Author Talk

We're delighted to welcome author Marc Cameron to share the second book is his Arliss Cutter detective series, Stone Cross. Known for his work with Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, and hailed by Bozeman favorite CJ Box as 

"A double-barreled blast of action, narrative, and impossible-to-fake authenticity with a great sense of place and a terrific protagonist. I'm looking forward to many more Arliss Cutter thrillers."
--C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Disappeared

We are delighted to welcome back local author Russell Rowalnd for his new western thriller Cold Country. Set in Montana in 1968, The small town of Paradise Valley is ripped open when popular rancher and notorious bachelor Tom Butcher is found murdered one morning, beaten to death by a baseball bat. Suspicion among the tight-knit community immediately falls on the outsider, Carl Logan, who recently moved in with his family and his troubled son Roger. What Carl doesn't realize is that there are plenty of people in Paradise Valley who have reason to kill Tom Butcher.

We are delighted to welcome local author, and Reading the West Award winner, Jamie Harrison to share her newest novel The Center of Everything. In this compelling family drama set against the dangerous beauty of the Yellowstone, Polly is still trying to get her life back on track after a recent accident, not always trusting reality.

We are thrilled to share this year’s line-up of amazing children's book authors and illustrators for the 13th annual Children’s Festival of the Book. 

More info may be found on the Bozeman Public Library's website.

We are back with the 2nd annual Bozeman Teen Book Fest!  Join us on Thursday, April 2 2020 in welcoming acclaimed young adult authors Tiffany D. Jackson and Jeff Zentner. The Bozeman Teen Book Fest is a day devoted to teen readers (or teens at heart!). Come hear presentations by our visiting authors, have a chance to ask them questions and even get your books signed!  Our authors will be making two presentations at Bozeman High School's Berg Library and an evening presentation at the Bozeman Public Library.  All events are free and open to the public. 

Join us for a storytime author event with author Liz Garton Scanlon! 

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Join us for a riveting craft talk and discussion with this years One Book One Bozeman pick, local author Carrie La Seur as she discusses the research and craft that went into the writing of The Weight of an Infinite Sky. The critically acclaimed author of The Home Place explores the heart and mystery of Big Sky Country in this evocative and atmospheric novel of family, home, love, and responsibility inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In this unforgettable novel, Carrie La Seur once again captures the breathtaking beauty of the

A One Book One Bozeman event with Montana State University professor Dr. Gretchen Minton. Dr. Minton will be addressing the phenomenon of Shakespearean adaptations that set characters and plots in North American landscapes.

Dr. Minton will also be returning on May 20th at 6pm to present their new book Shakespeare in Montana. Tracing more than two centuries of history, Shakespeare in Montana uncovers a vast array of different voices that capture the state's love affair with the world's most famous writer.

We are delighted to welcome local author Rick McIntyre to share his riveting book The Rise of Wolf 8. This is an astonishing true story of one of the first wolves to roam Yellowstone in more than 60 years following reintroduction efforts in 1995. This year, March 21^st will mark the 25th anniversary of the wolves’ reintroduction.  Authored by a renowned wolf researcher and gifted storyteller, this title launches an original and bold new trilogy, Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone, which will transform our view of wolves forever.

We are delighted to welcome local author Betsy Gaines Quammen to share her new book, American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands in the West. American Zion is the story of the Bundy family, famous for their armed conflicts over public lands in the West. The family connects the history of their antagonism back to the very first Mormons who fled the Midwest for the Great Basin. Today their cowboy confrontations are a dramatic example of the rift between competing ideas of public lands ownership, wildlife stewardship and personal freedom.