Join us at the Gunnison Library at 6pm on Thursday, April 3, for an author talk with Mark Easter. In his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate Chaos, Colorado-based ecologist and author Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth. Organized…
Pack a favorite beverage and join us for Book Club on April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Townie Books. We will be discussing The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel. She will be visiting town for the Mountain Words Festival in May (learn more at www.mtnwords.org). About The Last Animal: A playful, witty, and resonant novel…
You asked, we delivered! Get ready for a bookish battle to rival our popular Holiday Speed-Date-a-Book! Which new 2025 release will reign supreme? That’s up to you! Join us for a fast-paced literary showdown and cast your vote for the ultimate must-read. Space is limited—register now! Follow along on Instagram for our Online March Madness,…
The English Department at WCU is hosting a major event in April affiliated with the English Program, the Graduate Program in Creative Writing, and presented by their primary sponsor, the Mari Sandoz Society. • 9 to 11 a.m. Taylor Hall Studio Theater Workshop/Discussion with Pamela Uschuk & Special Guest William Pitt Root – SHOUT OUT!…
The English Department at WCU is hosting a major event in April affiliated with the English Program, the Graduate Program in Creative Writing, and presented by their primary sponsor, the Mari Sandoz Society. • 9 to 11 a.m. Taylor Hall Studio Theater (in the Welcome Center) Craft Workshop with Candace Nadon – From Inspira on…
Winner of the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism, Ben Goldfarb and WildEarth Guardians Executive Director, Hop Hopkins discuss the human impacts of 40 million miles of roads around the planet on wildlife and how conservationists are working to restore habitats. Ben Goldfarb is an environmental journalist whose work has appeared in National…
2024 National Book Award Longlister Ernest Scheyder and Land Desk bard Jonathan Thompson take on the most pressing question facing public lands no one is talking about, where will the green future come from? The answer is from the ground and likely beneath our own feet. Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent for Reuters covering…
Journalist Will Cockrell discusses his book, Everest, Inc. The Renegades and Rouges Who Built and Industry at the Top of the World.
2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner “Engelhard locates life—biological, cultural, and geophysical—in every mile of this vast, wild landscape.” —Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska, Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range…
Pulitzer Prize Finalist and MacArthur Fellow Karen Russell joins Colorado State University professor and award winning novelist Ramona Ausubel to discuss Russell’s new novel, The Antidote. Described by Editor and Chief of Knopf as, “a singularly great American novel,” this is a must attend event for Mountain Words 2025.