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In this episode of “Island Interviews,” KUCB’s Andy Lusk sat down with Tayag to hear more about the collection and the inspiration behind it.

Longtime Unalaskan and independent author Randy Batten recently published his second book, The Golden Arrow. It’s a Western historical drama that touches on themes of greed and revenge.

Ken Lawson served as a United States Army chaplain for 34 years — a career that took him all over the world. Now he’s retired and working on a book called “Within Reach of the Enemy: US Army Chaplains in Alaska and Hawaii During World War II.”

In this episode of "Island Interviews," author Charles Vaught discusses his new memoir, written about his time fishing in the Bering Sea aboard the F/V Northern Jaeger.

On this episode of “Island Interviews” we talk to local poet Randy Shinn. Shinn tells us about his poetry, his inspiration, and a project that he's currently working on.

Batten has been writing stories since he was in grade school. He said he finds time to write even while working full-time as a licensed deckhand with Resolve Pioneer in Dutch Harbor. The original notes for Knight on Time came together during free moments while he worked.

Dan Magone spent over four decades working in emergency ship repair and marine salvage in western Alaska. He recently published an episodic memoir entitled "Udaagamax Port of Refuge" that records some of his breathtaking experiences.