Sherry Simpson is an acclaimed teacher in the UAA MFA Program. She is author of the books "Accidental Explorer" and "The Way Winter Comes. Her book “Dominion of Bears: Living with Wildlife in Alaska” brings attention to Alaska bear images, and conflicts with people. Marybeth Holleman is author of Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost" and co-editor with Anne Cory of "Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment". Her book “Among Wolves: Gordon Haber’s Insights into Alaska’s Most Misunderstood Animal", explores the wolves in and around Denali. Both authors explain the unnecessary dangers facing our wild neighbors.