Where the Crooked River Rises
There is an otherness to the high desert, something momentous and sacred in the purity of the silence. In this compelling collection of personal essays...
Reflections of a Pragmatic Economist
In Reflections of a Pragmatic Economist, Emery Castle traces an intellectual journey that spans more than half a century and has helped shape the fields...
To the Woods
2011 WILLA Award in Creative Nonfiction To the Woods is a tale of adventure, inspiration, and living life in concert with nature. It is the...
A River Without Banks
A River Without Banks chronicles one family’s journey to Idaho, with all of its uncertainties, promises, and hopes. The book explores their encounters with a...
Another Way the River Has
Another Way the River Has collects Robin Cody’s finest nonfiction writings, many appearing for the first time in print. Cody’s prose rings with a sense...
Afield
For 40 years, Alan Contreras has studied birds and natural history in the West. In Afield, he recounts his bird-watching experiences — primarily in Oregon...
With Grit and By Grace
In the 1950s, Betty Roberts did what most of her contemporaries considered audacious and inappropriate when she returned to college as a 32-year-old wife and...
Catching the Ebb
Bert Bender started fishing Alaska’s Cook Inlet in 1963 with a 30-foot sailboat converted to gas power and with no equipment for pulling in a...