Blair Braverman is a writer, adventurer, and long-distance dogsledder who has completed some of the toughest sled dog races in the world. She is a columnist and contributing editor for Outside magazine and a contributor to The New York Times, This American Life, Vogue, and many other venues. Her third book and debut novel, Small Game, is forthcoming from Ecco in fall 2022.

She lives in northern Wisconsin with her husband, Quince Mountain, and their team of sled dogs, called BraverMountain Mushing. 

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You can follow their adventures on Twitter and Patreon.

SMALL GAME
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
forthcoming Nov 1

In a page-turner powered by wit and plot twist, the biggest surprise may be that Blair Braverman has written one of the smartest--and most humane--satires of our media age as a tale of wilderness survival. 

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JEFF SHARLET, bestselling author of THE FAMILY and THE UNDERTOW

DOGS ON THE TRAIL

“Truly gorgeous…. Guaranteed to please…. While strictly light-hearted, this chronicle is rich in facts about all aspects of mushing, sled dogs, racing, and terrain."

KIRKUS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

What My Sled Dogs Taught Me About Planning for the Unknown, New York Times

Everything on Naked and Afraid is Real -- and I Lived It, Outside

His Son Hiked into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened?, New York Times

Chills, Thrills, and Spills: How Alex Honnold Conquered El Capitan, New York Times

Pirates, Slavers, and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas, New York Times

What To Do When You Lose a Dog, Outside

On Getting Rejected a Lot (and Liking It), Outside

Blair Braverman on the Iditarod, Fear, and Resilience, Outside

On Being a Woman Alone in the Woods, Outside