American Prairie aims to build a 3.2-million-acre wildlife reserve in Montana. Ranchers say it threatens their way of life. Who gets to shape the American West?

This week’s bestselling titles include Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About by Isabel Klee, Start with Yourself by Emma Grede, and Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea.

As a teenager and college student, Charles Glass worked for John Wayne—driving him to studios, conventions, and movie sets during Hollywood’s most turbulent era.

In this week’s newsletter, the Golden State is first in fighting back. Activist David Harris’s draft resistance is one of many movements that originated on (and continue to emerge from) the West Coast.