Her Place in the Woods; The Life of Helen Hoover by David Hakensen

Written By Lin Salisbury

In this episode, I spoke with David Hakensen about his biography of Helen Hoover, beloved nature writer who once lived on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Hoover and her husband made their home among old growth pines and the animals of the Northwoods, befriending a family of deer who visited her yard year after year. Rich with detail and informed by impressive scholarship, Hakensen fleshes out Hoover’s life as well as her early career.

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Lin Salisbury

Lin Salisbury is the producer and host of Superior Reads on WTIP Radio 90.7 Grand Marais, and on the web, and has hosted New York Times bestelling authors, National Book Award winners, Minnesota Book Award winners, and Pulitzer Prize winning authors on her monthly show featuring author interviews and book reviews. She is currently at work on a memoir, Crazy for You, and a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. She is the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board grants, and has been awarded the Lake Superior Writers Creative Nonfiction Award and a Loft Mentor Series fellowship in Creative Nonfiction.

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