Searching for Franklin has made the longlist for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize. This is the 40th anniversary for the prize, which goes to “the best book on Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world published in the previous calendar year.” The Prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe, one of the most significant Canadian editors…

Searching for Franklin has just appeared in a new U.S. edition. Here is a review that turned up at Amazon.com. 5.0 out of 5 stars The latest and most up-to-date information on the Franklin mysteries. See here: Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024 / Verified Purchase Review by Jay W. Zvolanek First, a disclaimer:…

I did not set out to write six books about Arctic exploration. By the mid-1990s, while working full-time as a journalist, I had published three novels. I proposed to become a celebrated novelist. But then, during a three-month stint at the University of Cambridge, I discovered Arctic explorer John Rae–and that he had been denied…

Part 3: Once More Into the Passage Early in the nineteenth century, as more and more British whalers and explorers turned up in the Arctic, at least two young Inuit found ways to reverse the usual direction of exploration. John Sakeouse and Eenoolooapik went from their Arctic homes to the UK and caused quite a…

Whitehorse & Sudbury papers light way to solving mystery By Dan Davidson / Whitehorse Star Ken McGoogan has been fascinated, one might even say obsessed, with the history of Arctic exploration, especially as it relates to Sir John Franklin, and to those explorers who pursued what Pierre Berton called The Arctic Grail in his book…

‘I think I’ve figured it out’: Author prowls mystery of Franklin expedition. In his new book, Ken McGoogan links parasites in bear meat to explorers’ deaths. By Madalyn Howitt For Arctic explorer Ken McGoogan, each trip he takes is a chance to fulfil a quest. “I almost can’t travel anywhere without some kind of a…

“New York City, baby! Come on!” Live from The Explorers Club. . . March 21, 2024 Searching for Franklin in New York City? Say thanks to . . .

Adventure Canada is making it happen. Early this autumn, we’ll be chasing Franklin Into the Northwest Passage — sailing on August 27 from Greenland and emerging September 12 at Kugluktuk. Along the way we’ll visit Beechey Island, the most famous historical site in the Arctic, where in 1846 John Franklin buried the first three sailors…

  All you need to know is just a click away. The Explorers Club, March 21. New York Public Library, March 22.