Books

See paradise beneath the Colorado peaks
See paradise beneath the Colorado peaks
A publishing couple invites you into the process behind their picturesque Vail estate.
Carl Segerstrom Photos Dec. 24, 2018 From the print edition
Under Trumpism, truth is under relentless attack
Under Trumpism, truth is under relentless attack
Two books warn against the rise of alternative realities.
Brian Calvert Dec. 24, 2018 From the print edition
Looking for love in all the wrong places
Looking for love in all the wrong places
A quest for connection unites a new collection of Western stories.
Jenny Shank Dec. 10, 2018 From the print edition
Why we should reconsider the starling
Why we should reconsider the starling
An author explores the unlikely relationship between a musical genius and avian pariah.
Melissa Hart March 5, 2018 From the print edition
An armchair journey to the desert
An armchair journey to the desert
A photography book captures the natural splendor of Utah’s five national parks.
Jessica Kutz March 5, 2018 From the print edition
We need more Native literary giants than Sherman Alexie
We need more Native literary giants than Sherman Alexie
In the wake of sexual harassment allegations, a look beyond the influential writer.
Graham Lee Brewer Analysis March 2, 2018
National parks, where landscape and culture intersect
National parks, where landscape and culture intersect
A photography book explores the history of travel within our nation’s parks.
Carl Segerstrom Feb. 19, 2018 From the print edition
In Oregon’s Coast Range, a writer explores identity
In Oregon’s Coast Range, a writer explores identity
A collection of essays ranges through the histories, trees and wildlife of the state.
Lawrence Lenhart Essay Feb. 19, 2018 From the print edition
The uncompromising environmentalist behind the Sierra Club
The uncompromising environmentalist behind the Sierra Club
A new book details the rise of the Sierra Club from hiking group to political force.
Joshua Zaffos Feb. 5, 2018 From the print edition
Saints and sinners in the Southwest
Saints and sinners in the Southwest
A new book explores the dark characters that make the wide-open West their home.
Jenny Shank Feb. 5, 2018 From the print edition
The cyclone in the Great Salt Lake
The cyclone in the Great Salt Lake
An encyclopedia encapsulates a lasting earthwork of the 70s Land Movement.
Emily Benson Feb. 5, 2018 From the print edition
Traversing the mighty Colorado River
Traversing the mighty Colorado River
A writer sets out on a geographic journey to understand the imperiled water source.
Adrianne Kroepsch Jan. 22, 2018 From the print edition
What Abbey’s ‘Desert Solitaire’ means in these trying times
What Abbey’s ‘Desert Solitaire’ means in these trying times
The book turns 50 this year, and is more relevant now than ever.
John Buckley Opinion Jan. 10, 2018
On grappling with a past shadowed by violence
On grappling with a past shadowed by violence
Two books examine the relationship people have with painful family histories.
Jenny Shank Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
The iconic bird of the ‘Sagebrush Sea’
The iconic bird of the ‘Sagebrush Sea’
A new book shows the life cycle of sage grouse in their natural habitat.
Rebecca Worby Photos Dec. 25, 2017 From the print edition
Nothing about future fires is guaranteed
Nothing about future fires is guaranteed
Except that they will come.
Olga Kreimer Dec. 11, 2017 From the print edition
The geography of the Southwest, painted and illuminated
The geography of the Southwest, painted and illuminated
An artist of Kiowa and Caddo descent blends traditional and modern styles.
Emily Benson Dec. 11, 2017 From the print edition
The divides that unify a Southwestern village
The divides that unify a Southwestern village
Stanley Crawford writes about rifts between Anglo and Chicano neighbors.
Alex Trimble Young Nov. 27, 2017 From the print edition
Photos that trace migrations through Yellowstone
Photos that trace migrations through Yellowstone
Ungulates overcome highways, rivers and other barriers while roaming the region.
Rebecca Worby Photos Nov. 27, 2017 From the print edition
A book in hand deepens the backcountry experience
A book in hand deepens the backcountry experience
What’s the meaning of lugging literature into the wild?
Leath Tonino Essay Nov. 13, 2017 From the print edition
New books to read this fall
New books to read this fall
A sampling of the season’s best new reads.
Jodi Peterson Nov. 13, 2017 From the print edition
The West, when women are telling the story
The West, when women are telling the story
Do women write differently about wilderness?
Emily Wortman-Wunder Interview Nov. 13, 2017 From the print edition
The border as a ‘weaponized’ landscape
The border as a ‘weaponized’ landscape
Border Patrol agent-turned-author Francisco Cantú examines his experiences.
Katherine E. Standefer Nov. 13, 2017 From the print edition
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