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A dog-rescuer working with breeders? Take a peek into the gray area of rescue work
"The Doggie in the Window" author Rory Kress found that cultivating relationships with puppy mills can be controversial, but one Colorado-based organization saves thousands of dogs that otherwise would be killed
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Even in a cruel business, a Colorado author found dog breeders sometimes cry as they give up their stock
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Inspired by the real-life Soviet female fliers of WWII, a Colorado author rose to great heights in researching her novel
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Excerpt: Fascinated by flight as a child, a young Soviet girl feels the calling that will take her to war in the skies
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Excerpt: A dog’s diagnosis leads to the savoring of mornings and appreciation for every detail
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That time a Colorado comic took a Hollywood meeting armed with indifference
In "Tragedy Plus Time," the prologue recounts the emotional conflict when professional success arrives in the wake of personal loss
A Colorado author sought to add context to the Gold King Mine disaster. What he found was unexpected.
"Piecing together the history of the Gold King Mine was especially interesting, because it hadn’t really been done before," Jonathan Thompson said
The roots of the Gold King Mine disaster run deeper than the river it polluted
In "River of Lost Souls," author Jonathan Thompson explores disparate forces -- including labor strife -- that ultimately led to missteps that tainted the Animas River
SunLit excerpt: Financial advice that homes in the fear that one day you’ll need money and not have it
In "Wealth by Virtue," author Chad Gordon counsels optimism and, through powerful anecdotes, looking beyond the bottom line
SunLit interview: A Colorado investment adviser’s clients asked him what book he’d recommend. So he wrote it.
Chad Gordon's "Wealth by Virtue" acknowledges the "numbers" world and the "real" world -- and offers financial guidance for both
Desire to fill void in young adult fiction led Colorado author to focus on characters of color in lighthearted plots
Happy optimism counterbalances the stress of familial expectations in Sandhya Menon's "When Dimple Met Rishi"
Excerpt: A daughter fends off her mother’s cultural expectations as her college experience looms
She wants to enter Stanford ready to take on the tech world, while her traditional mom wants to groom her to pursue an I.I.H. -- Ideal Indian Husband
Presidents’ affinities for foods reveal their humanity, but alcohol has proven a dicier deal throughout history
In "The President's Kitchen Cabinet," renowned food writer Adrian Miller explores the African Americans who fed First Families, but also how different administrations handled the fraught topic of temperance
Research for “Soul Food” led author to tales of African-Americans at work on White House cuisine
Adrian Miller found that while African American chefs cooked for every president, their stories remained largely untold
