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2 new Harry Potter books set to be published in October

LONDON – Two new books from the Harry Potter universe are set to be released as part of a British exhibition that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of the series. The ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Book World: The pain, and weirdness, of Sherman Alexie’s mother’s life and death

In May 2015, author Sherman Alexie’s mother, Lillian, was rushed to the hospital from her home on the Spokane Indian Reservation after she found it difficult to breathe. One month later, his...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Brooke Williams’ new book more than a memoir

Brooke Williams’ most recent book, Open Midnight: Where Ancestors & Wilderness Meet, is classified as a memoir. But it is more. Williams has been an active conservationist workin...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Oprah picks debut novel Behold the Dreamers for book club

NEW YORK – Imbolo Mbue, whose debut novel Behold the Dreamers is Oprah Winfrey’s latest selection, owes her career in part to the talk-show host. “Years ago, I went to the library...

DATE: Jul 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91

LONDON – It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a duffel coat and floppy hat. Bond wo...

DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

In the stars: New John Green novel coming in October

NEW YORK – John Green fans, mark your calendar. The author of the million-selling The Fault in Our Stars has a new novel coming Oct. 10, Dutton Books announced Thursday. The book ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Ed Victor, literary agent for Clapton, Richards, dead at 77

NEW YORK – Ed Victor, an A-list literary agent whose colorful personality was well-matched by such clients as Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died. Victo...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

H.G. Wells was ahead of his time – about bicycles

During the first half of his writing career, H.G. Wells (1866-1946) imagined a machine that would travel through time, the fearsome tripods of Martian invaders, a moon rocket powered by Cavo...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Vulgar Tongues pimped out with dopest research

English slang is a field rich for tillage, as Max Décharné proves in Vulgar Tongues, a triumph of philological research and mordant social commentary. To grok it righteously, though, we must...

DATE: Jun 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

David Sedaris is 60 and ready to look back – again

“I think I peaked in 1988, and it’s all downhill now. How awful, to decline this way. What makes young people young is that they see themselves going up, up, up. Not me, though. I’m old now....

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Denis Johnson, author of Jesus’ Son, dead at 67

NEW YORK – Denis Johnson, the prize-winning fiction writer, poet and playwright best known for his surreal and transcendent story collection Jesus’ Son, has died. He was 67. Johns...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Pine River Library to host ‘poet-in-residence’

“Poet-in-residence” Kathleen Willard, a Fort Collins poet, will offer two poetry programs June 10-11 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Workshops to be held 1-3 p.m. will incl...

DATE: May 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

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Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday19201280Women's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Durango's Kai Lokey (129) gets ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lauren Aggeler (164), Erin Osborne (222) and Ruby Ryan (right) get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike women's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kolben Preble rides through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tilia Clausen passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson makes her way down the Rim Trail during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Zack Jensen pops a wheelie as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Maxx Chance interacts with the crowd as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kip Sevenoff climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler Remlinger climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Hudson Seeman climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Todd Wells climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sofia Waite celebrates her first-place finish with Erin Osborne, who took second place, in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Sofia Waite claims first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Cobe Freeburn crosses the finish line in first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin Beard takes second place with a stylish finish in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
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