Shann Ray’s novel Where Blackbirds Fly (Bison Books, 2025) is a braided set of five novellas, each a tenderly told and brutally honest investigation into the nature of relationships and what it means to love. As with his previous work, … Continue reading A History of Love and Fracture: An interview with Shann Ray
Kathryn Wilder is a writer and rancher in Dolores and Disappointment Valley, Colorado. She is the winner of a 2025 Western Heritage Award and the author of Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West, coauthor of … Continue reading Excerpt: The Last Cows
Kathryn Wilder is a writer and rancher in Dolores and Disappointment Valley, Colorado. She is the winner of a 2025 Western Heritage Award and the author of Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West, coauthor of Forbidden Talent, with … Continue reading From the Desk of Kathryn Wilder: Rain ’n’ Books
For more than sixty years, Bison Books has helped sustain the intrigue of the West by serving as the living literature of western lands and people. Within the imprint, we preserve the history of the peoples and cultures that have … Continue reading Bison Books Sale
Donna L. Erickson is a consultant on open-space conservation in the Rocky Mountain West and was an associate professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Michigan for sixteen years. Erickson has published extensively in design, planning, and conservation … Continue reading Rockin’ R: A Tribute to Writing Groups
Thomas A. Krainz is an associate professor of history at DePaul University. He is the author of Delivering Aid: Implementing Progressive Era Welfare in the American West. His latest book A Great Many Refugees: Progressive Era Assistance in the American West (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: A Great Many Refugees
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month I finished reading Prophet Song by Paul Lynch after it … Continue reading July Staff Reading List
Hit the road this summer with our Road Tripping Reading List! From guidebooks to travel narratives, whether you’re on the road or enjoying a literary journey from the comfort of your home, each title in this reading list is sure … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Road Tripping Across the West
Reviews The Bower Atmosphere Review in Western American Literature: “Reading this rich chronicle of Bower’s life makes her literary art all the more poignant and impressive.” Inside the Mirror Review in Scroll.In: “[Inside the Mirror] bears the marks of careful … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews I Make Envy on Your Disco Review in GQ: “It’s a comforting, elegantly-written reminder that there’s life after twink death.” Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 Review in Comparativ: “[Women, Empires, and Body Politics at … Continue reading News & Reviews
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