Between Two Lights: A Memoir of Divided Love and Adventures At Sea

by Beth Ann Mathews

Kindle Edition

Expected publication January 19, 2027

About the author

BETH ANN MATHEWS grew up in the Midwest. She earned her undergraduate degree at Purdue University and her master’s degree in marine biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. As a professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, she taught courses in biology, behavioral ecology, and marine mammalogy and led research on harbor seals, Steller sea lions, and harbor porpoises. She has also studied humpback, gray, and sperm whales and—briefly—sleeper sharks, and led undergraduate research programs on board tall ships in the Gulf of Maine and from field camps in Hawaii and Alaska. She has published numerous scientific papers (as Elizabeth A Mathews). Deep Waters, her first book, has won or been a finalist for 5 literary awards including the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards WINNER for Memoir: Personal Struggle/Health Issues. She lives on an island with her husband in Puget Sound, Washington. Her second book will be published Sept 1, 2026.