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Every summer, we reach out to book sellers in the state to get their choices for good books by Colorado authors and/or ones with Western themes. This year, we checked in with Deidre Appelhans, co-owner of The Read Queen Bookstore and Cafe in Lafayette and Jeanne Costello, general manager and book buyer at Maria's Bookshop in Durango.
Here are Deidre's picks:
"The Cape Doctor" by E.J. Levy
"Fox and I" by Catherine Raven
"The Dead Husband" by Carter Wilson
FOR KIDS: "Ham Helsing #1: Vampire Hunter" by Rich Moyer
Here are Jeanne's picks:
"Woman of Light" by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
"Tracing Time" by Craig Childs
FOR KIDS: "City of Gold" by Will Hobbs
FOR YOUNG KIDS: "Slow Down, Tumbleweed!" by Haven Iverson and illustrated by Robert Sayegh Jr.
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