May Events at Old Firehouse Books!!

As if having C.J. Box visit our store--the very first day of May--isn't enough, we're bringing you yet another delectable smorgasbord of events spanning the entire month! It's okay, you don't have to tell us how great we are, haha. Just come check out the store sometime, or maybe even drop in for some of our goings-on! Without further adieu, we give you the info. See you soon!

Event: C.J. Box Signing
When: May 1, 1pm
Where: Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information: 970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

We are very excited to have this award-winning mystery author visit our store for a signing. C.J. Box will appear to talk about and sign his new Joe Pickett mystery,Nowhere to Run. This fast-paced novel features the beautiful Wyoming wilderness and sinister elements that it may conceal. C. J. Box is a master of thrillers that pit man against the wilderness as much as against human killers. This event is a treat that is not to be missed!

Event:  Open Book Club
When:  May 2, 1pm
Where:  Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information:  970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

Get ready for a rollicking good time with our discussion of Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.  If you’ve read any of the Discworld novels, you know that they don’t come any funnier than Terry Pratchett, whose sense of the wry and the ridiculous will keep you laughing out loud.  If you haven’t tried Terry Pratchett yet, here’s the perfect place to start!

Event: Untitled Book Club
When: May 10, 6:30pm
Where:  Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information:  970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

This month, we’re reading one of Italy’s hottest young writers.  Jack Frusciante has Left the Band was written by Enrico Brizzi when he was eighteen years old.  The novel went on to sell over one million copies and have a film based on it.  The themes, about “growing up” or being true to yourself, rock and roll, and love, are universal. We think you’ll enjoy Jack’s journey.

Event:  Strange Worlds Science Fiction Book Club
When: May 13, 6pm
Where:  Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information:  970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

How about a combination of steampunk, vampires, and alternate history?  That’s what you’ve got for our selection this month, New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear.  This collection of short stories works itself into a novel featuring a female British agent of the crown and an amateur detective who happens to be a vampire.  And there are dirigibles. 

Event:  Traps and Trenchcoats Mystery Book Club
When: May 17, 6pm
Where:  Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information:  970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

Join us this month for a discussion of The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry.  Follow us down the rabbit hole as a novice detective tries to find out what has become of his predecessor, only to find that nothing is as it seems and that dreams may hold the key to a mystery of the waking world.

Event: Young Adult Author Signing with Ted Rechlin and Phyllis Perry

When: May 29, 12pm
Where: Old Firehouse Books
Contact Information:  970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com

Join us for a signing with young adult authors Ted Rechlin and Phyllis Perry! Take a striking visual journey through time with Yellowstone National Park's wildife, from brontosaurus to bears, in Ted Rechlin's book Changing of the Guard: The Yellowstone Chronicles.  Then follow Liling and Tengfei, two pandas from the Wolong Panda Preserve in China, as they attempt to find home after a large earthquake in Phyllis Perry's Panda's Earthquake Escape.  Animal and nature lovers of all ages are sure to enjoy this event.