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.
A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan
"If you want to be inspired by a great leader, if you want to feel what it takes to do what no one thought possible, if you want to be absorbed by a heroic journey--Tommy Caldwell's story is one of the best you could ever hope to find.” – Jim Collins, author of Good to Great
July 1, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Macdonald Book Shop
Stop in to Macdonald Book Shop on Saturday July 1st to meet Joe Butler. As a fishing instructor, book author and host to some of the most amazing big fish trips for the last 40 years, you will delight as Joe recounts life stories and near death experiences. He will be sharing two of his books, Dangers in the Outdoors and Big Trout On Flies.
July 4th, 1:00-4:00 p.m
Macdonald Book Shop
Experience the irresistible character of small town mountain life in Estes Park, Colorado.
Sarah Donohoe has the gift of making the ordinary sparkle, whether exploring various curiosities of the everyday or untangling the knots of the universal human condition. She speaks for all of us when scheming about how to chase ground squirrels from the yard or deciding what the Tooth Fairy’s going rate is. She touches a tender nerve when she writes about losing a friend to cancer and captures the essence of the community when she carries us through the traumatic Flood of 2013 with sensitivity and wit.
July 7th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Macdonald Book Shop
Jaydine Rendall will be sharing her award winning children’s book at Macdonald Book Shop. Rendall wrote the book while Writer In Residence for the High Plains Library District.
Josiah Sullivan and his family have come to the high plains of Colorado Territory to establish a homestead. The crops are in the ground, and Josiah is sure it’s time for adventure. He gets more than he bargained for when he encounters an Arapaho boy. Then, his sister and three outlaws head to the Rocky Mountains. Is Lost Stick a friend or foe? Does Bethy need rescuing, or has she left voluntarily? Josiah will get all the excitement he longs for!
July 8th, 2:00-5:00 pm
Macdonald Book Shop
Chuck Barrett is the award-winning author of the Jake Pendleton series—Breach of Power, The Toymaker, The Savannah Project, and his latest 2016 release, DISRUPTION, as well as his 2015 award-winning blockbuster, BLOWN, the first book in his new Gregg Kaplan series.
DJ Steele, a graduate of the University of Georgia, was one of the first female foresters hired in the private sector where she worked in the timber industry for over twenty years. Prior to writing her own thriller, Declared Dead, she edited five award-winning novels for her husband, also a thriller writer.
July 13th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Macdonald Book Shop
Bob Ruesch will be sharing his book, “In The Warmth Of The Shadow”, at Macdonald Book Shop. His book highlights his experiences growing up at the YMCA of the Rockies. Ruesch grew up in a paradise called Estes Park. He started his writing career writing with Bethany Press in 1968. Since then, along with a career at the YMCA of the Rockies, he has been blessed with articles in emergency medical magazines, Workamper, several locals, regional, and national newspapers on various subjects. Robert is a Senior Chaplain with Christian Resort Ministries and lives in another paradise, Evergreen Colorado with his wife and special needs son.
August 19th, 1:00-4:00 pm
Macdonald Book Shop
Margaret Mizushima is the author of the Timber Creek K-9 mystery series which includes Killing Trail and Stalking Ground. Her newest book, Hunting Hour, is the third installment in critically acclaimed Timber Creek K-9 mystery series.
August 26th, 1:00-3:00 pm
Macdonald Book Shop
Author John Daly returns with the third in his Sean Coleman series, Broken Slate. John lives in Greeley, Colorado with his wife and two children.
