![]() ![]() "Small Game" tells the story of Mara, a tough young woman who works as a trainer at an outdoor survival camp. 'Naked and Afraid' inspired Braverman's first fiction book ![]() However, Braverman's fans will be happy that "Small Game," her first work of fiction, features many of the other hallmarks that distinguish her writing: crisp, sharp and descriptive writing style a strong, smart and capable female protagonist and nuanced, layered and humane storytelling. Braverman also regularly writes for Outside magazine and for the New York Times, serving up advice and essays with adventuring and outdoors themes. Her acclaimed memoir, "Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube," details how the California native fell in love with the idea of North as a girl, lived in Norway where she learned to mush, and worked as a sled dog tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. The Northwoods author ‒ she and her husband, Quince Mountain, live near Mountain where they run the Braver Mountain Mushing racing team ‒ has built the bulk of her writing career based on her experiences in northern climates, running with dog teams. ![]() That could be disappointing for at least some readers familiar with the book's author, Blair Braverman. There's no snow in the novel "Small Game." ![]()
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