Blair Braverman
writer, musher, and adventurer
ABOUT
Blair Braverman is a columnist and contributing editor for Outside magazine, and has written for a range of venues, including The New York Times, Vogue, and This American Life. She is the author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube and the co-author of Dogs on the Trail. Her first novel is forthcoming from Ecco/HarperCollins in 2022.
WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE
“As a storyteller and a stylist, Braverman is remarkably skilled, with a keen sense of visceral detail that borders on sublime. Her ability to draw readers into heart-pounding action sequences is what makes the book so courageous and original as a travel narrative and a memoir of self-discovery.”
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
“. . . a richly insightful work whose bold but delicately delivered honesty has much to teach us. . . . Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube is gorgeous, moving and universally resonant. Most of all, it’s important.”
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HUFFINGTON POST
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."
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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
Photos by Nathaniel Wilder. Author portrait by Quince Mountain.
CONTACT
braver mountain mushing @ gmail.com