Jan Harper's guest appearances

Jan Harper

Exploring Missions

Alaska Native Writers and Alaska Native Themes

Greg Spencer

Todd Friel

Mark Davis

John Sorenson

Rodney Williams

Kevin Parker

Melissa Smith

Rob Gardner

Dan Steiner

Alan Becker

Jim Garlow

Joseph Parker

Billy Davis

Jeremy Collins

James Houston

OwlTail

Debra Johnson

Mother's Day: A Conversation with Jan Harper &amp; Debra Johnson

Mother's Day: A Conversation with Jan Harper & Debra Johnson

Phyllis Fast

Jane Harper

Alaska authors discuss their books and writing in different genres.  Jane Harper discusses Unequally Divided, her novel based during the Vietnam era (2:40-23:10), Phyllis Fast discusses her forthcoming mystery Red Paint Woman (23:58-38:40), and Jan Harper Haines discusses her family biographyr Cold River Spirits (39:01-1:24:20).Here is a brief description of the authors:  Jan Harper Haines’  Cold River Spirits: Whispers from a Family’s Forgotten Past is a classic in Alaska literature.   It brings together stories from the life and times of her Koyukon Athabascan mother and grandmother. Her cousin, Professor Emerita Phyllis Fast, is an anthropologist and author of the acclaimed Northern Athabascan Survival Women, Community, and the Future.  Her current focus is writing Alaska Native mysteries. At this event, she presents her newest book, Red Paint Woman. Alongside Phyllis is her sister in law, Jane E. Harper, who was born in North Carolina and raised in Pennsylvania.  Her novel Unequally Divided is a vibrant novel portraying difficult choices of love and life’s direction during the tumultuous Vietnam era

Alaska authors discuss their books and writing in different genres.  Jane Harper discusses Unequally Divided, her novel based during the Vietnam era (2:40-23:10), Phyllis Fast discusses her forthcoming mystery Red Paint Woman (23:58-38:40), and Jan Harper Haines discusses her family biographyr Cold River Spirits (39:01-1:24:20).<br><br>Here is a brief description of the authors:  Jan Harper Haines’  Cold River Spirits: Whispers from a Family’s Forgotten Past is a classic in Alaska literature.   It brings together stories from the life and times of her Koyukon Athabascan mother and grandmother. Her cousin, Professor Emerita Phyllis Fast, is an anthropologist and author of the acclaimed Northern Athabascan Survival Women, Community, and the Future.  Her current focus is writing Alaska Native mysteries. At this event, she presents her newest book, Red Paint Woman. Alongside Phyllis is her sister in law, Jane E. Harper, who was born in North Carolina and raised in Pennsylvania.  Her novel Unequally Divided is a vibrant novel portraying difficult choices of love and life’s direction during the tumultuous Vietnam era

Alaska Authors Jan Harper Haines,  Phyllis Fast , and Jane Harper:  A Family Affair:

Willie Hensley

This rare group of Alaskan Native and Alaskan writers come together to discuss "Writing the Alaska Native Story". Participants include Jan Harper Haines, author of Cold River Spirits: Whispers from a Family’s Forgotten Past; Lael Morgan author of Eskimo  Star; William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People; and Dr. Jeane Breinig—Haida/ Raven, Brown Bear Clan-- (UAA English Dept), co-editor of Alaska Native Writers, Story Tellers &amp; Orator/Alaska Quarterly Review.

This rare group of Alaskan Native and Alaskan writers come together to discuss "Writing the Alaska Native Story". Participants include <br>Jan Harper Haines, author of Cold River Spirits: Whispers from a Family’s Forgotten Past; Lael Morgan author of Eskimo  Star; William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People; and Dr. Jeane Breinig—Haida/ Raven, Brown Bear Clan-- (UAA English Dept), co-editor of Alaska Native Writers, Story Tellers &amp; Orator/Alaska Quarterly Review.

Writing the Alaska Native Story with Jan Harper Haines, Willie Hensley and others