For the next three weeks, author Vera Brosgol (Be Prepared, Anya’s Ghost, Memory Jars, and the Caldecott Honor-winning Leave Me Alone) will be in Alaska. She’ll be doing an art residency aboard a research vessel in the Aleutian Islands and documenting all that she observes. The goal of her journey is to interpret and draw attention to the incredible landscape and the various ways it’s currently changing.

She wants to share her experience with you. She’s created a Substack: https://verabee.substack.com.

If you wish to follow Vera’s adventure, please consider bookmarking or signing up for her Substack.

And while you’re at it, if you’re looking for things to read by Vera Brosgol, be sure to check out her new middle grade graphic novel, Plain Jane and the Mermaid. It’s already one of the most buzzed about graphic novels of the year!


Vera Brosgol is currently scheduling both in-person and virtual school and library visits and conference appearances for the 2024-25 school. If you’re interested in hosting her and would like more information, please contact The Author Village.