http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/song-of-loss-and-redemption-a-review-of-theft In Colorado essayist BK Loren's first novel, the loss of nature is linked to the loss of a loved one, and grief becomes a territory to be explored. No publisher Emily Wortman-Wunder BK Loren Novel Theft fiction 2012-09-13T15:04:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/in-the-desert-questions-without-answers-a-review-of-gods-without-men In Gods Without Men, British novelist Hari Kunzru wanders through time and space in California's Mojave Desert. No publisher Martin Connelly California history desert life Gods Without Men novels magical realism fiction Mojave Desert Hari Kunzru 2012-07-06T21:54:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.5/stroke-of-insight-a-review-of-before-the-end-after-the-beginning Dagoberto Gilb's remarkable new fiction collection captures the lives of struggling Southwestern people. No publisher Jenny Shank Before the End Dagoberto Gilb short stories fiction After the Beginning 2012-03-14T19:38:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/interior-landscapes-a-review-of-the-city-beneath-the-snow The short stories in Marjorie Kowalski Cole's posthumous collection The City Beneath the Snow take readers deep into the subarctic melting pot of Fairbanks, Alaska. No publisher Michael Engelhard Marjorie Kowalski Cole The City Beneath the Snow short stories Fairbanks, Alaska fiction 2012-03-02T19:51:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.2/a-forbidden-road-trip-a-review-of-lamb Lamb, Bonnie Nadzam's crisp, startling and psychologically intense debut novel, follows two troubled characters on a quest for redemption in the West. No publisher Jenny Shank Lamb relationships novels fiction road trips Bonnie Nadzam 2012-02-01T17:33:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/a-second-chance-at-love-a-review-of-liberty-lanes Liberty Lanes, Robin Troy's second novel, tracks the lives of a group of senior citizens in a small Montana town. No publisher Phyllis Barber senior citizens aging novels rural life fiction romance small town life Robin Troy bowling leagues Liberty Lanes 2012-01-18T22:05:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.20/an-unexpected-l.a.-story-a-review-of-the-barbarian-nurseries Héctor Tobar's ferocious new novel, The Barbarian Nurseries, stars a Mexican housekeeper who works for a dysfunctional family and accidentally gets caught up in the national fury over illegal immigration. No publisher Daniel A. Olivas The Barbarian Nurseries Mexican houseworkers Héctor Tobar novels fiction undocumented workers American families Mexican Americans 2012-07-06T21:59:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.19/reluctant-assassins-a-review-of-the-sisters-brothers Patrick DeWitt's new novel, The Sisters Brothers, describes the lives of two 19th-century hit men in a work of modern Western noir. No publisher Devon Fredericksen 19th century Oregon Booker Prize nominees Patrick DeWitt Western noir Eli and Charlie Sisters Westerns California gold rush fiction hit men in fiction The Sisters Brothers American West history 2011-11-10T21:12:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.18/to-die-fighting-a-review-of-jesses-ghost-a-novel In Frank Bergon's new novel, a young man in California's Central Valley is haunted by the memory of his best friend, whom he murdered. No publisher Tara Rae Miner Jesse's Ghost Frank Bergon murder novels rural life California Central Valley fiction friendship ranch life 2011-10-26T20:27:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/seeds-of-atonement-an-interview-with-writer-shann-ray Shann Ray's short stories focus on the theme of redemption in the lives of ordinary Western families. No publisher Jenny Shank psychologists forgiveness Shann Ray fiction Western writers teachers American Masculine short stories 2011-09-28T15:19:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/dont-tell-her-she-cant-a-profile-of-author-mary-clearman-blew Mary Clearman Blew struck out on her own, leaving rural Montana and a life as a housewife to become a professor and writer. No publisher Andrea Clark Mason Mary Clearman Blew memoirs ranchers fiction Western writers teachers short stories This Is Not the Ivy League 2011-09-23T14:36:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/stories-like-a-bale-unrolling-a-review-of-conjugations-of-the-verb Glen Chamberlain's short stories bring to life the people of a fictional Montana town. No publisher Charles Finn families rural life small towns fiction Montana Conjugations of the Verb To Be Glen Chamberlain short stories 2011-09-16T19:38:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/tales-of-sagebrush-and-murder-a-review-of-assumption In Percival Everett's mystery trilogy, New Mexico Deputy Ogden Walker chases murderers and wrestles with his own complex identity. No publisher Hillary Rosner novels Percival Everett northern New Mexico Ogden Walker fiction murder mysteries Assumption thrillers 2011-09-16T19:32:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/living-close-to-the-bone-in-modern-alaska-a-review-of-bear-down-bear-north The short stories in Melinda Moustakis' book plunge the reader into the challenging world of contemporary Alaskans. No publisher Alexa Mergen families rural life Alaska fiction Melinda Moustakis short stories Bear North Bear Down 2011-09-16T19:34:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.15/the-aftermath-of-violence-a-review-of-the-color-of-night The narrator of Madison Smartt Bell's disturbing 13th novel is a former member of a murderous, Manson-like cult. No publisher Annie Dawid cults murder novels Manson family murders September 11 terrorist attacks fiction The Color of Night, Madison Smartt Bell 2011-08-31T17:26:11Z News Article