New book goes to 2nd printing.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

Michael Travis of Anchorage, whose family history novel, El Gancho, won the national award for Best Novel from National Association of Press Women, will see his new book go to second printing this spring. Melozi is a memoir of his first summer in Alaska, when he worked at Melozi Hot Springs, helping the now-legendary Len and Patricia Veerhusen build their lodge.

Melozi: A Teen's SummerJob Lands Him an Adventure in the Alaska Bush, was released July 2010; enthusiastic readers accelerated plans for the next...