Ivan Doig's memoir shares the experiences and culture that shaped his early years and made him fall in love with the West. From his childhood in a family of homesteaders through the death of his...
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Author: Doig, IvanSummary:
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Author: Katz, Jon.Summary:
Rose is a working dog devoted to keeping the sheep and other creatures at Bedlam Farm out of danger. But as the weather grows cold, Rose senses danger--a storm unlike any she's seen. When an epic...
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Author: Katz, Jon.Summary:
Katz addresses the difficult but necessary process of saying goodbye to a devoted companion, and offers comfort, wisdom, and a way forward from sorrow to acceptance.
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Author: Doig, IvanSummary:
Set in the 1930s, Doig's novel follows the Duff clan during the construction of the Fort Peck Dam. Hugh Duff is angry that the dam will flood his farm, yet his sons hasten to get jobs working on...
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Author: Machart, BruceSummary:
Machart pens this critically acclaimed collection of 10 nuanced tales. The characters in Machart's affecting fiction find themselves attempting to measure up to their own beliefs in what it means...
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Author: Katz, Jon.Summary:
Katz shares 16 tales of heartwarming relationships between humans and their four-legged friends. The title story features a housekeeper who loses her job, then discovers that her dogs have a...
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Author: McDonald, CraigSummary:
When crime novelist Hector Lassiter hears his old friend Hemingway's missing manuscripts have turned up, he visits Hemingway's widow Mary to make sure the manuscripts don't reveal too many of...
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Author: Stevens, JanetSummary:
A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
This collection of nine stories, ranging from poignant ballads to delightfully inventive forms, will make you chuckle and leave you with a satisfying sense that no matter how unruly or warped life...
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
This collection of wise and wonderful short stories captures those extraordinary moments in everyday life when greatness and tragedy shimmer through the surface.
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Author: Morgan, RobertSummary:
Two brothers, Muir and Moody are as different as night and day and are always at odds. Muir searches for fulfillment with the church while Moody battles inner demons. Ginny, the boys' mother,...
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Author: Robbins, DavidSummary:
Jeeter Frost is targeted by reporters seeking insider details of the "Missouri Man-Killer." Jeeter knows he's done his share of killin', but his inability to read the so-called true accounts of...
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Author: McDonald, CraigSummary:
Someone is murdering literary magazine editors, so Gertrude Stein assigns Hector Lassiter, fellow mystery writer Brinke Devlin, and Hector's dear friend Papa Hemingway to track down the killer....
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Author: Simon, MichaelSummary:
When an assassination attempt on a black community activist kills a young girl and leaves a little boy critically wounded, Detective Dan Reles heads the investigation. The brass decide, however,...
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Author: Simon, MichaelSummary:
Detective Dan Reles looks at the high profile case of the murdered former child star as a way to jump start his career and his life after being dumped by the woman he loves. His investigation...