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C.J. Box’s ‘Dark Sky’ offers real-life lesson

In this 21st outing of his awarding winning series featuring everyman hero, Joe Pickett, C.J. Box delivers “Dark Sky.” In the opening, Joe is not a very happy camper. It’s a cold, windy morn...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Hair metal bacchanal: New book looks back at ’80s hard rock music scene

Musicians share stories in ‘Nöthin’ But a Good Time’

DATE: Mar 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ author, dead at 91

NEW YORK – Norton Juster, the celebrated children’s author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic “The Phantom Tollbooth” and remained true to...

DATE: Mar 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Stephen King talks about new novel

NEW YORK – Stephen King doesn’t think of himself as a horror writer. “My view has always been you can call me whatever you want as long as the checks don’t bounce,” King told The ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Longtime editor Genevieve Young left legacy in publishing

NEW YORK – Genevieve Young was a publishing editor with a long and diverse legacy. She entered the business in the early 1950s, when there were few female editors and even fewer A...

DATE: Feb 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Catching a Memory’ a fresh take on genre

Judith Shaw, an author with strong ties to Durango, has released her first book of fiction after writing two books that involved health and parenting. She was the educational director of The...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Pennington ‘climbs for the beauty’

Durango photographer publishes book about mountains

DATE: Jan 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Rarely seen Shirley Jackson story is finally published

NEW YORK – Laurence Hyman, son of the late Shirley Jackson, has been on a quest for more than 20 years. Jackson was just 48 when she died, in 1965, and left behind an extensive ba...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Looking for book ideas for young readers on your holiday list?

This is the season for giving, especially for children, and especially since it is 2020. Here are some suggestions that are sure to entertain and educate. ‘The Box Turtle’ “The Bo...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Colorado’s Tattered Cover bookstore sold to local investors

NEW YORK – A leading independent bookstore, the Colorado-based Tattered Cover, has been sold to a group of investors and will become the country’s largest Black-led bookseller. An...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Sinead O’Connor memoir coming out in June

NEW YORK – Sinead O’Connor hasn’t released any albums in the past few years, but she has been getting some writing done. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced Monday t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Craig Johnson is back with new novel

‘Next to Last Stand’ adds another chapter to Walt Longmire story

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

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Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.