Women Authors

Once just a colorful character in children’s cartoons or accounts of the Old West, coyotes are now real-life neighbors to nearly every one of us. Coyotes can be found in every U.S. state except Hawaii, and they make themselves at home in suburbs and...

When you are out and about, keep this tabbed booklet by Nora and Rick Bowers close at hand. Featuring only Southwest cacti of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Texas, the booklet is organized by group for quick and easy identification. Narrow...

By: Betty Derig & Margaret Fuller Wild Berries of the West, a color field guide to more than 150 berries and fruits of the western United States, is indispensable for berry lovers, adventurous cooks, amateur botanists, and students of Native American lore. Learn how...

On October 26, 1862, Col. Edward P. Connor and the 3rd California Volunteers set up Camp Douglas for the purpose of protecting the overland mail and telegraph routes between Nevada and Wyoming. This began a long history of a U.S. military presence in the...

By: Molly Hashimoto A lush celebration of wildflowers--the perfect gift for hikers, artists, or any nature loverBestselling artist Molly Hashimoto brings her unique blend of vibrant illustration, engaging natural history, and intimate personal reflection to the Western landscape--this time exploring the ephemeral beauty of...

Representing lawmakers and lawbreakers, artists and adventurers or scholars and activists, the women of Utah defied stereotypes. At the crossroads of the West, they found new challenges and opportunities to forge their own paths. Emma Dean explored the Rocky Mountains with her famous spouse,...

An Architectural Travel Guide to Utah invites visitors and other explorers of Utah to see the state’s history, material culture, settlement, and natural landscape through the lens of its buildings. With more than 600 buildings as examples, this guide takes readers through Utah’s cities and rural villages,...

Perhaps no other area of Utah reflects the state's expansive diversity as clearly as the Wasatch Front. Utah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front" captures the heritage and identity of this self-defining part of the state. These personal stories are grounded in the mountains,...

The third title in the amazing Nature’s Superpowers series—packed full of information and accompanied by stunning contemporary artwork. The earth seems to be the most unshakable and solid of the elements—and yet it changes all the time—only we don’t notice it on a daily basis. Where oceans...

In the spring of 1983 Terry Tempest Williams learned that her mother was dying of cancer. That same season, The Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the herons, owls, and snowy egrets that...

In this potent collage of stories, essays, and testimony, Williams makes a stirring case for the preservation of America’s Redrock Wilderness in the canyon country of southern Utah.As passionate as she is persuasive, Williams, the beloved author of Refuge,  is one of the country’s most eloquent...

With sculpted sand dunes, crusted salt flats, and polished marble canyons, Death Valley is as close as you can get to another planet.This book tells you what you need to know to plan the perfect trip for you:• Strategies for how to get there,...

By: Joanne S. Liu How could an ordinary fence shape a nation's history? Before the 1870s, much of the American West was an uninterrupted expanse of plains, where native tribes followed buffalo herds for hundreds of miles and cowboys ran cattle wherever water and...

“Roadside History of Idaho” by Betty Derig offers an engaging exploration of Idaho’s rich and varied past. The book is structured around the state’s highways, guiding readers through historical sites and events as they travel. It covers the early history of Native American tribes,...

By: Kristen Hostetter Whether you need to remedy a leak in your tent, repair flapping boot soles, nurse a cranky stove back to life, unclog a water filter, or revive gunked up Velcro, you'll find the solution here. And it can all be done...

Learn how to avoid common wilderness mishaps and handle them confidently if an emergency arises. In Wilderness Survival, author Suzanne Swedo describes all the skills you need to survive short-term wilderness emergencies, whether you become stranded by bad weather, are forced to abandon your pack,...

By Katherine L Weinstein Businessman George Whetman, who managed automobile dealerships in Draper, Utah, between 1931 and 1960, predicted that one day the town would become "the Beverly Hills of the state." His prediction was remarkably accurate. Draper has been ranked as one of...

By Marilyn Brown and Valerie Holladay Provo is one of Utah's oldest historic sites. Still a medium-sized town, it has kept its pristine antique quality, its quaint buildings, and its relaxed atmosphere, which won it the title "Most Stressless City of the Nation" according...

What part has North America played in the history of life? How did our continent come to be, and how has it changed over time? What was it like during past ages? What were the climate and geography like, and what plants and animals...

A fabulously illustrated non-fiction book aimed at children ages 7 plus exploring the element water.Water makes up 70% of our body and 80% of our brain. Without it, there is no life. Water exists in three different forms: what you drink, what you make...