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Dec

8

2020

In Memory of William Kittredge, Author and PNW Legend

“One of the great figures in Western literature has passed on to the last best place. He will be sorely missed.” –Pamela Lehman Meyer From the obituary in the Missoulian by Cory Walsh December 5: “What we find in these stories, over and over again, is talk of home, lost or sought after, or in …

Sep

18

2020

Ruthie Fear novel by Maxim Loskutoff

High Country News Reviews Maxim Loskutoff’s Debut Novel, “Ruthie Fear”

by Gabino Iglesias for High Country News Sept. 9, 2020 In a small Montana town, there’s a thing with feathers. Hope? Not so much. Maxim Loskutoff’s debut novel explores the fraught history of the Bitterroot Valley. In the foothills of the Sapphire Mountains in southwestern Montana, elk are bleeding. Some are dead. Others are still …

Apr

30

2020

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

In 1986, 20-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine and disappeared into the woods. He would not have another conversation with another person for the next 27 years. Christopher Knight had no real plan for living in the woods, he just wanted to be alone. But he found a secluded area …

Mar

20

2020

Country Bookshelf to Host Virtual Book Discussion: Pandemics and Misinformation, March 25

Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm – Virtual book discussion with Betsy Gaines Quammen and David Quammen on pandemics and misinformation Join us on Facebook Live for a discussion with conservationist and historian Betsy Gaines Quammen and her husband, science journalist David Quammen. The duo will discuss Betsy’s new book American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God and …

Nov

14

2019

A Million Acres

A Million Acres: Montana Writers Reflect on Land and Open Space

A Million Acres: Montana Writers Reflect on Land and Open Space is a celebration of Montanan Writers and the landscapes they love. This is a stunning book featuring twenty powerful pieces of writing about Montana’s land and open spaces by the state’s finest contemporary writers. A Million Acres also features twenty-eight spectacular color landscape photographs. …

Oct

8

2019

2020 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Preview

On Monday afternoon, a roomful of booksellers from around the Pacific Northwest gathered to hear a panel of their peers, members of the PNBA Book Awards Committee, present for the 2020 Book Awards Preview.  Over 400 books have been nominated for the award. To be eligible, a book must have been published between October 1, …

Jun

14

2019

Author Pete Fromm

Q&A with Pete Fromm for A Job You
Mostly Won’t Know How to Do

The Country Bookseller in Bozeman, MT was very excited to welcome Pete Fromm back to the Country Bookshelf on June 11th for his new novel, A Job You Mostly Won’t Know How to Do. Bookseller Wendy Blake loved it: Marnie and Taz have it all– they love, laugh and work together, sneak off to swim …

Apr

23

2019

Bryce Andrews photo by Colleen Chartier

Down From The Mountain: the Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear by Bryce Andrews

Bryce Andrews chronicles the life of a grizzly bear named Willie and her three cubs in Down From The Mountain: the Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear. Andrews, who works a ranch in Montana’s Mission Valley, reports first-hand about the encroachment of both man and bear on each other’s environments. Both a conservation polemic and …

Mar

15

2019

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Sharma Shields photographed by Rajah Bose

A Better World: An Interview with Critically-Acclaimed WA Author Sharma Shields

From my first encounter with Sharma Shields’ work, I was awed by her gifts with character, plot, mythology, and the most meaningful expressions of the human condition. From her Autumn House Award winning collection of stories, Favorite Monster, to the psychological devastation of the inner life revealed in The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac, and now to …

Feb

12

2019

Romance Recommendations by Jennifer Ryan for Country Bookshelf

Romance Recommendations from Author Jennifer Ryan

With love from our friends at Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT– Romance for Valentine’s Day and every day! Romance Recommendations from Author Jennifer Ryan Curl up with one of these dreamy romances and a steamy beverage to enjoy the season! Jennifer says: Something Old My obsession with historical romance continues with one of my favorite …

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