How to Cuss in Western: And Other Missives from the High Desert
How to Cuss in Western: And Other Missives from the High Desert
By Michael Branch. Shambhala / Roost Books (distributed by Penguin Random House), 2018.
This book of humorous creative nonfiction contains 35 essays, each a small story about the wildlife, landscape, and strange human characters in the remote high desert. By turns moving and funny, these essays deeply engage a home landscape, exploring the inspiring beauty and often the downright weirdness of living in a place that is both exhilarating and intimidating. The stories ...
In Memoriam: Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez
by Joni Adamson, Arizona State University
SUSAN BERRY BRILL DE RAMIREZ passed away on Monday, October 30, 2018. She was born on April 25, 1955, in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Dorothy Ann Retallack Brill and Dr. Robert M. Brill. She attended the University of Wisconsin (BA, English), University of Chicago (MA, English), University of Wisconsin (MBA, Management), and University of New Mexico (PhD, Literary Criticism and Theory).
Those who knew her will fondly remember meeting her at Western Literature (WLA), Association for the ...