
Allen Jones’ A Bloom of Bones
Author, editor and publisher Allen Morris Jones will visit Livingston’s Elk River Books for a free reading and discussion of latest novel, A Bloom of Bones, on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. The novel, described as a “genre-subverting literary mystery,” concerns the relationship between Eli, a rancher and poet in eastern Montana who sees […]

Russell Rowland’s Trip to Every Montana County
Billings author Russell Rowland has taken a detour from writing novels to travel to every county of the state to explore its past and present. The resulting book, Fifty-Six Counties: A Montana Journey, will be the subject of a free reading and book signing on Thursday, April 21 at Elk River Books in downtown Livingston […]

Reading celebrates 10 years of Montana Quarterly
The Montana Quarterly will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a release party for an anthology of its best writing, Montana, Warts and All, at Elk River Books on Thursday, December 17. The party will feature readings by anthology contributors including Tim Cahill, a founding editor of Outside magazine and author of 10 adventure books; Allen […]

Reading: ‘Tom Connor’s Gift’ by David Allan Cates
Missoula author David Allan Cates will read from his new novel, Tom Connor’s Gift, at Elk River Books on Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. In this latest offering from Bangtail Press, Cates tracks a winter in the life of a doctor who recently lost her husband to cancer, and retreats to a cabin along […]

Montana: Then and Now by Aaron Parrett
Great Falls author Aaron Parrett will read from and discuss his latest work, Montana: Then and Now, a widely acclaimed account of Montana’s history, at Elk River Books, 120 N. Main St., on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. Parrett makes the case in his new book that Montana hasn’t really changed all that much […]

Grand Re-Opening, Gala Reading
Elk River Books, the Wheatgrass Saloon and Mustang Kitchen will celebrate their move to Main Street with a series of events on Thursday, May 22. Mustang will start the evening with a reception and hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 7 p.m. at their new storefront, 112 N. Main St. Then Elk River Books and Wheatgrass […]

Reading: Toby Thompson’s Metroliner
Elk River Books welcomes writer Toby Thompson who will present excerpts from his new book, Metroliner, the companion book to last year’s Riding the Rough String, (both published by the Bozeman-based Bangtail Press), on Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m. Thompson is a journalist, author and part-time Livingstonian whose new book “explores the two poles […]