deann is a widely published, critically acclaimed writer. her latest book "mustang, the saga of the wild horse in the american west" was named a best book in 2008 by the los angeles times. won a california book award silver medal for nonfiction and has received excellent reviews in the atlantic monthly, the economist, orion and p.r.'s on point, the seattle times, albuquerque journal and elsewhere. her previous books, "29 palms," a story of murder, marines and the mojave, was recently published in a new updated edition. it was a los angeles times best book if 2001, and hunter thompson calls it a strange and brilliant story by an important american writer. deann also writes for the rolling stone, slate, the huffington post and many other publications and her work is widely produced. ♪ ♪ >> for a long time, the american desert has been my deed and my passion. the reasons are many, but really, there is only one. in the desert, the chatter of city life fades away and my own thoughts vanish, i get quiet and i hear things -- the beating of wings, t

for more information, visit deann stillman.com. : >> we're at bookexpo america in new york city, the booth for regnery publishing with marjorie ross. what do you have coming out this season. >> we're actually very excited about several of our books for summer and fall, and, of course, it's good time to be a conservative publisher in washington, d.c. because there's a lot to talk about. our first book i'll tell you about is a book by repeat best-selling author michelle malkin, and it's called culture of corruption. it's probably the first anti-obama book coming from any publisher, and we think it's going to be very, very big. she's done a real investigative reporter's job of looking at president obama, who he's brought in to work with him, who's come from the corrupt city of chicago and what they're up to. and i think the story she's going to tell is that unlike the promise of change and maybe some reform in washington, government is up to the same old tricks, and you're not going to like what you hear when you hear about what's happening in the halls of government. >> another book co