trying to heal the earth they love, this cast of richly drawn characters ultimately discovers the saving power in finding each other. Atmospheric and evocatively drawn, this literary gem transported me to the Alaskan tundra. It’s a journey I won’t soon forget. I loved every page!"
―Laura Barrow, author of Call the Canaries Home
“Wildly imaginative and gorgeously moving.”
―Anne Valente, author of Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down
“Sustained and powerful, a clear-eyed grief leavened by a mad hope.”
―Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Ghost Variations
“Klagmann captures the beauty and largeness of nature and our tenuous place in the world.”
―David Nikki Crouse, author of The Man Back There
JESSICA BRYANT KLAGMANN studied writing in Fairbanks, Alaska. Every good idea she’s ever had came while running, so she tries to stay within sight of a mountain or canyon trail at all times. She and her family live in northern New Mexico, but they also spend time in Maine, where they’re restoring the trees of a hundred-acre forest.
Her work has been published in environmental journals like Whitefish Review, Terrain.org, and others. her debut, THIS IMPOSSIBLE BRIGHTNESS, was published in 2024. Her second novel, NORTH OF THE SUNLIT RIVER, will be out 9/9/2025.
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