Evening News. She has appeared on the CBC's prime-time news show, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. She has been profiled in: The New York Times Book Review, Glamour, Vogue, The Observer, The Times, NY Post, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic, Book Magazine, National G Books Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea, National Geographic Books, 2004: an account of her journey across Papua New Guinea, retracing the 1927 route of explorer Ivan Champion. The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred miles to Timbuktu, National Geographic Books, 2004: an account of her 600-mile journey down the Niger River from Old Segou, Mali, to Timbuktu, following the route taken by the explorer Mungo Park. The White Mary'', Henry Holt & Co., 2008: a novel concerning a traumatised war reporter, Marika Vecera, who embarks on a journey into Papua New Guinea to investigate a mysterious letter claiming that a Pulitzer-winning journalist, generally reported as having committed suicide, has been seen alive in a remote jungle there. See also List of female adventurers References External links National Geographic magazine profile Personal website of Kira Salak Wall Street Journal Review of Salak's The White Mary National Geographic Adventure Review of Salak's The White Mary 1971 births Living people American explorers American travel writers American women travel writers Writers from Illinois University of Missouri alumni People from Westmont, Illinois Wayland Academy, Wisconsin alumni 21st-century American women