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In “Fragile Saints,” a family visit peels back layers of pain, loss and love

by Claire Ibarra 2:15 AM MST on Jan 29, 20232:31 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

In Claire Ibarra’s novel “Fragile Saints,” dreams and memories mingle as a woman recounts a visit to her Peruvian family that triggers reflection and revelation.

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In “Trees and Other Witnesses,” a story connects healing traditions to new life

by Kathy Taylor 2:15 AM MST on Jan 22, 20235:03 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

Kathy Taylor’s short story “Tree of the Little Hands” describes a couple carving out a life and a family — in the shadow of a tree.

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Sparks fly in “Undercover Outlaw,” but this coupling doesn’t go as planned

by Gini Rifkin 2:15 AM MST on Jan 15, 202310:52 AM MST on Jan 12, 2023

In “Undercover Outlaw,” author Gini Rifkin’s steamy Western romance, the two heroes finally give in to longing — but there’s a wrinkle in their anticipation.

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Colorado disability rights activist Wade Blank triggers a revolution

by Joan Jacobson 2:15 AM MST on Jan 8, 20232:22 PM MST on Jan 4, 2023

In “Colorado Phantasmagorias,” author Joan Jacobson imagines the state’s historical difference makers transported to the present day.

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In “Dad,” an adult son deals with Alzheimer’s growing effects on his father — and family

by Bob Seay 2:15 AM MST on Jan 1, 202310:12 AM MST on Dec 29, 2022

In “Dad,” a novel that draws from the author’s experience, a family wrestles with a parent prone to taking off across the country.

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For a boy seeking work during the Depression, “The Only Way Home” meant riding the rails

by Jeanette Minniti 2:15 AM MST on Dec 25, 20228:00 PM MST on Dec 20, 2022

In Jeanette Minniti’s historical novel, “The Only Way Home,” a 15-year-old boy’s noble effort to provide for his widowed mother hits a snag in Georgia.

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In “Sister Liberty,” French refugees are taken in by a 19th-century American religious sect

by Gregory Hill 2:15 AM MST on Dec 18, 20225:29 PM MST on Dec 7, 2022

Author Gregory Hill’s novel “Sister Liberty” explores the bargain of belonging amid the strange and staid, 19th-century fictional town of Solemn, Indiana.

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“Striking Range” steers a murder investigation into chilling territory

by Margaret Mizushima 2:15 AM MST on Dec 4, 202210:01 AM MST on Dec 2, 2022

In “Striking Range,” the seventh Mattie Cobb mystery, author Margaret Mizushima launches a cold-case investigation that hits close to home for her protagonist.

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A prisoner in a dystopian world introduces “Rise of the Red Hand”

by Olivia Chadha 2:15 AM MST on Nov 27, 202210:28 AM MST on Nov 29, 2022

“Rise of the Red Hand,” the young adult novel by Olivia Chada, seeks to put the threats posed by climate change into a global context through science fiction/fantasy.

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“Borderlands Curanderos” traces impact of two faith healers and revolutionaries

by Jennifer Koshatka Seman 2:15 AM MST on Nov 20, 20225:50 PM MST on Nov 14, 2022

Jennifer Koshatka Seman’s scholarly history examines the impact of 19th-century faith healing practices and radical politics of two curanderos in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

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