Hampton Sides, IN THE KINGDOM OF ICE: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Zibby is joined by historian, journalist, and author Hampton Sides to talk about his latest book, In the Kingdom of Ice. Hampton shares how this project was inspired by an assignment he researched for National Geographic and what role he played in establishing the upcoming Santa Fe Literary Festival. The two also discuss why Hampton is drawn to dramatic survival stories, who inspired him to pursue a career writing narrative non-fiction, and which sliver of history his next project focuses on. For more information on and tickets for the Santa Fe Literary Festival, check out their website here!

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books.
0:07.5	And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer.
0:12.7	Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And Bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature.
0:20.5	Comes out on July 1st, and it is truly
0:22.6	a labor of love. I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country.
0:28.5	You can find out more at Zibby Owens.com or bookendsmemoir.com. And you can follow me on
0:35.3	Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything. Enjoy the show.
0:41.2	Hampton Sides is the author of In the Kingdom of Ice, the grand and terrible polar voyage of the
0:47.0	USS Jeanette. Hampton is the author of the best-selling narrative histories, ghost soldiers,
0:53.9	blood and thunder, Hellhound on
0:56.1	his trail, and again in the Kingdom of Ice. His most recent book on Desperate Ground was named
1:01.6	a best book of the year by the Washington Post and his underdevelopment for the screen. Hellhound
1:06.1	on his trail about the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. and the hunt for his killer was the
1:10.5	basis of the acclaimed PBS documentary Roads to Memphis.
1:14.4	His journalistic works have been frequently anthologized, and he has a two-time National Magazine Award finalist.
1:20.4	He's now at work on a book about the fateful last voyage of Captain James Cook, which we discuss.
1:25.5	Also, starting May 20, 2022, is the inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival,
1:32.5	which anyone who is near Santa Fe should definitely check out. We discuss it on this podcast.
1:37.9	There will be many other people. Hampton Sides is going to be in conversation with John Grisham.
1:42.7	And other participants include Margaret Atwood, Joy Harjo, John Grisham, as I said,
1:47.5	Sandra Cisneros, George R.R. Martin, Emily St. John Mandel from Station 11, and many more.
1:53.5	And Hampton will be talking about his book in the Kingdom of Ice.
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