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Charting One’s Own Course
Susana M. Morris discusses her research for Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler and her subject’s legacy.

Travel Westward
In Greyhound, Joanna Pocock traces two bus journeys.

14 New Books for September
Here are works by authors on and of the West—including Wrecking Ball, What a Time to Be Alive, and The Wilderness—that we’re excited to see published this month.

Time After Time
In The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), Rabih Alameddine spins a tale within a tale within a tale.

Rocket Man
Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles turns 75 this year. How does it hold up?
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Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (September 11, 2025)
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