Michelle Swallow is the author of The Mackenzie River Guide, which has helped numerous paddlers travel down Canada’s longest river. She is grateful to live in Yellowknife, the traditional land of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, the home to North Slave Metis, and Dene and Inuit from across the Northwest Territories. Michelle is a graduate of Thompson Rivers University and Royal Roads University. Northern Bull is her debut novel.