September-October 2025 Issue

By Neil Reisner I didn’t really understand what happened to my hometown until I saw it for myself.The fire that exploded out of the brushy...

By Peter Mladinic The Hard Hours, a tall, black paperback,by Anthony Hecht, said, “Open me.July 30th is past, the 31st is beginning.”A talking book. The...

By Denise Duhamel The man on his cell says he wants a family treetattooed on his back. So you’re sure you canmake me a tree?...

Click on each cover pic to watch a video, hear an audio cut, or order. Alabama Shakes“Another Life”After ten years, the band is back with...

Reviewed by Cully Perlman A FAMILY OF GOOD WOMENTeddy JonesStoney Creek Publishing354 pages Based loosely on the actual history of the Women’s Commonwealth of Belton, Texas,...

Reviewed by L.J. Gouveia MAYRANicky GonzalezPenguin Random House240 pages Right off of Lockhart’s town square, you step off the sidewalk next to Loop & Lil’s Pizza,...

Reviewed by Robin Remaley TO DIE FOR:A Cookbook ofGravestone RecipesRosie GrantHarper Collins156 pages An inspiring collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with fascinating interviews from the...

Click on a cover pic for order information. Bodock: StoriesRobert BusbyRobert Busby’s considerable genius is that he sees what the rest of us are unwilling...

By Diana Finlay Hendricks Many books are described as “defining a generation,” or “coming-of age,” but rarely does a magazine article grow into a book...

From the press release: The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum has announced that acclaimed Arizona-based artist Curt Walters was awarded the prestigious Jackie...