A study of the Indigenous peoples on an island that “has almost wholly eluded” the outside world. In this compelling account, Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening, takes readers to the Andaman Islands, a remote Indian archipelago … [Read more]
The Heat Will Kill You First
Review Publication: Kirkus ReviewsReviewer: Melanie Dragger A noted environmental journalist examines the effects of extreme heat on our lives and future generations. In this gripping examination, Goodell, a Rolling Stone contributing … [Read more]
The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods
Review Publication: Kirkus ReviewsReviewer: Melanie Dragger A history of the efforts to preserve “one of the world’s greatest natural phenomena—the unique redwood belt.” Today, as award-winning journalist and activist King points out, only 4% of … [Read more]
The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Review Publication: Kirkus ReviewsReviewer: Melanie Dragger A revealing exploration of the current state of the teaching profession. In her latest, Robbins, bestselling author of The Nurses, The … [Read more]
Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Griders at America’s Edge
Review Publication: Kirkus ReviewsReviewer: Melanie Dragger An exploration of living off the grid in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Growing up in Colorado, author Conover, who won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Newjack: Guarding … [Read more]
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods
Review Publication: Kirkus ReviewsReviewer: Melanie Dragger A study of the causes and effects of timber poaching in North America. Focusing on the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia–based writer and oral historian Bourgon, a 2018 National … [Read more]