New Mexico Authors Reveal Fire's Role

Two New Mexico authors are lighting up the national literary scene with their gripping books about fire lookouts and the wild, transformative power of wildfire. Philip Connors, a seasoned fire lookout, shares his raw, poetic memoir “The Mountain Knows the Mountain,” born from his time in the Gila National Forest. Caroline Starr Rose’s verse novel “A Burning Season,” inspired by Connors’ work, follows a young girl growing up amid fire-watching families in the same wilderness. Together, they challenge the myth of fire as purely destructive, revealing its essential, healing role in the landscape. Their stories—rooted in solitude, observation, and the ever-changing West—offer a powerful, poetic reckoning with New Mexico’s fire history and its uncertain future. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1a304330f62bb275