There is a magic that is lost if we choose to view ourselves as outside of nature, as if we are not one of the many animal species that inhabit the natural world. Michael Branch’s newest book, Raising Wild, (Roost Books) is about... Read More

Michael Branch: “Because we dwell on the wild edge of the ecotone where the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin meet, this drink is a refresher that evokes both our home mountains and our home desert.” Ten Easy Steps to Concocting a... Read More

Fifteen years after the fact, the events of September 11, 2001 are still not simple to reckon with. This is true for anyone old enough to remember that day, but it is a reality even more fraught for those who lost family members in the... Read More

Welcome to college, Class of 2020! If you’ll kindly empty your wallets—and your parents’ wallets—into the bin on the right, then sign here to remain in debt for the next twenty-one years, we can get started giving you a cut-rate... Read More

There are more opportunities today than ever for indie writers to make their voices heard, yet more freedom to publish, without the help of a traditional publisher, does not mean all authors begin from a level playing field. Brooke... Read More

While e-reading has its benefits, there’s still nothing quite like the feel, and experience, of reading a physical book. This is particularly true of books that are beautiful: that are bound with intention, that revel in their own... Read More

It’s been 100 years since the creation of the National Park Service, and one of the United States’ most iconic parks is Yellowstone. If Yellowstone National Park had a voice, it would be that of Michael J. Yochim, author of a series... Read More

They’re an American indie, Chicago born, and well-established after forty-plus years. But while an extensive, diverse list may make Chicago Review Press more stable in these unpredictable times, stability does not mean a loss of a... Read More