If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name : News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende

I found this book recommended @ Book Sense and thought I'd give it a try.
The author is a wife, mother and obituary writer living in Haines, Alaska (pop. 2500). Each chapter is a stand-alone vignette of small town life, where everyone knows everyone else's business. The stories showcase people and their relationship with others, wildlife, the outdoors and death. I laughed out loud and shed a few tears. It felt very much like reading the letters of a longtime friend, and makes me want to visit Alaska.

Would recommend it as a quick and interesting read.