Jon Waterman -- "Into the Thaw," with James Balog
Category: Literary
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Jon Waterman will speak about and sign his new book, "Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis," on Tuesday, January 21st at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. He will be in conversation with James Balog for this special event. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
Forty years ago, the park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey into the Alaskan Arctic, to the Noatak headwaters. He was astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light--how the "frequent rain showers glow like lemonade poured out of the sky." Taken with a new sense of wonder, he began to explore the North on several trips in the 1980s.
After a 30-year absence from the Noatak, he returned with his son in 2021. Amid a now-flooded river missing the once-plentiful caribou, he was shocked and heartbroken by the changes. The following year, in 2022, he took one final journey "into the thaw" to document--for this lushly illustrated and scholarly book--the environmental and cultural changes wrought by the climate crisis. Through his quest for wonder--in prose illuminated by humility and humor--Waterman shows how the Arctic can confer grace on those who pass through. Despite the unfolding crisis, as a narrative of hope, at the book's end he suggests actions we can all take to slow the thaw and preserve what is left of this remarkable, vast frontier.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "Into the Thaw," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
