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.
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, launches with a two-hour episode on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 8 p.m. on PBS stations and will introduce viewers to the full list of America’s 100 favorite novels selected through a demographically representative national survey. The series will also feature interviews with celebrities, authors, superfans and everyday Americans discussing the way particular books have influenced them and their significance in American popular culture. The series will resume in the fall with several themed episodes, including an exciting finale, culminating in the first-ever national vote to choose “America’s Best-Loved Novel.”
Shop Macdonald Book Shop for your books from The Great American Read!
Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.
In this new hardcover book, author and photographer Erik Stensland reflects on his own experience of wilderness and how it seems to call all of us towards healing and wholeness. Through short articles paired with stunning imagery he uses nature to help us connect with our inner self. You can see other photography of Erik's at Images of Rocky Mountain National Park right here in Estes Park.
Macdonald Book Shop
Saturday, June 30, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
During a difficult time, Karen Auvinen flees to a primitive cabin in the Rockies to live in solitude as a writer and to embrace all the beauty and brutality nature has to offer. When a fire incinerates every word she has ever written and all of her possessions—except for her beloved dog Elvis, her truck, and four singed artifacts—Karen embarks on a heroic journey to reconcile her desire to be alone with her need for community.
In the bestselling tradition of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Helen MacDonald’s H Is for Hawk, a stunning, inspirational memoir from an award-winning poet at a crossroads who ventures into the wilderness to seek answers to life’s big questions and finds her way back after losing everything she thought she needed.
Karen earned an MA in poetry from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D in fiction from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and presently teaches film and media studies to freshman at the University of Colorado – Boulder.
Macdonald Book Shop
Friday, July 13th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
The Warrior Princess all began with a story designed for a high school cross country team that eventually became Colorado State Champions. National runner-up and Colorado State Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 2011, author Kris Ayers has spent 30 years inspiring, motivation and education students in Colorado. As an Athlete, educator and coach, she understands and empathizes with the internal and external challenges faced by many when pushing through life’s challenges. This knowledge of the personal, physical and emotional components of success, has inspired her to create Warrior Princess and to share it with you.
Macdonald Book Shop
Saturday, July 14th, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
“If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away.”
—Nina George, New York Times Bestselling author of THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP
“Katherine Center writes about falling down, growing up, and finding love like nobody else. You can always see yourself and the people you love in her characters and their stories.”
—Brené Brown, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller, Daring Greatly
How To Walk Away contains laughter in the face of tragedy, hilarity in black moments, and one of the most unforgettable love stories you will encounter. It is Katherine Center at her very best: an utterly charming, hopeful, and romantic novel that will capture reader’s hearts with every page.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: KATHERINE CENTER is the author of several novels, including Happiness for Beginners, The Bright Side of Disaster, Everyone Is Beautiful, Get Lucky, and The Lost Husband. Her books and essays have appeared in Redbook, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, and Real Simple, as well as the anthologies Because I Love Her, CRUSH, and My Parents Were Awesome. Katherine is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program. She lives in Houston with her husband and two sweet children.
Macdonald Book Shop
Friday, July 20th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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.
Macdonald Book Shop
Saturday, July 28th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Are you living the life you were meant to live? In The Self-Aware Life: Four Pillars to Long-Lasting Fulfillment and Success as You Go Through Life’s Transitions and companion workbook, Nancy Kay explores how self-awareness is the foundation of living a fulfilled and successful life. Humans long for meaning, worth, and belonging. The only way to get what we desire, however, is choosing to live—every day—with intention and purpose. Simply put, we decide to be aware and awake. Sound easy? Well, it is anything but easy—yet the journey is very rewarding in so many ways.
Come visit with Kay at the book shop and get her book.
Nancy Kay is a licensed professional counselor and certified professional coach.