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July 22, 2022
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 | National Day of the Cowboy From Gene Autry to John Wayne to Heath Ledger, the cowboy is a staple of American culture, but that quintessential American icon has roots south of the border. When Spanish settlers brought the longhorn to the Southwest, they also brought a centuries-old tradition of cattle wrangling. The vaquero, the Spanish term for "cowboy," was a ranch hand who drove the cattle from Mexico into what is now the Southwestern United States. Ranching, branding, and trail driving were long-established traditions in Spain and later in Mexico under the hacienda system. In the early 1900s, railroad advertising for tourists created a new image of the cowboy as a clean-cut Anglo singing songs by the campfire. Hollywood movies popularized that image with Westerns in the 1930s and '40s. The early history of the vaqueros in their culture is not just a footnote to the sagas of the Wild West. These were the origins of that all-American icon" the cowboy. Saddle up and check out these titles |
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 | Books on the Air An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week. |
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 | Ali Hazelwood Ali Hazelwood is a multi-published author-alas, of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, crocheting, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband). Check out her books here. |
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 | Indie Next The Indie Next List epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem. Check out the July 2022 picks |
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| Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.-Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
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