Book News
A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore will be published on November 11, 2025 with St. Martin’s Press. You can preorder a copy wherever books are sold online, though Bookshop is the preference.
Below are examples of Matt’s work related to the issues of Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and historical memory:
(The Boston Globe) The idea of reducing Mount Rushmore to a totem for MAGA America would be a mistake
(The Guardian) ‘The Rushmore story is hard to tell’: how an Indigenous park leader revealed the monument’s dark side
[Slate] The Empire Makers: Donald Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore would make more historical sense than you think. That doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
[The Hill] Trump’s ‘National Garden of Heroes’ doesn’t belong in the Black Hills
This page will be updated with associated podcasts, events, and reviews as they become available.
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Events
November 11: Politics and Prose in Washington, DC
November 12: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, in conjunction with Solid State Books
November 14: The Bookmark Shoppe in Brooklyn, NY
November 17: The Book Stall in Winnetka, IL
November 18: The Beverly Theater in Las Vegas, NV, in conjunction with The Writer's Block
November 20: Barnes and Noble in Rapid City, SD
November 21: Journey Museum in Rapid City, SD
December 4: Basket Books & Art in Houston, TX, with the photographer for the book, Taylor Chapman
December 6: Bookplate in Chestertown, MD
