Need Some Socially Distant Entertainment? Check Out These Books In Isolation

· Apr. 16, 2020, 4:00 am

Mesa County Libraries will do away with overdue fines starting Jan. 1, 2020. Immediately, 3,000 people who were blocked from checking out books, movies and music will have their privileges restored. — Books at a Mesa County library.

Books can be good companions — especially when Coloradans are being asked to strictly limit their social activities.

So, we called on our favorite book experts to give us some great book ideas for life in isolation. All of the books have connections to Colorado or the West.

Nicole Magistro is owner of The Bookworm of Edwards and Bethany Strout is the buyer for the Tattered Cover Bookstore.

Magistro's Picks

Run to the Finish: The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run — Amanda Brooks
Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker — Barry Sonnenfeld
The Monkey Mind Meditation Deck: 30 Fun Ways for Kids to Chill Out, Tune In, and Open Up — Carolyn Kanjuro and Alexander Vidal
Tiny Dino Worlds: Create Your Own Prehistoric Habitats — Christine Bayles Kortsch

Bethany's Picks

How Much of These Hills is Gold — C Pam Zhang
Hidden Valley Road — Robert Kolker
Prairie Lotus — Linda Sue Park
National Parks of the USA: Activity Book — Claire Grace

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