Family owned since 1928, our love of reading spans four generations. Like larger bookstores, we carry the latest bestsellers and publications. What makes us unique is our exclusive selection of Rocky Mountain regional books and featured local authors all sold at our unique and historic store.
Come in and explore a bit of Rocky Mountain history and old-fashioned hospitality.
Craig Johnson is the author of eight novels in the Walt Longmire mystery series, which has garnered popular and critical acclaim. The Walt Longmire series is the basis for the hit A&E drama, Longmire, starring Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackoff.
Johnson was originally scheduled to speak at last years Library Benefit Dinner, but the benefit was cancelled due to the flood. Craig Johnson will speak at the 18th annual Library Benefit Dinner, August 24th at 4 p.m.
Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-five.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
11:00-12:30 and 2:00-4:00
Author Jennifer Gance has created a story that lovingly depicts the special relationship between animals, the wilderness, and human kind. This book is wonderfully complemented by award-winning artist Sue Lion. Her ink and colored pencil drawings depict the natural beauty of the woods as well as the character traits of the animals. Follow these amazing animals as they create a trail through the seasons, between the wildflowers and over the hills. Then find out who discovers the trail.
Wednesday, July 30th from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Vic Anderson will share his newest book “Ghost Bear Island”. “Ghost Bear Island” takes place on a mythical island near Alaska’s Kodiak Island. Raised on a ranch near White Sulphur Springs, Montana, Anderson has “cowboy’d” on large and small ranches. As a performer, Anderson has done television ads, written and performed for movie trailers, sung on the radio, and even had his own radio show celebrating many of the current Western artists of today. He is a popular musician with many appearances at local, regional and national concerts, benefits and events.
August 1, 2014 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Join local Colorado Mountain Club guidebook author Tony Parker for an afternoon exploring The Best Front Range Hikes for Children, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, including Denver, Boulder, and Rocky Mountain National Park. Tony will share fun hikes for kids between the ages of 2 and 16, but there’s sure to be trails for everyone to enjoy. From challenging treks to easy nature trails, he will help you figure out how to make the most of your summer in the beautiful Front Range of Colorado.
Tony Parker is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast who spent his early years hiking in the foothills near Colorado’s Pikes Peak. Years of hiking with his wife, Nancy, and their three kids, along with his love of teaching 7th- to 12th-grade students, helped entice him to share some of his favorite Front Range hikes for children. He lives near Littleton, CO.
August 7th, 2014 from 2:30-4:30
Dede Stockton, the author of Sammi Jo and Best Day Ever will be at the Bookshop for a signing on August 7th, 2014 from 2:30-4:30. Her book will be on sale at the store.
The story of Sammi Jo, a young girl who befriends a sea serpent, is the first installment in what Stockton hopes will be a series. Stockton’s kids, tired of their mom reading out of a book, insisted that she tell a story. The out-of-the-blue manifestation surprised even Stockton, and the bedtime tale was retold with more gusto and more detail until the kids grew up.
August 8th, 2014 from 11:00-12:30 and 2:00-4:00!
Karla Oceanak and Kendra Spanjer are the creators of Aldo Zelnick! Join us at Macdonald Bookshop on August 8th!
This hilarious alphabetical series of illustrated chapter books starts with the award-winning Artsy-Fartsy and continues in Egghead (featuring Estes park), and all the way to Jackpot. Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He’s not athletic like his older brother, he’s not a rock hound like his best friend, but he does like bacon. And when his artistic grandmother, Goosy, gives him a sketchbook to “record all his artsy-fartsy ideas” during summer vacation, it turns out Aldo is a pretty good cartoonist. Check out their website!
August 9, 2014
Author Gregory Samuelson launches his ‘Space Knights’ series, where a mass exodus from Earth sends a boy to the planet Althora. He discovers military knights who ride robot horses and wield medieval weapons. Could he be part of a prophecy?
August 25, 2014
Poetry Reading 2:00-3:00 at The Inkwell & Brew
Book Signing 3:00-4:00 at Macdonald Book Shop
David Mason of Colorado Springs is our state’s poet laureate. Mason is an accomplished poet and co-director of the creative writing program at Colorado College.
A teacher and editor, David Mason was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. He earned a BA from Colorado College and an MA and PhD from the University of Rochester in New York. Mason’s collections of poetry include The Buried Houses (1991), winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize; The Country I Remember (1996), winner of the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award; Arrivals (2004); and the verse novel Ludlow (2007), awarded the Colorado Book Award for Poetry and named best book of poetry in 2007 by the Contemporary Poetry Review and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
