Books published by Chin Music Press

Natural Consequences is a collection of forty-two environmental essays by Char Miller, Professor of Environmental Analysis & History at Pomona College in Southern California. These essays variously encourage readers to get out in nature, to take a hike and restore our relationship to the land in order to better recognize the challenges of climate change. Collected into six sections, these personal narratives explore the threats of fire, drought, development, and fracking. Char Miller is well aware of climate change and the ecological degradation developed nations are causing. From personal experiences in his Southern California neighborhood or through his travel, Char Miller explores the damage of the dominant cultures on the environment and the need to address environmental injustice. His thoughtful vignettes and fascinating historical interpretations clearly lay out our challenges. Willing to admit his own role in our worldwide crisis, Char Miller's essays offer local, regional, and global solutions to reduce the natural consequences of our actions.

The Spring is a book-length lyric essay that examines grief and transformation through the lens of mystical animal appearances following the death of the narrator's partner.

Thirty stories and 32 photos chronicle life on Seattle's No. 7 bus during the graveyard shift.

Brimming with personality, the travel cats each have a story to tell and a journey to embark on.

A high school kid becomes Lee's youngest student, training with him in empty parking lots and forging a lifelong bond.

Beware the trickster Yokai of ancient Japanese mythology. In these contemporary, original stories, young narrators must outfox the supernatural shapeshifters.

Inspired by personal experiences with Japan's vengeful spirits, Davisson investigates the origins and legends of yurei.