The recollections of a writing teacher and poet, The Writing Party by Ken Waldman, is not what you might think at first. It’s not dull. The situations he chose to retell – of unfairly critical writing professors and their exact opposites – lead the reader...

Now Entering Alaska Time by Ken Waldman is a richly textured novel that captures the rugged beauty, emotional complexity, and raw humanity of life in Alaska. The story follows Zan, a musician and teacher, and Melinda, as they navigate themes of love, loss, identity, and...