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Posted inBook Excerpts

A long-abandoned school bus hides family history in “A Light in the Forest”

by Melissa Payne 2:15 AM MDT on Sep 17, 20233:29 PM MDT on Sep 9, 2023

In “A Light in the Forest,” author Melissa Payne reunites a young mother and an object she recognizes from cryptic childhood photos.

Posted inSunLit Interviews

Melissa Payne uses small towns to explore and explode stereotypes

by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book 2:10 AM MDT on Sep 17, 20234:24 PM MDT on Sep 9, 2023

Melissa Payne’s novel “A Light in the Forest” began with a single character who ultimately pulled the author in an unanticipated direction.

Posted inBook Excerpts

In “The School for German Brides,” a fraught journey begins

by Aimie K. Runyan 2:15 AM MDT on Aug 13, 202310:14 AM MDT on Aug 13, 2023

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

by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book 2:10 AM MDT on Aug 13, 20235:27 PM MDT on Aug 6, 2023

Author Aimie K. Runyan’s shocking discovery while looking into Nazi wedding traditions created the framework for her novel “The School for German Brides.”

Out West Books staff picks
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Out West Books suggests the best books about books for August

by The Colorado Sun 2:05 AM MDT on Aug 13, 20234:28 PM MDT on Aug 10, 2023

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

by Christina Holbrook 2:15 AM MDT on Aug 6, 202312:37 PM MDT on Aug 1, 2023

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

by Will Betke-Brunswick 2:15 AM MDT on Jul 23, 202311:48 AM MDT on Jul 24, 2023

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

by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book 2:10 AM MDT on Jul 23, 202311:47 AM MDT on Jul 24, 2023

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”

Park Hill Community Bookstore staff picks
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Park Hill Community Bookstore suggests three compelling reads for July

by The Colorado Sun 2:05 AM MDT on Jul 23, 20232:11 PM MDT on Jul 19, 2023

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.

Posted inBook Excerpts

“Conscious Designs” poses a new existential question: Do you want a Second Self?

by Nathanial White 2:15 AM MDT on Jul 9, 20238:36 AM MDT on Jul 9, 2023

In “Conscious Designs,” Nathanial White’s philosophical sci-fi fantasy, the protagonist wrestles with theoretical and practical implications of consciousness.

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