C.B. Bernard is the author of the novels SMALL ANIMALS CAUGHT IN TRAPS and ORDINARY BEAR (coming from Blackstone in April 2024), and CHASING ALASKA: A PORTRAIT OF THE LAST FRONTIER THEN AND NOW (Lyons Press)—a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Travel Pick and finalist for the Oregon Book Award. He lives on the Rhode Island coast. Learn more at www.cbbernard.com.