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Bound Together 2021

Explore this extensive collection of books—83 titles in all—by Alta Journal contributors.

By Alta Editors
contributors book guide
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A passion for story may be the defining characteristic of the dozens of journalists, photographers, illustrators, novelists, and poets who help us create each issue of Alta Journal. And for many of them, the commitment to craft and compelling narrative extends beyond this publication to highly acclaimed books. We’ve compiled this guide to 83 recent titles by our contributors to honor their achievements, inspire your holiday gift giving, and remind ourselves of the wonder of reading well-told stories.

NONFICTION: BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR

holiday books, nonfiction, biography
Alta

BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR: HOW OCTAVIA E. BUTLER WROTE

a handful of earth a handful of sky, lynell george
Angel City Press

NONFICTION: CRITICISM

holiday books, nonfiction, criticism
Alta

NONFICTION: ESSAYS

holiday books, nonfiction, essays
Alta

ESSAYS: THE MEANING OF CHANGE DURING COVID

john freeman, freeman's change
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times

NONFICTION: FOOD AND COOKING

holiday books, nonfiction, food
Alta

FOOD AND COOKING: FARM-TO-TABLE WISDOM

we are what we eat, alice waters
Chris Hardy

NONFICTION: HISTORY

holiday books, nonfiction, history
Alta

HISTORY: BATTLING SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA

white devil's daughters, julia flynn siler
Abigayle Tarsches

NONFICTION: NATURE

holiday books, nonfiction, nature
Alta

NATURE: SEEKING HOPE IN THE MOJAVE

desert notebooks, ben ehrenreich
GETTY IMAGES

NONFICTION: SCIENCE

holiday books, nonfiction, science
Alta

SCIENCE: UNDERSTANDING OUR AFFINITY FOR WATER

why we swim, bonnie tsui
Lynsay Skiba

FICTION: NOVELS

holiday books, fiction, novels
Alta

NOVEL: CHINESE AMERICAN VOICES OF THE WEST

c pam zhang, how much of these hills is gold
Gioia Zloczower

FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION

holiday books, fiction, science fiction
Alta

FICTION: STORIES

holiday books, fiction, stories
Alta

STORIES: DEATH AND THE FEMALE BODY

eat the mouth that feeds you, carribean fragoza
City Lights Publishers

FICTION: THRILLER

contributors book guide, thrillers
Alta

THRILLER: A BLACK PRIVATE EYE NAVIGATES 1969 L.A.

blood grove, walter mosley
GETTY IMAGES
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