{"product_id":"hotshot-a-life-on-fire-9780802149497","title":"Hotshot: A Life on Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful reflection on justice, the environment, the self, and much more.\"--George Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fierce debut memoir of a female firefighter, \u003ci\u003eHotshot \u003c\/i\u003enavigates the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefighting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life--of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the constraints of what it means to be female-bodied in a male-dominated industry. An illuminating debut from a fierce new voice, \u003ci\u003eHotshot \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely reckoning with both the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefighting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time they were nineteen, Selby had been homeless, addicted to drugs, and sexually assaulted more than once. In a last-ditch effort to find direction, they applied to be a wildland firefighter. Two years later, they joined an elite class of specially trained wildland firefighters known as hotshots. Over the course of five fire seasons, Selby delves into the world of the people--almost entirely men--who risk their lives to fight and sometimes prevent wildfires. Simultaneously hyper visible and invisible, Selby navigated an odd mix of camaraderie and rampant sexism on the job and, when they challenged it, a violent closing of ranks that excluded them from the work they'd come to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on years of firsthand experience on the frontlines of fire and years of research, Selby examines how the collision of fire suppression policy, colonization, and climate change has led to fire seasons of unprecedented duration and severity. A work of rare intimacy, \u003ci\u003eHotshot \u003c\/i\u003eprovides new insight into fire, the people who fight it, and the diversity of ecosystems dependent on this elemental force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802149497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"River Selby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230807294133,"sku":"9780802149497","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7935cc16-75fe-4b76-97fe-6241d25b7758.jpg?v=1750170335","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hotshot-a-life-on-fire-9780802149497","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}