MFDS 31 - John Straley

John Straley is a novelist, poet and private investigator living in Sitka, Alaska. He previously worked for 30 years with the Public Defenders office throughout the entire state. His crime novel called, Baby’s First Felony, was published in July 2018. He was appointed as the twelfth Alaska Writer Laureate in 2006. The University of Alaska in Fairbanks awarded him an honorary Doctorate in 2008, and his work has been featured on Fresh Air, with Terry Gross, and CBS Sunday Morning. John Straley lives in a bright green house on the water with his wife Jan, a noted marine biologist.