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Launch your reading out of this galaxy

Some sci-fi recommendations ahead of Intergalactic Snowdown

Why Orwell’s ‘1984’ matters so much now

Donald Trump may not be a big reader, but he’s been a boon for sales of dystopian literature. Amid our thirst for adult coloring books and stories about missing girls and reincarnated puppie...

Adrift a marvelous debut novel by Micki Browning

Former Durango Police Capt. Micki Browning has just released Adrift, her first mystery novel. Since retiring, Browning has moved to the Florida Keys and now has much greater opportunity to e...

‘Dirtbags’ author graduates with new book

How do you nest when you largely live on the road? Luke Mehall, author of Great American Dirtbags and American Climber, has released a new book about the trials of growing up a dirtbag. Revi...

11 great history books to end the year

Regular readers know that I love history and worry we pay far too little attention to it, so here are 11 of my favorite history books of the year. (I say “favorite” and not “best” because I ...

Books to help you in the new year

Instead of the usual self-help, these are more profound

Happy hints for Santa

Books for Reading and Snuggling

Hot reads for those cold days and nights

With cold weather blowing in, and thoughts of snow coming our way, it can get a little chilly in our reading lives. The snow piles up, and the cabin fever sets in. When you get tired of the ...

Celebrate Indies First Day on Saturday at Maria’s

Celebrate Indie bookstores and Small Business Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. Local authors and literary personages who will work as b...

Magazine prints never-before-published H.G. Wells ghost story

NEW YORK – Here’s an odd story, from long ago: A man by the name of Meredith has converted a room in his house to a cluttered, dirty study. Meredith has a taste for Scotch whisky, and one da...

‘It’s all new to me’

Cortez humorist wins his second Will Rogers Medallion Award

Indie film darling Parker Posey working on off-beat memoir

NEW YORK – Parker Posey, a longtime favorite in the independent film community, is planning a book with an off-beat spirit. Blue Rider Press has acquired the actress’ You’re On An...
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