Bozeman Magazine

On Being a Good Mom’ Even When You Lose It

I met a group of moms at the park recently, all of us orbiting the swings, snatching moments of conversation while wielding our snack cups and shouting the occasional ‘whee!’ or ‘wow, so brave!’ One mom was wearing her…

Dorothy M Johnson: Montana's First Lady of Letters

Steve McGann

Montana has an outstanding literary legacy. The names A B Guthrie, Norman MacLean, and Joseph Kinsey Howard come to mind. There are many more men on the list. A name not often mentioned is Dorothy M Johnson, most likely because she was a woman. Yet…

Local Books For a Thoughtful January

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…

Deadly Yellowstone

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…

Top 10 Montana Books

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…

When All Else Fails

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…

Connecting Community

Angie Ripple

I recently came across a quote that really hit home with me: “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” As I reflect on my journey as the founder of this local publication…

Old Growth Forests A Montana Heritage

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 –…

The Adventures of Bubba Jones Time Traveling Through Yellowstone National Park

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…

Send Ranger Tom Habecker

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…

Sportsman, Surgeon, Banker, Author Wayne Edwards Always Aims High

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…

The Montana Book Award

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…

Bozeman Author Sets the Stage with Absolutely Riveting Story

MOVING. INSPIRING. HEALING. TRANSFORMING.

Patrik Hill

Author Mark Sullivan and I are sitting in a coffee shop here in Bozeman discussing his upcoming novel The Last Green Valley. Of all the words I would have chosen to describe this novel – or any novel, really – my mind would not have gone…

2021 Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll Vote Now Thru Nov 7

Angie Ripple

Each October since 2014, we’ve asked our readers and the greater Bozeman community to vote in the Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll. Thankfully it’s October, and we get to ask you to vote again, and as you put your stamp of approval on…

March Into Reading with Dave Wooten

Shawn Vicklund

Reading breeds thinking. There’s no substitute for good, old fashioned reading. Reading can establish thought patterns, logic, a sense of complexity, an ability to spot contradictions and even falsity. Books have a way of transporting you…

The Miracle of Bubba: An Interview with Author Joe Flynn

Christie Selensky

“My name is Bubba. I am a black Labrador retriever with a very special story to tell.” The Miracle of Bubba: An Inspirational Dog Story is an account that is at once harrowing and heartfelt; a story of sadness and fear, but also of…

Building Towers by Rolling Dice

Exploring and Understanding Mental Health with Logan Rosenstein

Christie Selensky

Building Towers by Rolling Dice tells the story of Tyler, a young man navigating the trials and tribulations of high school and early adulthood while struggling with depression and anxiety. Initially intended as a private gift for a loved one…

Trail Mix: Wit & Wisdom from the Outdoors

Angie Ripple

Trail Mix: Wit & Wisdom from the Outdoors is a collection of quotes, prose and short essays designed to provide inspiration to those who are passionate about adventuring in the great outdoors — in the woods, the mountains, and on the water;…

March Cover Artist: June Billings Safford

June Billings Safford, editor of Bozeman From The Heart, appears mostly as a painter, but June is a published poet and spent 27 years as a writing teacher at Bozeman High School. Her art work has been displayed in at least  25 venues and her…

Bozeman from the Heart

To open a book is to enter a conversation. If it’s fiction, the reader becomes a character, reacting to the behaviors and thoughts of those whose world she has been introduced to. If it’s nonfiction, she enters a dialogue with the writer…

After the Apocalypse

Earth, Imagination & Rebirth in Bozeman

Kris Drummond

“The apocalypse that kills the soul of the world is not at the end of time, not coming, but apocalypse now; and Newton and Locke, Descartes and Kant are its Horsemen. The fantasies of the literal end of the world announce, however, the end of…

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Letters, documents, and books; oh my! Special Collections and Archival Informatics at Montana State University Library recently acquired a trove of material about Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZAMM), collected by…

Do I really need to be eating organic, free-range, sugar-free, & plant-based?

Jenna Gorham

Like many, I often ponder these questions. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I know I don’t need to eat all organic in order to eat ‘healthy;’ they’re not synonyms and I tell my clients the same. But, ethically, would I…