Driven by a mutual desire to design experiences that inspire wonder in children, authors Wendy Gorton and Kristin Tillack created the 50 Hikes with Kids book series.
The National Parks Cookbook
Inspired by her love of America’s national parks, author Linda Ly wrote The National Parks Cookbook to share the sights, smells, and flavors of the parks with folks who can’t make it to them as often as they’d like.
Wild Focus: Twenty-five Years of Texas Parks & Wildlife Photography
Author Earl Nottingham was chief photographer for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for twenty-five years.
Bison: Portrait of an Icon
In this impressive and hefty volume, photographer Audrey Hall brilliantly captures the spirit of the American bison and the landscape of the American West.
Maker Camp: Heritage Crafts and Skill-building Projects for Kids
Denver-based author and art educator Delanie Holton-Fessler aims to introduce children to traditional crafts and heritage skills often lost in today’s busy, technology-driven world.
The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West
As author and Montana-based reporter Robert Chaney contends, “Grizzly bears inspire fear in some, reverence in others, and fascination in all.”
The Heart of California: Exploring the San Joaquin Valley
In this captivating memoir, author Aaron Gilbreath takes us along on a journey through the vast interior of California, sandwiched between the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Coast Range.
Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland
The Spanish word querencia does not have an exact translation in English but can be described as a place that gives one strength or a place in which one feels at home.
Take Another Little Piece of Her Heart
In her latest biography, Janis: Her Life and Music, award-winning author Holly George-Warren explores the life and music of Janis Joplin, the singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1960s for her powerful, blues-inspired vocals.
On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey
During a short trip across the border while writing Deep South, acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux met and heard unforgettable stories from several migrants. Following the experience, he vowed to return. Now he is back.
Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas
Writing the story of a state as large and diverse as Texas is a massive undertaking, and coming in at more than 900 pages, Big Wonderful Thing is certainly an intimidating book. However, Harrigan’s gift for storytelling makes this monumental work a pleasure to read.
Becoming Willa Cather: Creation and Career
Willa Cather was an American writer whose prairie novels launched her career in the early 1900s. Thanks in part to her literary masterpieces, such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, Cather is often viewed as the representative of pioneer life on the Great Plains.