This account is the true story of a wolf born a runt who rose to become an alpha male in Yellowstone National Park. The Rise of Wolf 8 is the first book in a planned three book series following the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone from the perspective of individual wolves, like Wolf 8. McIntyre writes that …
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 …
An Evening with Hearth From Country Bookshelf’s newsletter We are delighted to welcome editors Annick Smith and Susan O’Connor, alongside contributor Gretel Ehrlich, on Wednesday, November 7th at 6pm for a special evening of reading and discussion of their new anthology Hearth: A Global Conversation on Identity, Community, and Place. This powerful multicultural collection of essays, poetry, …
Growing up on the family ranch, Linda Finley fought hard to gain the acceptance and respect as a ranch hand that her brothers took for granted. Arlene Pile barely remembers learning to ride a horse and run machinery–she was so young. She learned to drive on an 8N Ford tractor with a buck rake. Lee …
This week, booksellers from around the country with a specific interest in children’s books gathered in New Orleans for the American Booksellers Association’s annual Children’s Institute, an annual educational conference that was hosted last year in Portland. I attended in my role as children’s book buyer for Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, but I …
At the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show, the PNBA Awards Committee presented an overview of some nominated titles by northwest authors and illustrators that have captured their hearts this year. Committee chair Kim Hooyboer of Third Place Books (Seward Park, Seattle, WA) explained that this year a record-breaking 421 titles were nominated. She …
Author Shann Ray of Spokane, WA interviewed Butte, MT author David Abrams about Abrams’ second novel, Brave Deeds. Shann Ray: Your work is powerful, visceral, and moves readers to consider the heart of flawed characters. In so doing we consider our own flaws, and it makes us more humble if we open that door. What’s the …
Chris Dombrowski has traveled many of the most elegant, hidden, rugged waterways of Montana. He’s a husband, father, poet and fishing guide, and he’s one of the most generous men I know. If you have the grace of spending time with him, your mind and heart will be renewed, you’ll laugh a great deal, and …
Keith McCafferty is a Bozeman-based Survival and Outdoor Skills Editor for Field & Stream who has just released his second Montana fly fishing mystery, The Gray Ghost Murders, a follow up to his “wildly popular” first novel, The Royal Wulff Murders, just out in paperback. Both books are currently on the bestseller list at his hometown …
