In ‘Vantage,’ Taneum Bambrick digs for refuse along the Columbia River.
Books
A would-be museum exhibit, canceled due to COVID, is now collected in the book ‘American Geography: Photographs of Land Use from 1840 to the Present.’
In ‘Red Nation Rising,’ violence in the communities abutting reservations illuminates colonialism’s continued presence.
Latino-led opposition brought down the Maricopa County sheriff.
Tope Folarin’s coming-of-age story recounts the transformations of a Nigerian-American family in Utah.
The artist challenged ideas of masculinity but fell short of addressing racism.
In Laila Lalami’s new book, a Moroccan-American family seeks a sense of belonging in California.
A new book looks at the Golden State’s history to understand its current water crisis.
A rancher weighs the fate of wildlife and human encroachment in his new book.
David Benjamin Sherry, Terry Tempest Williams and Bill McKibben celebrate what could be lost to Trump’s monument rollbacks.
In Beth Piatote’s first short-story collection, a niece learns beading and other lessons.
The actor and activist remembers his childhood detainment by the U.S. government during World War II in a new graphic novel.
In ‘This Land,’ Christopher Ketcham roams the West in search of both, and misses a lot in between.
Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández analyzes why America puts so many immigrants behind bars.
A new book explores the borderlands of ‘Salmon Nation,’ from the American West to Russia’s Far East.
A debut novel highlights the strength of women, even as they face trouble.
In a collection of essays, writers defy expectations and examine place.
Two new titles provide insight on the willful ignorance that lead to the West’s water woes.
In his debut collection, poet Jake Skeets summons beauty through darkness.
A roundup of the new and upcoming books that have caught our eye.
The blind spots, omissions and caricatures of ‘Deep River’ fail to contend with the historical realities of the Northwest or the current political climate.
The U.S. poet laureate’s new collection of poems incorporates history and breaks time.
The acclaimed author discusses how she hopes to help people find strength in these times.
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