Jenny Shank, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:52:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Jenny Shank, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 During climate chaos, a witness and champion of the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/during-climate-chaos-a-witness-and-champion-of-the-west/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322518

A Q&A with author and educator Laura Pritchett.

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]]> 322518 Invisible Denver made indelible in a new documentary https://www.hcn.org/articles/ideas-arts-culture-invisible-denver-made-indelible-in-a-new-documentary/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2023/03/03/invisible-denver-made-indelible-in-a-new-documentary/

‘The Holly’ connects the dots between the Mile High City’s history of gang violence, real estate development, law enforcement practices and one complicated man.

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]]> 95703 The incarcerated women battling wildfires https://www.hcn.org/issues/53-7/ideas-books-the-incarcerated-women-battling-wildfires/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2021/06/17/the-incarcerated-women-battling-wildfires/

In ‘Breathing Fire,’ Jaime Lowe uncovers the benefits and drawbacks of California’s inmate fire program.

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]]> 121324 Go on a literary road trip through the Golden State https://www.hcn.org/articles/ideas-books-go-on-a-literary-road-trip-through-the-golden-state/ Fri, 29 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2020/05/29/go-on-a-literary-road-trip-through-the-golden-state/

From California dreaming to California realities, here are five books to escape with when you’re stuck at home.

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]]> 95716 Friendship and disappearance in the desert https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-19/books-friendship-and-disappearance-in-the-desert/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2019/11/11/friendship-and-disappearance-in-the-desert/

A debut novel highlights the strength of women, even as they face trouble.

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]]> 120217 From the Bundys to cheap burgundy: How myths shape the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/books-from-the-bundys-to-cheap-burgundy-how-myths-shape-the-west/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2019/11/08/from-the-bundys-to-cheap-burgundy-how-myths-shape-the-west/

Novelist Frank Bergon meanders through a changing West and traces old stories refreshed.

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]]> 94491 Grounding and grandmothers in a gentrifying Denver https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-13/grounding-and-grandmothers-in-a-gentrifying-denver/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=120099

Denver author Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s rich debut story collection centers young female protagonists.

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]]> 120099 Looking for love in all the wrong places https://www.hcn.org/issues/50-21/books-looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2018/12/10/looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places/

A quest for connection unites a new collection of Western stories.

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]]> 119747 A voice for the overlooked https://www.hcn.org/issues/50-19/books-and-authors-a-voice-for-the-overlooked/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2018/11/12/a-voice-for-the-overlooked/

Writer Jonathan Evison flips the American Dream narrative upside-down.

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]]> 119674 The Second Coming of Christ in southern Idaho https://www.hcn.org/issues/50-13/books-idaho-the-second-coming-of-christ-in-southern-idaho/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2018/08/06/the-second-coming-of-christ-in-southern-idaho/

A new memoir reflects on an isolated, religious upbringing in a survivalist Mormon family.

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