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Song of loss and redemption: A review of Theft 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 publisherEmily Wortman-WunderBK LorenNovelTheftfiction2012-09-13T15:04:39ZNews ArticleIn the desert, questions without answers: A review of Gods Without Men 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 publisherMartin ConnellyCalifornia historydesert lifeGods Without Mennovelsmagical realismfictionMojave DesertHari Kunzru2012-07-06T21:54:05ZNews ArticleStroke of insight: A review of Before the End, After the Beginning 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 publisherJenny ShankBefore the EndDagoberto Gilbshort storiesfictionAfter the Beginning2012-03-14T19:38:48ZNews ArticleAn honest take on a tough land http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15793 Ordinary Wolves, Seth Kantner’s extraordinary debut novel, is the coming-of-age story of a young man on the remote Alaskan tundraNo publisherPatrick FarrellHuman Beings And NatureArctic regionAlaskan tundraEskimoswolvesautobiographical novelsfirst novelsfictioncoming-of-age
storiesAnchorageAlaska2012-03-05T23:09:44ZNews ArticleInterior Landscapes: A review of The City Beneath the Snow 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 publisherMichael EngelhardMarjorie Kowalski ColeThe City Beneath the Snowshort storiesFairbanks, Alaskafiction2012-03-02T19:51:54ZNews ArticleA forbidden road trip: A review of Lamb 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 publisherJenny ShankLambrelationshipsnovelsfictionroad tripsBonnie Nadzam2012-02-01T17:33:31ZNews ArticleA second chance at love: A review of Liberty Lanes 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 publisherPhyllis Barbersenior citizensagingnovelsrural lifefictionromancesmall town lifeRobin Troybowling leaguesLiberty Lanes2012-01-18T22:05:35ZNews ArticleAn unexpected L.A. story: A review of The Barbarian Nurseries 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 publisherDaniel A. OlivasThe Barbarian NurseriesMexican houseworkersHéctor Tobarnovelsfictionundocumented workersAmerican familiesMexican Americans2012-07-06T21:59:29ZNews ArticleReluctant assassins: A review of The Sisters Brothers 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 publisherDevon Fredericksen19th century OregonBooker Prize nomineesPatrick DeWittWestern noirEli and Charlie SistersWesternsCalifornia gold rushfictionhit men in fictionThe Sisters BrothersAmerican West history2011-11-10T21:12:04ZNews ArticleThe Tamarisk Hunter http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16378 In the desert Southwest of 2030 Big Daddy Drought runs the show, California claims all the water, and a water tick named Lolo ekes out a rugged living removing tamarisk. No publisherPaolo BacigalupiThe1922 Colorado River Compactirrigationsci-firightsimagined futuresScienceTamarisk HuntertamariskCalifornia water lawwaterScience fictionPaolo BacigalupiWeatherfuture scenariosClimate ChangeDams and Water Supply Projectsdroughtfictionshort storiesSF2011-11-12T21:30:05ZNews ArticleLegend of the Eagleman http://www.hcn.org/issues/320/16252 Wayne Parrish’s Legend of the
Eagleman is a suspenseful and engaging novel set in the
world of tribal casino gamblingNo publisherStaffGamblingWayne ParrishLegend of the Eaglemannovelsmysteriessuspense novelsAmerican IndiansNative Americansreservation
gamingfictioncasino gamblingArizona Gaming
Commission2011-11-12T01:31:13ZNews ArticleIt ain't easy getting old http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16311 In No Country for Old Men, Cormac
McCarthy discards his bitter nostalgia to tell a story set along
the border in the 1980sNo publisherLaura PaskusWestern CultureCormac McCarthyNo Country for Old MenU.S.-Mexico
bordernovelsfictionWestern lifeborder lifedesertsVietnam veteranslaw enforcement officersAll the Pretty HorsesThe CrossingRio Grande2011-11-11T23:40:25ZNews ArticleDinosaur bones and dastardly deeds http://www.hcn.org/issues/323/16339 Douglas Preston’s fast-moving thriller
Tyrannosaur Canyon is perfect summer escape
reading for anyone who loves adventure, intrigue and romance
– especially served up with dinosaur fossilsNo publisherSteve RumseyPaleontologyDouglas PrestonTyrannosaur Canyonnovelsthrillersfictionbeach readingescapist fictionpaleontologyfossil
huntersscientistsTom BroadbentextinctionThe Codexplotssupercomputerscrime storiesmysteriesadventure storiesveterinarScience2011-11-11T23:20:36ZNews ArticleTo die fighting: a review of Jesse's Ghost: A Novel 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 publisherTara Rae MinerJesse's GhostFrank Bergonmurdernovelsrural lifeCalifornia Central Valleyfictionfriendshipranch life2011-10-26T20:27:41ZNews ArticleSeeds of atonement: an interview with writer Shann Ray 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 publisherJenny ShankpsychologistsforgivenessShann RayfictionWestern writersteachersAmerican Masculineshort stories2011-09-28T15:19:58ZNews Article