WINTER / SPRING 2023
Wendell Steavenson MARGOT: A Novel
A moving portrait of a young woman’s struggle to break free from her upper-class upbringing amid the whirlwind years of the sexual revolution.
“Compelling… [and] extremely readable.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS
January 2023
Dan Egan THE DEVIL’S ELEMENT: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
The New York Times best-selling author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes on the most devilish element of them all—phosphorus, the source of both great bounty and great peril all over the world.
“A cautionary history [that] will ignite readers’ curiosity.”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
March 2023
Leah Myers THINNING BLOOD: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
A vibrant new voice blends Native folklore and the search for identity in a fierce debut work of personal history.
“This memorable debut runs hot with Leah Myers’s fierce intelligence.”—MATT BELL
“A testament to the power of storytelling.”—EMILY BERNARD
“Leah Myers reveals with unvarnished honesty something that so often remains unspoken: what it feels like to teeter on the edge of identity, to face down the specter of erasure and a dwindling sense of self.”—FRANCISCO CANTÚ
May 2023
Finn Murphy ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West
The best-selling author of The Long Haul (hailed as “almost shamefully enjoyable” in the New York Times) returns with the story of ditching his truck to seek his fortune . . . in hemp.
“Rollicking and indelible… Finn Murphy’s misadventures on the wild hemp frontier brim with wit, pluck, and hard-won wisdom.”—JESSICA BRUDER, author of Nomadland
June 2023
Melissa L. Sevigny BRAVE THE WILD RIVER: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
“Everything a book should be.”—NATHALIA HOLT, author of Rise of the Rocket Girls
“A remarkable tale, masterfully told—I loved every page.”—FLORENCE WILLIAMS, author of The Nature Fix
June 2023