Donner party scholars, researchers and general enthusiasts are excited about Searching for Tamsen Donner by Gabrielle Burton! At least the blogger behind The Donner Blog is. Click the link to read Kristin Johnson's post about this spring University of Nebraska Press title.

Another of our spring authors, Kurt Caswell, netted a starred review in Publisher's Weekly for his essay collection An Inside Passage. PW writes:

In these luminous essays on wanderlust, Caswell, an assistant professor of creative writing at Texas Tech University, embraces travel writer Bruce Chatwin's contention that walking is a poetic act that can cure the world of its ills. While the power of perambulation remains to be seen, the author's walks along the Ganges and in Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Japan do salve his restless soul.

To read the full review, click here, and scroll down a bit.