May 9, 7pm   Bozeman author Dave Carty reads from his new novel Red is the Fastest Color.   Set in Park County’s Shields River Valley, the new novel is “a quietly potent rumination on the costs, and rewards, of how life ends and begins again” (Kirkus Reviews).  

May 23, 7pm       Local author Stacy Peterson reads from her debut novel (in the works for a film), The Lovely and Dangerous Launch of Lucy Cavanagh.  Set in 1867, the novel follows a “New York City heiress, literary lover, and dreamer,” as she leaves everything behind to travel to San Francisco, seeking answers to questions that have haunted her since the death of her mother. Her stagecoach is attacked. As the only survivor in the wilds of Colorado Territory, she teaming up with outlaw Will Shanks.

Elk River Books locagted at 122 South 2nd St.  Free event.  Book signing and reception will follow.  Details: info@elkriverbooks.com or (406) 333-2330.