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 set in 2015 about a young woman who loves glaciers so much, it drives her mad. In a desperate bid to save her job, her love life and her beloved ice, Cat Wilder embarks on a road trip through Alaska and Canada. Swiping through the dating apps, she encounters catfish, bears, and what might be Sasquatch on a meandering route deep in the wilderness of North America. As she journeys south through stunning mountain landscapes, Cat faces her existential fear of the glaciers disappearing, but will she find the love of her life before she matches with the Tinder Killer?
Salty is currently out for query. Say hi.
-August, 2025