Eugene local Dr. M Jackson is a National Geographic Society Explorer, TED Fellow, and three-time U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Jackson is the author of the award-winning science books The Secret Lives of Glaciers (2019) and While Glaciers Slept (2015).

Jackson’s debut novel, The Ice Sings Back (February 20, 2023) is based in Lane County, Oregon, and follows the story of a young girl who goes missing in the Three Sisters. Her disappearance sets off a chain of events that reveal a long history of violence, abuse of power, and how women come together to sing a fierce hymn of survival.

You can find more about The Ice Sings Back and Dr. Jackson’s other works at her website here.