Book Excerpts
SunLit Excerpt: In “Luther, Wyoming,” a sheriff tries to conceal his corruption
Co-authors Mario Acevedo and Tomas Alamilla teamed up to create a gangster tale set to a backdrop of the Old West
SunLit Excerpt: In “The New Neighbor,” a life-changing text message collides with grief
Carter Wilson's psychological thriller begins with a widower struggling to reconcile wondrous economic fortune on the worst day of his life
SunLit Excerpt: “The Mike File” reveals one family’s story of a boy lost to the mental health system
In his memoir, author Stephen Trimble reaches back through time to understand the brother he never really knew
SunLit Excerpt: “Breath, Suspended” charts in poetry the depths of a mother’s grief
After Diane Alters' 22-year-old son, Armando, died suddenly in Mexico, she worked through her emotions by writing. Poetry became the vehicle for her journey.
Sunlit Excerpt: “Saving Yellowstone” views an iconic landscape through lens of Reconstruction, national expansion
Author Megan Kate Nelson traces the American fascination with the Yellowstone region and its impact on an evolving nation
SunLit Excerpt: “Pieces of Everyone, Everywhere” digs deep, but carefully, into Denver history
This short story from the collection "Denver Noir" revolves around a young person at work exhuming bodies from a cemetery that became Cheesman Park
SunLit Excerpt: “Grand Mal” introduces one man’s story of late onset epilepsy
A mosquito bite led to encephalitis and flu-like symptoms, but author Robert V. Dodge had only begun to feel the impact of damage to his brain
SunLit Excerpt: “Gone to Darkness” begins with a fog-shrouded mystery by the tracks
Newly minted detective Sydney Parnell and her K9 partner follow their instincts in this edition of author Barbara Nickless' series
SunLit Special Edition: “Tell Me Everything” combines an investigation with personal memoir
Author Erika Krouse had a bumbling start to her career as a private eye. But then along came a Title IX lawsuit.
SunLit Excerpt: “The Mervin Gardens Murders” — mystery among an older demographic
Author Irv Sternberg's comic protagonist Izzy Brand lives and solves crimes in a setting not often seen in the genre -- a retirement community
SunLit Excerpt: “Hanging Falls” begins with the requisite body, but also veers into family matters
In this novel from Margaret Mizushima's mystery series, K-9 cop Mattie Cobb tackles one grisly discovery and one exhilarating revelation -- previously unknown relatives
SunLit Excerpt: “Gods of the Bay” speak to protagonist Katie Russo in a climate-change narrative
A young woman's return to her Long Island roots reacquaints her with both nostalgia and harsh environmental realities
SunLit Excerpt: In “Custodian of the Spirits,” a hopeful widow heads West
Bronwyn Long Borne's excerpt from the novel hints at a possible romance on the arduous trail toward a new life
SunLit Excerpt: “Operation Ice Breaker” charts its course with near disaster in the deep
Navy officer "Mac" McDowell's leadership provides the prologue to author Robert G. Williscroft's novel of Cold War undersea operations
SunLit Excerpt: “The Diamond Diva Vendetta” spins an adventure on the streets of Rio de Janeiro
Author Jodi Bowersox introduces a newly divorced writer on a Brazilian retreat -- and a dangerous case of mistaken identity
SunLit Excerpt: “Peace by Piece” suggests the jigsaw puzzle as metaphor — and life tool
Laurel McHargue took on puzzling as a COVID-fueled diversion. Nadine Collier, counselor and puzzle expert, suggested a book. It's about life as much as puzzles.
SunLit Excerpt: “The Forge of Bonds” follows extraordinary teens craving the ordinary
Protagonists Jason Lex and Sadie Callahan sense that supernatural danger lurks in their outwardly mundane world. They'll need each other to defeat it.
SunLit Excerpt: Family matters complicate a John Pickett historical mystery
In this volume from her humorous mystery series, "Brother Can You Spare a Crime?" author Sheri Cobb South reveals the relationship that powers the narrative
SunLit Excerpt: “Killer Chardonnay” leaves bitter finish for wine critic
Kate Lansing's first "cozy" mystery novel intertwines the author's love of the grape with a nefarious narrative in Colorado's wine country
From new releases to exclusive interviews, SunLit built on its bedrock of Colorado award winners
The challenge of creating a best-of collection proved harder than ever, but here are some highlights from 2021
