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Reviews

“The Bower Atmosphere, a story of Bower’s remarkable life, is based on research in Bower’s personal archives and publishers’ records, as well as interviews with some of her descendants. . . . I give The Bower Atmosphere five out of five stars!”

Homing

Review in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

“Sherrie Flick’s new essay collection, Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist, tells with humor and sharp insight a familiar story about leaving home and then, eventually, returning to plant roots—in the case of Flick, a gardener, both literally and figuratively.”

Schoolboy

Review in The Sports Bookie:

“Just call Tim Manners a true ghostwriter. The longtime writer, editor, essayist, and baseball fan has resurrected the ghost of Waite Hoyt, the ace of the New York Yankees pitching staff during the 1920s.”

Dodge County, Incorporated

Forthcoming review in Foreword:

“Rooted in the intimate experiences of Sonja Trom Eayrs’s farming family, Dodge County, Inc. is a powerful manifesto against the excesses of factory farming.”

Think of Horses

Review in Big Sky Journal:

“Ultimately, Think of Horses—the novel—is as satisfyingly enjoyable as ‘think of horses’—the advice—is sound.”

Continental Reckoning

Review in Chronicles of Oklahoma:

“This volume is full of facts, and the author surveys many ideas and tells many stories—more than can be discussed in a book review. Each chapter should be read, digested, and contemplated. And this volume by Elliott West should be treasured.”

Butterfly Nebula

Review in Alabama Writers Forum:

“In Hogan’s poems, the spiritual and natural worlds are all part of one, often mysterious, whole. . . . This is one of the best, most imaginative and surprising books I’ve read in a long while. Butterfly Nebula is—dare I say it?—a stellar collection.”

Wallace Stegner’s Unsettled County

Review in Big Sky Journal:

“The works and legacy of an enduring Western writer are examined, critiqued, and celebrated in Wallace Stegner’s Unsettled Country: Ruin, Realism, and Possibility in the American West (University of Nebraska Press, $29.95), edited by Mark Fiege, Michael J. Lansing, and Leisl Carr Childers. The collection of essays, highly readable and compelling for such academic endeavors, explores the themes of Stegner’s writings . . .”

Hush of the Land

Review in Hungry Horse News:

“It’s a beautifully written book and every chapter is an engaging read. A good book should be like an onion, peeling apart layers of the story as one goes and Elser and Maggi have done a masterful job of that.”