"New York Times bestselling author of Find the Good Heather Lende has been writing about her hometown in Alaska and about what community means since she published If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name, which has sold over 125,000 copies in total. After the 2016 elections, Lende was inspired to take a more active role in politics and decided to run for office in Haines. She won! In OF BEARS AND BALLOTS: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics, Lende uses her trademark humor, wit, and compassion to tell a funny and entertaining story of her first term on her small-town assembly, where we learn that the political, social, and environmental issues her community faces are not so different from the issues that are being played out on the national stage." (Promo Copy)