Literature

Craig Johnson is back with new novel

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

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Durango writer turns pandemic challenges into children’s podcast

‘My hope is it fills a lot of needs’

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tarantino has deal for two books on films, including one of his own

NEW YORK – Quentin Tarantino’s next work of imagination will be in book form. The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Up...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Paris’ Shakespeare & Co. appeals for help

Iconic bookshop hit hard by COVID-19, long shutdowns

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Magic Tree House’ books to be adapted into graphic novels

NEW YORK – Mary Pope Osborne is preparing her million-selling “Magic Tree House” series for a new adventure. She is teaming with playwright Jenny Laird and the illustrators-sister...

DATE: Oct 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Former Durango Police captain releases new mystery

Former Durango Police Department Capt. Micki Browning has a new novel out that should appeal to many Durango readers. After retiring, Browning moved to Florida and wrote her first two novels...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

‘50 Adventures in the 50 States’ cultivates kids’ spirit of discovery

New children’s book available at Maria’s Bookshop

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Great reads to top off summer

Fill your bookcase with these fiction, nonfiction recommendations

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Rudolfo Anaya, ‘godfather’ of Chicano literature, dies at 82

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Rudolfo Anaya, a writer who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel “Bless Me, Ultima,” a book celebrated by Latinos, has died at 82. ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

National Park Mystery Series returns

Scott Graham sticks close to home with ‘Mesa Verde Victim’

DATE: Jun 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Summer reading programs bring magic to La Plata County libraries

Students can lose up to half a year of academic skills when school is out

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84

NEW YORK – Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, ...

DATE: May 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

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