Melinda Moustakis, author of the award-winning “Bear Down, Bear North,” a 2012 collection of Alaska-based short stories, has returned with a related novel. Set in the 1950s, “Homestead” is the story ...

Holiday shopping season is here, and we’re excited to share our favorite homesteading books that would make great gifts for many people on your list. We didn’t want to play favorites — and besides, it ...