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This week's book review of Lindsey Stirling's and Brooke S. Passey's , "The Only Pirate at the Party" is by Shane Kinney, bookseller at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. This review was originally was published in Steamboat Today.

"Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book." –Unknown.

January staff picks for those who are open to living many lives...

"Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them." - Neil Gaiman.

Our December staff picks make great gifts for the youngest of book lovers.

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You can purchase books online at Off The Beaten Path and pick them up in the store? Choose "I would like to pick this...

"Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them." - Neil Gaiman.

Our December staff picks make great gifts - for bibliophiles, history buffs, college students, mystery solvers, environmentalists, comics, and foodies...

"Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood." – John Green

Many of our November staff picks will do just that!

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." – Haruki Murakami.

So without further ado, here are our staff picks!

This week's book review of Garth Risk Hallberg’s debut, “City On Fire" is by Logan Farmer, bookseller at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. This review was originally was published in Steamboat Today.

This week's book review of Mindy Kaling’s second book, “Why Not Me?" is by Emma Nelson, bookseller at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. This review was originally was published in Steamboat Today

After meeting acclaimed author Ron Rash at the 2013 Literary Sojourn, I vowed to read everything he publishes. I appreciate Rash’s work for his ability to mesmerize with atmospheric language and develop characters that haunt the reader long after closing the pages. Rash is a master of the southern...

If you had asked me as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said what many children at the time said: a SeaWorld Trainer.

I desperately wanted to work with orca whales, but unlike many other children, I actually followed through with almost all the requirements necessary to...

This is the story of the Cross family in 1886. John Cross is a New York architect who benefits from the help of his aunt, Caroline Astor. With this connection, the Cross family is quickly becoming part of New York City's elite society, with many events to attend and people to see.

This article...

"There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book." ~Josh Jameson. For our September Staff Picks, we have page-turners for all ages with many soon to be published books to choose from.

 

Jennie Lay offers a review of two books to end your summer reading list, "Circling the Sun" by Paula McLain and "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Ms. Lay is the adult programs coordinator at the Bud Werner Memorial Library.

This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot and Today

Alice Hoffman uses rich, colorful prose in this historical, fictional novel about the life of a very strong-willed woman and her equally strong-willed son. "The Marriage of Opposites" is one of those books that keeps giving back days and weeks after reading it.

Steamboat Pilot and Today review by...

"Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light." –Vera Nazarian. Get ready to let in more light with this month's staff picks...

This week's book review of "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara is by Logan Farmer, a bookseller at Off the Beaten Path. The review was first published in Steamboat Today.

One of the many privileges of owning an independent bookstore is the opportunity to meet, talk to and read nationally acclaimed authors. For book geeks, this is the ultimate brush with fame. Even more exciting, however, is the discovery of writing talent right here in our small mountain community...

A question I love posing to my husband is, “If you had the opportunity to travel to another planet, either with fellow humans or aliens, would you do it?” He always says, “No, I like it here.”

I, on the other hand, would fly away in a heartbeat never to look back or to question my actions, which is...

So many wonderful books, so little time. Let's not waste another second! Without further ado, let's dive into this month's staff picks...

Guest post by Cynthia Swanson, the author of The Bookseller. In Kitty Miller’s 1962 Denver, life is unconventional but peaceful. Kitty, 38 years old and never married, runs a bookshop with her best friend. Kitty lives life on her own terms: often, she goes out after work for drinks or dinner, or...