Benjamin Saenz writes, "In the desert, we live in a desert of translation." That is exactly what he sets out to do, in this, his third book of poems—translate experience into words. He writes of histo
El Paso/Juarez served as the tinderbox of the Mexican Revolution and the tumultuous years to follow. In essays and archival photographs, David Romo tells the surreal stories at the roots of the greate
In 1937, Doc Noss--part-adventurer, part-conman--discovered fabulous treasure inside the caverns of New Mexico’s Victorio Peak. He dynamited the tunnel to hide the treasure from other treasure hunters
From one of the last fire lookouts in America comes this sequel to the award-winning Fire Season—a story of calamity and resilience in the world’s first Wilderness. A dozen years into his dream job ke
A major Latino writer’s intimate but healing journey through addiction, human desire and broken love.From "He Leaves a Message in the Middle of the Night"He loved beerand crack. He loved heroin, ecsta
Young Gabe's is a story of heartache and jubilation. He's a child slave freed after the Civil War. He sets off to reunite himself with his mother who was sold before the war's end. "Come morning, the
Which Side Are You On? tells the story of the classic union song that was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. It has been sung by people fighting for their rights all over the worl
Tim's a dyslexic black kid on the mean streets of Newark. How far can he run? Where can he hide?What is innocence? Where does it go? Tim is an undiagnosed dyslexic in an inner-city Newark high school.
Cynthia Weill scores again with an early concept book that bring every kind of job to life, including the work of the dedicated palm weavers of Flavio Gallardo’s workshop, whose miniature palm weaving
