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Spread Me by Sarah Gailey On a far-flung desert planet, research station life follows a predictable routine: days are for analyzing samples and tracking sandstorms. Nights are for drinking games ...

Sunbirth by An Yu In the desert town of Five Poems Lake, a young woman tries to live a peaceful life of routine despite her circumstances. Twelve years ago, her ...

Tilt by Emma Pattee As our neighbors in Sumas and Everson can attest, nature is a powerful force that can completely upend lives: destroying homes, threatening personal safety and straining ...

In Good Health: Uncomplicated, Allergen-aware Recipes for a Nourished Life by Rachel Riggs If you’ve been piling on the glazed ham and mashed potatoes this holiday season, or leaning into ...

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora What were you doing at 9 years of age? What were your daily concerns when you were in the fourth grade? At 9 years ...

December is the month of "best-of" reading lists designed to celebrate literary excellence and guide readers toward meaningful reads, serving both as a reflection on the year in books and ...

Busted by Dan Gemeinhart The cover of children’s book author Dan Gemeinhart’s latest book for middle grade readers, “Busted,” shows a boy, a girl, an old man and a hairless ...

Ian's Ride: A Long-distance Journey to Joy by Karen Polinsky On a beautiful, early summer Santa Cruz evening, Ian Mackay was poised on his bike at the top of the ...

The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling Debra Magpie Earling’s “The Lost Journals of Sacajewea” is the reclamation of a historical figure often clouded by myth. Sacajewea was ...

Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Alec Aleksic    Why are young people saying “unalive” instead of "dead”? Why do all influencers sound the same? How ...

American Bulk: Essays on Excess by Emily Mester   In Emily Mester’s childhood home, the dining table was cleared for dining only on Christmas and Easter. Every other day was for ...

Elita by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum While “Nordic Noir” crime fiction has been a well-established genre since the 1990s (think of authors such as Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbø, Peter Høeg, and ...