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Fickle Midwest weather provides the backdrop for a Colorado author’s collection of interconnected short stories
The slow, anxious time before -- and during -- the ritual of descending into a tornado shelter reveals old secrets and tense family dynamics
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A Cherokee girl grows closer to her brother and a secret admirer in the aftermath of abduction
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A murder and time travel set the stage for “Charlie Fiction,” a ghost with revenge on her agenda
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A K-9 detective does his job well, which means Deputy Mattie Cobb has another mystery on her hands
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That time a Colorado comic took a Hollywood meeting armed with indifference
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SunLit: Author drew inspiration for novel from dream flirtation, real-life bone cancer battle
It took 10 years, and a lot of "cry-typing," for Sara Jade Alan to bring her young adult fiction to life
SunLit: The awkward, wonderful, mortifying moment when a high school improv performance takes an unexpected turn
In "A Messy, Beautiful Life," improvisational comedy leads the book's protagonist into an embarrassing on-stage connection -- before a packed theater
Scarred by war, a young woman comes home to Denver to find her life an ashen void
The anthology "Blood Business" tracks the underbelly of human nature through "the muck of our lesser angels" in 27 crime stories -- including this one of embezzlement, murder and despair
As author David Hicks wrote “White Plains,” the narrative got uncomfortably personal
In a story with autobiographical underpinnings, imagine writing a chapter -- honestly -- from the point of view of your ex-wife
How the editor of “Beautiful Flesh: A Body of Essays” constructed a “body of work” in her collection
Stephanie G'Schwind pieced together elements that represent not only anatomy, but family, anxiety and social class
Excerpt: An author savors family smiles in a poignant piece from the essay collection “Beautiful Flesh”
Lupe Linares' personal account of her family gives bite to Stephanie G'Schwind's essay collection
SunLit Excerpt: In “Trafficked,” betrayal begins a teen girl’s harrowing ordeal
In this Mex Anderson novel, the author weaves a chilling fictional account that mirrors the stark realities of human trafficking
SunLit excerpt: In “Hunting Hour,” a sheriff’s deputy struggles with her K-9 search for a missing girl
Mental health issues provide important subtext in this edition of the mystery series
