In “A Light in the Forest,” author Melissa Payne reunites a young mother and an object she recognizes from cryptic childhood photos.
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Melissa Payne uses small towns to explore and explode stereotypes
Melissa Payne’s novel “A Light in the Forest” began with a single character who ultimately pulled the author in an unanticipated direction.
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In “The School for German Brides,” a fraught journey begins
Aimie K. Runyan’s historical novel, “The School for German Brides,” introduces a protagonist who will be unwillingly matched with a German officer at the dawn of World War II.
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Aimie K. Runyan found a nugget in research that inspired its own novel
Author Aimie K. Runyan’s shocking discovery while looking into Nazi wedding traditions created the framework for her novel “The School for German Brides.”
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Out West Books suggests the best books about books for August
Owner Marya Johnston of Out West Books in Grand Junction understandably has a soft spot for books about books and the people who sell them. Here are 3 faves.
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“All the Flowers of the Mountain” sculpts a doctor’s confrontation with his past
In a Paris gallery, a man views sculpted scenes spanning his youth and a relationship found and lost in Christina Holbrook’s romance novel “All the Flowers of the Mountain.”
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“A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings” offers unique take on the graphic memoir
Author and artist Will Betke-Brunswick’s “A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings” looks back on their special relationship with their dying mother — through characters cast as penguins in a “graphic memoir.”
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Will Betke-Brunswick drew on small moments for story of unconditional love
Will Betke-Brunswick’s graphic memoir “A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings” juxtaposes their mother’s humor amid an ultimately fatal illness while also examining “messy life happening”
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Park Hill Community Bookstore suggests three compelling reads for July
The staff at the Park Hill Community Bookstore, a Denver nonprofit, recommends a collection about “witness trees,” a Pulitzer winner and a debut from a virtuoso author.
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“Conscious Designs” poses a new existential question: Do you want a Second Self?
In “Conscious Designs,” Nathanial White’s philosophical sci-fi fantasy, the protagonist wrestles with theoretical and practical implications of consciousness.