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Light in the Lew Archer Novels
Ross Macdonald’s work with setting and environmental themes in noir works like The Underground Man is underappreciated.

Conspiracy Theory
In Shadow Ticket, Thomas Pynchon comes full circle—and then some.

15 New Books for October
Here are works by authors on and of the West—including Archive of Desire, The High Heaven, and Crawl—that we’re excited to see published this month.

The Price of Loyalty
McNamara at War, a new biography of Robert McNamara, reexamines his culpability in Vietnam.

Football As Religion
In his latest book, Wrecking Ball: Race, Friendship, God, and Football, Rick Bass writes about briefly joining a semipro football team based in Texas.
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Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (October 2, 2025)
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