âRare as Earthâ by Gregory Zeigler $19.95 at gzeiglerbooks.com and local bookstores. This âenvironmental thrillerâ shows the effects of extractive industries â from fracking in Pennsylvania to rare earth metal extraction in Utah â while following a team trying to rescue an abducted 14-year-old and her mother. Phantom of the Nort $49.95 at SteveMatheis.com and local bookstores. âPhantom of the Northâ showcases Mattheisâs Great Gray Owl photography, including its cover photo that won the Grand Prize in the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards. âNotes on a Hospitalized Pregnant Womanâ by Claudia Turner $14.95 at Valley Bookstore. Turner shares the story of her two-month hospital stay awaiting her daughterâs birth and reflects on âeverything from the history of childbirth to witchcraft, introversion, existentialism, Parisian parenting tricks and her husbandâs struggles with alcoholism,â according to its description.