Heather Lende

The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls "part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott," now brings her quirky and compassionate take on holding local office. Following the 2016 election, writer Heather Lende was one of the thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics. Though her entire campaign for assembly member in Haines, Alaska, cost less than $1,000, she won! But tiny, breathtakingly beautiful Haines-a place accessible from...