Books Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/books/ A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Books Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/books/ 32 32 229054741 The possibilities of climate grief https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-possibilities-of-climate-grief/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331562

A journey through the heart of despair to find what’s on the other side.

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]]> 331562 The importance of ‘Being Caribou’ https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-importance-of-being-caribou/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=331360

Remembering the activist and author Karsten Heuer.

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]]> 331360 Who’s against wind development in ‘The Crazies’? https://www.hcn.org/articles/whos-against-wind-development-in-the-crazies/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330242

Amy Gamerman’s new book examines attempts to block the energy transition in Montana’s Crazy Mountains.

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]]> 330242 Culture that impacted our sense of the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/culture-that-impacted-our-sense-of-the-west/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330359

Some books, happenings and other cultural endeavors that helped expand our sense of place in 2024.

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]]> 330359 The radical act of sharing Native literature https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-radical-act-of-sharing-native-literature/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=330207

NDN Girls Books Club is more than a big pink truck full of free books.

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]]> 330207 Pam Houston has things to say about abortion https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-11/pam-houston-has-things-to-say-about-abortion/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=328896

The author’s new book is an unflinching treatise on Roe v. Wade and life post-Dobbs.

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]]> 328896 Befriending wildfire https://www.hcn.org/articles/befriending-wildfire/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=328757

A new book from Obi Kaufmann illustrates the reciprocal connection between California ecosystems and fire.

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]]> 328757 Remembering Colleen McElroy, the ‘literary North Star’ of the Pacific Northwest https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-10/remembering-colleen-mcelroy-the-literary-north-star-of-the-pacific-northwest/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=328342

In the last quarter century, this Black poet was one of the most decorated in American literature.

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]]> 328342 The vision of Little Shell https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/the-vision-of-little-shell/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:55:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326846 Sleeping Buffalo and Medicine Rocks, Saco vicinity, Phillips County, Montana. October 1994

How Ayabe-way-we-tung guided his tribe in the midst of colonization.

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]]> 326846 Indigenous people deserve gushy romance novels https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/indigenous-people-deserve-gushy-romance-novels/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326823 Danica Nava with her new book, "The Truth According to Ember."

‘The Truth According to Ember’ is a summer rom-com about Native people learning to be their authentic selves.

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