Read Around the USA 50 State Option by Book Girls Guide (Official Version) - hosted by bookgirlsguide

Alaska

Curated book recommendations with descriptions are available at

https://bookgirlsguide.com/books-about-alaska/


The books added by others are NOT the same as the curated list linked above. We spend a lot of time selecting highly-rated books that give you a sense of place and/or local culture. We recommend sticking to the books on the official list as often as possible for maximum challenge enjoyment. 

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Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

Black Woods, Blue Sky

Eowyn Ivey

11 hours, 34 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht

Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

Robert Specht

464 pages • paperback • 1976

nonfiction biography historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Cold Burn by Jeff Ayers, A.J. Landau, Jon Land

Cold Burn

National Parks Thriller #2

Jeff Ayers, A.J. Landau, Jon Land

368 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Northland by Cara Dee

Northland

The North Novels #2

Cara Dee

202 pages • digital • 2015

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler

Enjoy the View

Moose Springs, Alaska #3

Sarah Morgenthaler

351 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary romance adventurous tense medium-paced
On Call in the Arctic: A Doctor's Pursuit of Life, Love, and Miracles in the Alaskan Frontier by Thomas J. Sims

On Call in the Arctic: A Doctor's Pursuit of Life, Love, and Miracles in the Alaskan Frontier

Thomas J. Sims

320 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction memoir adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

The Unsinkable Greta James

Jennifer E. Smith

320 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Northbound by Cara Dee

Northbound

The North Novels #1

Cara Dee

178 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly

PS: I Hate You

Lauren Connolly

11 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny sad medium-paced
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

Maureen Callahan

304 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative tense medium-paced