More Than Mountains and Skiing

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

We definitely need some more books for this state! Send your suggestions and please don’t forget to tell me why you think that book is a good for Colorado. The book doesn’t need to be explicitly about the state, only clearly set in it and written by someone who actually lived there. I have a bias towards books written by authors who are still living so that we can reflect more on Colorado today but I won’t turn down a classic if you make a good argument for it!

Books are in no order of preference. That they are on this list is not a reflection of my personal taste or even that I’ve read them — I want you to find what works for you.

The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz by Manuel Ramos, mystery

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Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets, thriller

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Crazy as Chocolate by Elisabeth Hyde, fiction

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Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled--And Knuckleheaded--Quest for the Rocky Mountain High by Mark Obmascik, memoir

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Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf, literary fiction

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Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, short stories

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Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne, historical romance

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Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas, historical fiction

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Whiteout: Lost in Aspen by Ted Conover, memoir

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Photo credit: Erick Zajac