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In “Rough Ride,” a TV reporter witnesses a death that launches a mystery

“Rough Ride,” the first in Paulla Hunter’s series of Darcy Moreland adventures, begins with a harrowing incident that triggers an investigation amid Cheyenne’s annual rodeo celebration.

by Paulla Hunter 2:15 AM MST on Nov 26, 20237:41 AM MST on Nov 27, 2023

Paulla Hunter got a boost from close-up access to Cheyenne Frontier Days

2:10 AM MST on Nov 26, 20233:43 PM MST on Nov 16, 2023

Park Hill Community Bookstore suggests books to inform and challenge

Park Hill Community Bookstore suggests books to inform and challenge

2:05 AM MST on Nov 26, 202310:14 AM MST on Nov 22, 2023

SunLit

We present new excerpts from and interviews with some of the best Colorado authors who not only spin engaging narratives but also illuminate who we are as a community.

Need to find your next read? Bookstores from across the state offer their recommendations.

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Author Interviews

Randi Samuelson-Brown scratches Colorado’s surface, reveals Wild West

by The Colorado Sun 2:10 AM MST on Nov 19, 20232:45 PM MST on Nov 13, 2023

Sean Eads confronted tensions surrounding his “literary homecoming”

2:10 AM MST on Nov 12, 20232:49 PM MST on Nov 16, 2023

COVID rekindled Matt Vincent’s love of writing — and launched a short story collection

2:10 AM MST on Nov 5, 20235:12 PM MDT on Oct 31, 2023

Excerpts

In “Branded Graves,” a woman’s homecoming puts her in the midst of gunfire

by Randi Samuelson-Brown 2:15 AM MST on Nov 19, 20232:14 PM MST on Nov 13, 2023

A funeral director receives the body of a former teacher who wronged him in “Confessions”

2:15 AM MST on Nov 12, 20233:45 PM MST on Nov 9, 2023

An Old West power couple cuts a swath from Georgetown to the Eastern Plains

2:15 AM MST on Nov 5, 20235:55 PM MDT on Oct 30, 2023

Bookstore Recommendations

The Bookies Bookstore suggests some titles to be thankful for

The Bookies Bookstore suggests some titles to be thankful for

by The Bookies Bookstore 2:05 AM MST on Nov 19, 202311:50 AM MST on Nov 16, 2023

Explore Booksellers suggests a wide variety of tales for November

2:05 AM MST on Nov 12, 20232:31 PM MST on Nov 8, 2023

Out West Books suggests some entertaining stories for November

2:05 AM MST on Nov 5, 20232:30 PM MDT on Oct 28, 2023

2022 Holiday Book Guide: We asked 10 authors to recommend books in their genres. Here’s what they said.

2022 Holiday Book Guide: We asked 10 authors to recommend books in their genres. Here’s what they said.

4:21 AM MST on Dec 11, 20224:04 PM MDT on May 23, 2023

Books of the West

Books of the West

10:00 AM MDT on Apr 16, 20212:06 PM MDT on Jun 12, 2023