Russ Lawrence | Bitterroot Bestsellers
Russ Lawrence, proprietor of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, fills us in on the top-selling books of 2008, leading off with books by Stephenie Meyer, whose tales of teenage-vampire-romantic-angst hold four of the top spots. Next is Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, followed by The Mountain Goat Chonicles by the Bitterroot's own Mario Locatelli.
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James Lee Burke | Swan Peak
An almost radioactive violence – twined with lyrical descriptions of Montana’s landscape – pervades James Lee Burke’s latest Dave Robicheaux novel, Swan Peak. The result is both jarring and mesmerizing, making for yet another roller-coaster ride from the master of suspense novels. Read more
Stephen T. Gough | Colter’s Run
Author Stephen Gough lives in the Tobacco Root Mountains, near where John Colter made his famous escape from Blackfeet Indians two centuries ago. This historical novel, published by Stoneydale Press of Stevensville, explores that encounter, as well as the many other hair-raising adventures of this intrepid explorer and fur-trader. Read more • (1) Comments
Notes for a Novel | The Selected Poems of Frieda Fligelman
Notes for a Novel: The Selected Poems of Frieda Fligelman brings into print the poetic works of, in co-editor Rick Newby’s words, “one of the most remarkable unknown poets of the early modern West.” Edited by Alexandra Swaney and Newby, the collection showcases a generous selection of the Montana writer and thinker’s poems, as well as three essays about her life and work. Read more • (1) Comments
Barbara Fifer | Bad Boys of the Black Hills
In her new book, Barbara Fifer profiles more than 95 rascals, wild women and engaging events in the historic Black Hills region of South Dakota, including such famous historical figures as Wyatt Earp and Gen. George Custer, and such wild and wooly types as killer "Persimmon Bill" Chambers and gambler and actress Lurline Monte Verde. Read more
Josh Wagner | Fiction Clemens
Josh Wagner introduces his new protagonist, the laconic Fiction Clemens, in a series of three graphic novels, published from May-August. … “A futuristic western meets Alice in Wonderland or perhaps Oz, and that really doesn’t do the overall insanity of the book justice,” writes Newsarama. Read more
Christopher Paolini | Brisingr
Paradise Valley author Christopher Paolini replicates his writing prowess in the third installment of what is now to be a tetralogy named “Inheritance.” Paolini originally intended to create a trilogy, but later decided to extend the story so as to better complete his series. Fans of the previous two novels, Eragon and Eldest, will once again find themselves enthralled in this electrifying adventure into the magical land of Alagaësia. Read more • (1) Comments