
Book signing with Robert DeMott
Elk River Books presents fly-fishing author and Steinbeck scholar Robert DeMott for a signing of his new book, Angling Days: A Fly Fisher’s Journals, on Saturday, October 22, from 2 to 5 p.m. Angling Days, called by Paul Schullery “a richly textured chronicle of the fly fisher’s life at its most enterprising and provocative,” collects […]

Livingston’s Literary Heritage on the Occasion of Elk River’s 5th Anniversary
Guest post by Richard S. Wheeler Long ago, I had the great good fortune to settle in Livingston, quite probably the most important literary community in the country. The town had drawn some extraordinary talents from the literary and entertainment worlds. They collected here in a village with defined boundaries and wilderness in sight, to […]

Rick Bass headlines Elk River Books’ fifth anniversary festivities
Elk River Books will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a party and repeat performance from its grand opening, hosting author Rick Bass for a reading of his latest work on Wednesday, May 25. Bass is the author of nearly 30 books of environmental essays, novels and short fiction. He has received O. Henry Awards, numerous […]

Doug Peacock remembers Jim Harrison
My Friend Jim by Doug Peacock A month ago, I drove a half-cooked leg of lamb around the foot of the Santa Rita Mountains to Jim Harrison’s place on Sonoita Creek in southeastern Arizona. The lamb was half-cooked because I’d planned to finish it off in Jim’s oven while our dogs played. Jim lived on […]

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: Carole Sullivan’s Mustang Kitchen ‘Gatherings’
Long-time Livingston caterer and restaurateur Carole Sullivan will present excerpts and snacks from her eagerly awaited cookbook, Gatherings: Recipes from Montana’s Mustang Kitchen on Thursday, April 3 at Elk River Books. Sullivan, who moved to Livingston to work for artist Russell Chatham at his legendary Livingston Bar and Grille, opened Mustang Catering nearly 18 years […]