Maisie Hurwitz
Maisie Hurwitz is a freelance contributor to Alta Journal living in Los Angeles. She is a recent graduate of Wesleyan University, where she received her bachelor's degree in English and creative writing.
Travel Westward
In Greyhound, Joanna Pocock traces two bus journeys.
15 New Books for June
This month, we’ve got our eyes on The Catch, Out There in the Dark, So Far Gone, and 12 other titles of the West.
New Releases for May
Here are 14 books by authors on and of the West, including So Many Stars, The Words of Dr. L, and The Last Great Dream.
13 New Books for April
This month, we’re excited about Small Ceremonies, Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age, and 10 other books by writers on or of the West.
10 New Books for March
This month, we’ve got our eyes on The Pacific Circuit, Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip, The Dream Hotel, and seven other titles from authors of and on the West.
12 New Books for February
This month, we’ve got our eyes on Immemorial, Smother, and 10 other titles by writers on the West.
Playing with Paradox: ‘The Sympathizer’
In this newsletter, we look at Viet Thanh Nguyen’s use of contradiction in pursuit of truth in his powerful first novel, the California Book Club’s January selection.
Untethered Sense of Memory: ‘Goodbye, Vitamin’
Rachel Khong’s two novels—her debut is the California Book Club’s December selection—tackle the elusive question of who our parents were before us.
