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Beth Ann Mathews, DEEP WATERS: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled

Season 17, Ep. 65
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Zibby interviews marine biologist and author Beth Ann Mathews about her thoughtful and provoking new book Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled. Beth talks about her husband’s stroke and the impact it had on their lives as sailors, scientific researchers, and all-around adventure-seekers. Zibby reveals she is on an Alaska literary kick, and Beth shares what it was like to live there for twenty years. She also talks about her writing process, revealing she took meticulous notes throughout the terrifying experience, signed up for a memoir-writing class, and is working on another book!


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