Forever West

Is there a book you love and feel does a great job of highlighting its Wyoming setting? Send your suggestions and please don’t forget to tell me why you think that book is a good choice for this state. It doesn’t need to explicitly be 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 today’s reality 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.

Bone Fire by Mark Spragg

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Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx

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The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson

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Cowboys and East Indians by Nina McConigley

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The Legend of Colton H. Bryant by Alexandra Fuller

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Open Season (Joe Pickett #1) by C.J. Box

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The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

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When We Were Wolves by John Billman

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