Author Gary Paulsen has written his own survival story

Gary Paulsen is well known for his novels about surviving.

Now, he’s sharing his own story about survival.

Back in January, Paulsen released a memoir, written for the same demographic that absorbed his fiction, called Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood.

It, as well as his interview with NPR’s Samantha Balaban, shares the real-life experiences that colored such YA novels as Hatchet, Tracker, and The Haymeadow.

You can read a transcript of the interview with Paulsen on NPR’s website or listen to the segment below.

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