Libby B Bushell is an author and wildlife guide, specializing in the Coastal Alaskan Brown Bear and the Emperor Penguin of Antarctica. Between seasons, she writes about nature and people: same, same.
Libby B’s essay, “Homage to a Halibut Eye” won the international Moth Nature Writing Prize in 2023, published in the Irish Times. Her recent essay, “The Augustine Dream” is featured in issue 161 of Backcountry Magazine, published in February, 2025.
Libby is the founder of HoWL, a wilderness expedition camp for kids based out of Homer, Alaska. She serves on HoWL’s board of directors.
Her first novel, Salty, is a literary thriller about a woman who loves glaciers so much, it drives her mad. On the heels of a divorce and disillusioned with her life’s work, Cat Wilder embarks on a cross-country road trip to save the glaciers and find love on the dating apps. Swiping right through mountain towns, she adventures on the disappearing ice of North America where it’s all fun dates until she matches with the Tinder Killer…
Salty is currently out for query. Say hi.
-July, 2025