Peter Golenbock’s nostalgic "Whispers of the Gods" swings for the fences, relating the real stories behind the legends of baseball’s golden age. A home run for baseball fans, this oral history tells the tales of greats like Ted... Read More

In 1921, then-forest ranger Aldo Leopold proposed that the remote lands around New Mexico’s Gila River be protected against roads, structures, and resource extraction. They were thus designated as the US’s first wilderness area.... Read More

The entries of the encyclopedic "Letters from Mr. J B Fact Finder" are educational tidbits on a myriad of subjects. Varied and light, the topical essays of Joe W. Boyd’s "Letters from Mr. J B Fact Finder" gather interesting historical... Read More

A whimsical memento mori, Julia Ridley Smith’s essay collection "The Sum of Trifles" sifts through the stuff of an inheritance in search of peace. When Smith’s parents died, they left behind a home full of antiques, trinkets, and... Read More

Keegan Lester’s lyrical memoir "Perfect Dirt" concerns what and where “home” really is. The narrative, composed of poetic vignettes, zips between Lester’s childhood in California, his creative tour across West Virginia, his work... Read More

When responsibilities derailed his childhood dream of becoming a famous explorer, Torbjørn Ekelund felt bereft of intimate participation in the seasonal changes of his beloved Norwegian forests. So he made a decision: once each month,... Read More

In essays at once wry and hilarious, Charles Hood shares his delight in the overlooked, obscure, and downright ugly parts of nature. Featuring high on his list are places like California’s Antelope Valley, “where old sofas crawl to... Read More

Janisse Ray’s memoir in essays, "Wild Spectacle", centers the role of the wilderness in her life. Throughout the years, Ray has turned to nature in the pursuit of self-discovery, clarity, and adventure. These essays focus on her... Read More