"Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene" looks beyond the monolithic perception of the climate crisis and presents a methodology of observing and identifying socioecological “patches” of human-effected change. Coauthored by the... Read More

As the senior White House correspondent for the nonpartisan Voice of America news network, Steven L Herman had the difficult assignment of covering the Donald Trump administration while it routinely attacked VOA for its commitment to the... Read More

Gathering disparate records together, Noel Malcolm’s history text addresses male-male relationships from 1400 to 1750 within their historical context. Analyzing literature, newspapers, and court records to explain what was once called... Read More

Federico Finchelstein’s contemporary political science book "The Wannabe Fascists" explores movements that combine components of historical fascism with right-wing populism, resulting in a new type of dangerous leader. Decentering... Read More

Downtrodden heroes are the focus of "Prairie Edge", an intimate, unsparing novel about the lives of Indigenous people in Canada. Ezzy is an aimless young man of Métis descent who has been scarred by stints in prison. He struggles to... Read More

The cultural, political, and literary history of Western Canada is embodied in "The Good Walk", Matthew R. Anderson’s discerning account of three pilgrimages across traditional prairie trails. Anderson leads expeditions that trace the... Read More

Sejal Shah’s intrepid short story collection "How to Make Your Mother Cry" is a polysemous encounter connecting auditory and visual modes. Interspersed with ephemera—memory-photographs, childlike drawings, Indian dance notations, a... Read More

Jonathan Corcoran’s poignant memoir "No Son of Mine" chronicles both his life and his mother’s, unraveling the complex emotions involved with grief, family, and acceptance. In 2020, Corcoran received news that his mother, Patty, had... Read More