A writer finds that Colorado small-town life and Mongolian mishaps strengthen her human connections.
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September 14, 2015
Our special once-a-year Books and Essays issue, focusing on community and connection. Sarah Gilman finds that closeness means survival in the harsh, vast spaces of Mongolia as well as in the American West. Ana Maria Spagna describes how Maidu Indians came together to reclaim a sacred California valley from a utility company. Plus book reviews and profiles of authors like Erika T. Wurth, Mitchell S. Jackson and Lucia Berlin.
Feature
The Mountain Maidu return to their valley, but the work of reclamation never ends.
Current
Hcn.org news in brief.
Bev Magennis once covered houses in colorful tiles. Now she writes novels about murder in the rural West.
Former Seattleite and author Bryce Andrews writes and ranches in Montana.
Editor's Note
Essays
An author’s promotional book tour includes incontinent owls and posh but uncomfortable luncheons.
Conversation
A Native author creates characters who are making a life in the urban West.
An author speaks on growing up black in 1990s Portland and countering his city's hipster image.
Book Reviews
A review of 'The Denver Artists Guild; Its Founding Members: An Illustrated History' by Stan Cuba.
Book recommendations for the cold months ahead.
Some favorite under-the-radar writers and their recent releases.
A review of 'American Copper' by Shann Ray.
A review of 'Into the Valley' by Ruth Galm.
'A Manual for Cleaning Women,' her posthumous book of stories, reveals a formidable talent.
A review of a new way to look at what’s wild and what’s not, in Jason Mark’s 'Satellites in the High Country' and Fred Pearce’s 'The New Wild.'
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Plus, a plug for our classroom subscription program and a gun-related correction.
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