This month, we’ve got our eyes on Didion and Babitz, Cher, and eight other titles by writers on and of the West.

Inside Alta Journal’s Issue 29.

A bear cub rescued from a 1950 wildfire has become so many things to so many people while remaining a symbol of something far greater—and more tragic—than preventing forest fires.

This week’s bestselling titles include Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, Playground by Richard Powers, and Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi.

The masked avenger returns in an almost historically accurate, mostly fraught-free, and fun spin on a familiar story.

Recently completed memorials—and some in progress—offer more honest depictions of violence in the West. But even so, they’re not likely to tell the whole story of a tragedy.