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How a discarded title for her previous book became a Colorado author’s inspiration for the next one
"Burning Ridge" didn't quite fit the last K-9 mystery Margaret Mizushima wrote. But it set her on a course for a new type of crime novel.
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A K-9 detective does his job well, which means Deputy Mattie Cobb has another mystery on her hands
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Filling out an online dating profile can be tricky. Is honesty always the best policy?
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From Cyclops to a woman literally disappearing in the mist, a Colorado author explores the meaning of home
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After 25 years, it was time for 5280 magazine to release a collection of its best pieces
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At the end, a rumination on a daughter’s complex relationship with her adoptive father
In this excerpt from "Bitterroot," American Indian author Susan Devan Harness explores powerful emotions as childhood memories frame her dad's final days
An American aid worker in WWI Belgium struggles to maintain neutrality as German deportations devastate town
In this excerpt from Jeffrey B. Miller's "WWI Crusaders," the author sets the stage for the brutality of the German occupation and the challenges ahead for a group of Americans seeking to save millions from starvation
An inheritance of diaries and documents led to a 10-year journey that produced “WWI Crusaders”
Author Jeffrey B. Miller's grandparents played important roles in an underappreciated chapter of World War I history, as U.S. aid workers helped avert mass starvation in Belgium
Amid tipsy Santas and smartphones, author saw need for urgent message on dealing with disaster
In the way we've dealt with previous disasters, L.S. Gardiner sees a way forward in dealing with climate change
In “Tales from an Uncertain World” excerpt, author explores the boundaries of understanding
Science educator L.S. Gardiner's book about climate change begins with an explanation of how we process what we know, and what we don't know
A sibling adventure to a forbidden place — and the disconcerting aftermath of a disorienting storm
In "The Past Is Never," author Tiffany Quay Tyson spins a story that resonates with Southern Gothic tradition
Fascination with legends, curses and ghost stories — and the truth behind them — inspired “The Past Is Never”
In an expansive interview, Tiffany Quay Tyson explores the power of place, a trip to the Everglades and wrestling with what to put in and leave out
How the 2003 Iraq war led a Colorado author to write a novel about the War of 1812
What started as a short story for Colorado writer Nick Arvin grew, years later, into a full-blown adventure of a boy set loose in the world
In wartime, a boy and a redcoat converge in an abandoned house and form an awkward alliance
In his novel "Mad Boy," author Nick Arvin introduces his young protagonist in a vivid encounter with a soldier -- and both have looting on their minds
