We want to set you up... with a good book. Actually, 10 great summer reads.
Cathy Langer, lead buyer at the Tattered Cover Bookstores in metro Denver, and Nicole Magistro, who owns The Bookworm in Edwards, suggest some of their favorites -- all from western authors or with western themes.
Langer's recommendations:
- "Descent" by Tim Johnston
- "The Oregon Trail" by Rinker Buck
- "Sunrise from the Summit" by Glenn Randall
- "Do Princesses Make Happy Campers?" by Carmela LaVigna Coyle with illustrations by Mike Gordon
- "Fly Fisher's Guide to Colorado's Lost Lakes and Secret Places" by Mike Kephart
Magistro's recommendations:
- "Our Souls at Night" by Kent Haruf
- "All the Wild That Remains" by David Gessner
- "Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region" by Vera Stucky Evenson and Denver Botanic Gardens
- "Nooks and Crannies" by Jessica Lawson
- "Crow Fair" by Thomas McGuane