Books

Untamed Coast | Coming September 1, 2026

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As many of you know, my debut novel Untamed Coast is being published this year by Ballantine/Penguin Random House. Untamed Coast is a cross-genre novel—book club fiction, mystery, thriller, and wilderness adventure—that spans three timelines, and maybe most importantly to Slowboat readers, it takes place largely on boats in SE Alaska! I’m incredibly grateful for the years of support the Slowboat community has given this project. As we gear up for … Read more

How Boating in Alaska Led to a Book Deal

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Many of you Slowboat readers have been part of this journey—chatting with me about the project, beta-reading early drafts, and cheering me on. I’m deeply grateful, and want to officially announce here on Slowboat, that my novel, titled Untamed Coast, will be published by Ballantine/Penguin Random House in about a year. How did we get here? Let’s rewind a bit. Back in 2016, while exploring the outside of Chichagof Island … Read more