Books - The Durango Herald

Bill Watterson of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ returns to print

The “Bigfoot” of cartooning is back — sort of. Bill Watterson drew the syndicated and über-popular Calvin and Hobbes for 10 years before shutting it down in 1995. The strip follow...

DATE: Jun 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book buzz: ‘Caged Bird’ sales soar after Angelou’s death

Memoir hits No. 4 on USA TODAY’s best seller list

DATE: Jun 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book Buzz: ‘Game of Thrones’ could be 8 books

There might just be a little more for Game of Thrones fans to read. While answering fan questions;http://universe.suvudu.com/q-and-a/anne-groell#.U44bMfldV8G on Suvudu Universe, G...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Review: ‘Untamed’ captures woman conservationist

Associated Press “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island” (Grove Press), by Will Harlan Boys and men who love the rugged outdoors hav...

DATE: Jun 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Harper Lee novel to go digital

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ will be e-book

DATE: Apr 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Spreading the wise words of women

5 Durangoans self-publish stories that support, inspire

DATE: Apr 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Pagosa author blends raptors, shamanism

Opening the pages of Gracious Wild by Stacey Crouch is to enter into a world foreign to most readers. Couch shares her journey from a seemingly unfulfilled life as a scientist working in the...

DATE: Apr 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies

MEXICO CITY – Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureate whose novels and short stories exposed tens of millions of readers to Latin America’s passion, superstition, violence and inequality,...

DATE: Apr 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book twists some knickers

‘Captain Underpants’ on ‘challenged books’ list

DATE: Apr 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling books for March 25

IndieBound.org compiles a list of best-selling independent bookstores. Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Invention of Wi...

DATE: Mar 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book reveals Hitchcock’s man behind the man behind the camera

A lot has been said and documented about Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense in cinema. He was a genius, a prankster, a menace, an innovator, an icon. The list could go on. ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Writing duo get kudos

DATE: Mar 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.