High Country News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Wade in the Water: Poems
Tracy K. SmithHigh Country NewsRight now, we're talking with award winner and author of two poetry collections, Sean Hill. His poems have also been featured as part of the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series and on The Slowdown podcast when hosted by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith. https://t.co/c93kBaMy1X
Paperback, 2019
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Crash of Rhinos: Poems
Paisley RekdalHigh Country NewsHCN editor Paisley Rekdal will hosts a livestream discussion with poet and editor Vandana Khan about her new book of poems, “Burning Like Her Own Planet.” Watch it live on Thursday, here! 👇 https://t.co/Q1DpgNg0d3
Paperback, 2000
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dissolve
Sherwin BitsuiHigh Country NewsA must-read poem: “The Next Sky” by @SherwinBitsui, who has authored three poetry collections - “Dissolve,” “Flood Song,” and “Shapeshift.” https://t.co/vMbjC3hTVP
Paperback, 2018
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Izquierdo
Rubén DegolladoHigh Country NewsRubén Degollado’s book, ‘The Family Izquierdo,’ is filled with the rich complexities of Latino culture. https://t.co/8r0gIqZa2w
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lab Girl: A Memoir
Hope JahrenHigh Country NewsIn her memoir Lab Girl, Hope Jahren says we all have a tree we remember from childhood. Hers is a blue-tinged spruce (Picea pungens) that she hugged and climbed and talked to, believing it cared about her. https://t.co/GjumldWWLE
Paperback, 2017
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West
Mark SpitzerHigh Country News❤️🩹 We are saddened to hear about the passing of Mark Spitzer, author of "Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West" that @ben_a_goldfarb reviewed for us a few years ago. He documented his pursuit of the "uglier species". https://t.co/jiTtn6ZKlY
Hardcover, 2017
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly
Dean RaderHigh Country News💻 Today's, #PoetryWithPaisley will take place on a livestream via Youtube! Everyone can watch. She'll chat with poet Dean Rader about his new book, Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly. https://t.co/eKmwARtsg9
Hardcover, 2023
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo
Garrett HongoHigh Country NewsGarrett Hongo is the author of five books of poetry and nonfiction, the most recent of which is The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo. https://t.co/kerpZnquGD
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
Jane WongHigh Country NewsGambling addiction is a well-documented problem among Asian Americans. In Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City, her new memoir, Jane Wong illustrates the heavy toll that gambling addiction can take on families by describing her own experiences. https://t.co/IWipcAT0ER
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley RobinsonHigh Country NewsHard on the heels of his latest science fiction novel, The Ministry for the Future — a blistering near-future vision of climate change — Kim Stanley Robinson has just published The High Sierra: A Love Story. https://t.co/b8Wm8sazpS
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book