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From the acclaimed author of The Bean Trees, here are 12 wonderful stories rich in themes of family ties and life choices.

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A collection of wry short stories set in a wide American landscape and bound by a strong sense of place and the compelling ties of love and family. ... More

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A collection of short stories, mainly set in the American Midwest. Troy's first book, it was nominated for the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award in 1993.

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Set in Memphis, Florida, New York, New Orleans, and elsewhere, these stories deliver a vision of an America where the social and emotional ground ... More

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Short Fiction. Nash Candelaria, a native of New Mexico, is the author of an acclaimed series of historical novels about the Southwest. His 1982 novel ... More

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With this text, readers will find themselves transported to a Hispanic New Mexico village where they will experience the stories of the lives of ... More

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The great cowboy phenomenon of the American West began with the Spanish exploration and settlement of New Mexico more than 400 years ago. "Enduring ... More

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In his sixth novel, the author of "Bright Lights, Big City" chronicles the exploits of a man whose avocations--film, Zen, and Japanese literature- ... More

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The southern landscape that pervades William Hoffman's latest collection of short stories, "Doors, " is at once familiar and unsettling. Returning to ... More

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"There is a universality of humankind, " writes one of the authors of the lines within this book. "A little town in South Texas is the same as a ... More

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Meet the fine folks of Cedar Gap as they spin their tales and trade community news at the Palace Cafe.

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This collection of over 25 short stories and essays from this widely-read Mexican-American author includes excerpts from Anaya's famous novels, short ... More

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These interlocking stories begin with foundation tales of the migration of JJ, his wife Naomi, and their son Otis from their chaotic family ... More

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Meet people who stick to the roof of your mind. Make the acquaintance of assorted inanimate objects and farm animals. Discover where the sticky ... More

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The bestselling author of Route 66 and Pretty Boy evokes John Steinbeck as he examines life in one of America's newest and least understood states, ... More

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For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We ... More

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With his characteristic flare, McMurtry tackles the full spectrum of his favorite subjects--sex, literature, cowboys, rodeos, small-town life and big ... More

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Largely a sea of sand and sand-turned-to-stone, the cold desert at the junction of the Rio Puerco and the Little Colorado Rivers seems an unlikely ... More

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Born in Uruguay in 1876, Jo Mora worked with and observed cowboys and vaqueros from Canada to the tierra caliente for more than half a century. In ... More

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No longer dismissed as a protracted New Years Eve party between the First World War and the Great Depression, the twenties are seen today as a ... More

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Established in 1892, nine miles northwest of Phoenix in the Salt River Valley of Arizona, Glendale at first attracted farmers with strong Protestant ... More

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