Books - The Durango Herald

Santa’s book picks for young readers

From babies to young adults, there are plenty of fun options

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Dead Air’ tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion

Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news” to complain about coverage he didn’t like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Calendar celebrates knitting in unexpected places

‘Extreme Knitting 2025’ also helps support nonprofits

DATE: Nov 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Kate Niles’ new novel a veritable New Mexico buffet

Kate Niles’ new novel, “The Last Hanging of Ángel Martinez,” is a glorious New Mexican buffet of all the good – and not so good – about this unique state. Nowhere else but northern New Mexi...

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Retired Navajo Ranger talks about paranormal in new book

Milford to hold talks, signings in Durango and Farmington

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New book shows La Plata County history through images

Author Ed Horvat contributes photos to Herald’s And the West is History

DATE: Sep 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Walt Longmire returns for new adventure

Author Craig Johnson releases ‘First Frost’

DATE: Jul 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Scott Graham back with another mystery

Durango author will talk about ‘Death Valley Duel’ at Maria’s Bookshop

DATE: Jul 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Long-distance runner chronicles 460-mile trek, grief in new book

Emily Halnon will be in Durango to talk about ‘To the Gorge’

DATE: Jun 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Anne Hillerman returns with new novel

Author will be At Maria’s Bookshop next week in Durango

DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Author’s book ‘The Naming of Horse’ imparts wisdom, unconditional love

Once you meet Horse, he’s hard to forget

DATE: Apr 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Deborah Jackson Taff’s memoir explores life, history

Deborah Jackson Taffa’s debut memoir, “Whiskey Tender,” is an amazing mixture of deeply personal experiences and a well-researched history of Indigenous people’s treatment in the United Stat...

DATE: Mar 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment