January 2026
Abby Knobel
As the January snow begins to blanket Montana, many of us are eager to chase the thrill of fresh powder and hit the slopes. However, the short days and crisp air also invite us to slow down and reset in the quiet moments winter offers. Although…
July 2025
Steve McGann
In the forward to the new short story collection, Deadly Yellowstone, editor Lise McClendon describes the stories as amusing, scary, mysterious, even fantastical. She does not mention entertaining, but they definitely are that. The collection…
February 2025
Steve McGann
There is a family joke that, to get me to pay attention to something, it is necessary to put it in a list of the best, the top ten, or the classic of whatever is being considered. This is probably true, though I will not click on a catalog of…
December 2024
Jeff Beyl
I was writing about autumn in Montana. Specifically, about fly-fishing the Yellowstone River in autumn. I added the cottonwood leaves turning bright orange and yellow and they would let loose from the branches as a breeze came by and they fluttered…
April 2024
Author Joan Maloof is fighting to save some of our last, best places — America’s old-growth forests. She will give a free talk in Bozeman Thursday, April 11, at the Museum of the Rockies on ‘Old-growth Forests in Montana –…
August 2023
Kelly Nicholson
Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…
July 2023
Having even a wisp of an idea about what you want to do when you ‘grow up’ is often a difficult concept to grasp. Tom Habecker knew for certain he did not want to be stuck at an indoor job. Fortunately, he found his calling when he was…
September 2022
Marion Jackman
I met New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Aveyard, during her book signing at the Gallatin Valley Mall. Her first series, The Red Queen, was written while visiting Big Sky ten years ago. Now working on her second book series, Realm Breaker…
November 2020
Cynthia Logan
Bozeman author Wayne Edwards has always striven for excellence, whether it was competing during his sports career, practicing dentistry, running a rural bank—or writing across multiple genres in his retirement. “It’s the way you…
May 2021
Kevin Brustuen
Gretchen Minton, professor of English at Montana State University, won the 2020 Montana Book of the Year Award, for her book “Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country’s Love Affair with the World’s Most Famous Writer.” Honor…
