Mountain Shire: Books & Gifts

Meet & Greet
2024-03-02 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver)
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Join us at Mountain Shire Books & Gifts on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, from 12 PM – 4 PM for a Meet & Greet with Colorado author, Jason Dennen. He is the author of 8 Days Till Sunrise: A True Story of Survival, Rebirth, and Discovering My Purpose in Life.
Books will be available for signing and for purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/8-days-till-sunrise-jason-dennen/19423594?ean=9798986147376 We hope to see you there!

Meet & Greet
2024-03-30 12:00 - 14:00
Join us at Mountain Shire Books & Gifts on Saturday, March 30th, 2024, from 12 PM – 2 PM for a Meet & Greet with Colorado author, Erin Hunt. She is the author of “Lovely Disaster.”
Books will be available for signing and for purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/lovely-disaster-erin-hunt/19937741?ean=9781959955047. We hope to see you there!

Meet & Greet
2024-04-13 12:00 - 14:00
Join us at Mountain Shire Books & Gifts on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, from 12 PM – 2 PM for a Meet & Greet with Colorado author and poet, Anna Leigh Knowles. She is the author of In the Country of Hard Life and Rosebuds.
Books will be available for signing and for purchase in-store. Available online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-country-of-hard-life-and-rosebuds-anna-leigh-knowles/20940149?ean=9798989096503 We hope to see you there!

BOOK RELEASE
2024-04-23
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Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd for a special event to celebrate the release of Funny Story by Emily Henry! More details to follow. https://bookshop.org/p/books/untitled-emily-henry-5-emily-henry/20283837?ean=9780593441282

BOOK CLUB
2024-04-24 17:30
Details: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at 5:30 PM.
Poems by G. Gordon Byron edited by Peter Washington.
Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/byron-poems-edited-by-peter-washington-g-gordon-byron/6729784?aid=18399&ean=9780679436300&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!
2024-04-27
Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 27th!
Join us for the 11th anniversary celebration of bookstores, booksellers, and book buyers nationwide. Stop by the bookstore on the 27th and join in the special celebration!

BOOK CLUB
2024-05-29 17:30
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Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 at 5:30PM. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/homegoing-yaa-gyasi/16339347?aid=18399&ean=9781101971062&listref=book-club-at-the-shire&

SUMMER KICK-OFF CELEBRATION
2024-06-09 12:00 - 16:00
Summer kick-off celebration & book swap at Fraser Valley Distilling.

BOOK CLUB
2024-06-26 17:30
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb. Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/crossings-how-road-ecology-is-shaping-the-future-of-our-planet-ben-goldfarb/19669931?aid=18399&ean=9781324005896&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

Meet & Greet
2024-06-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-29 13:00 - 15:00
Join us at Mountain Shire Books & Gifts Friday and Saturday, June 28 – 29th 2024, from 1 PM – 3 PM for a Meet & Greet with local authors and their new anthology, Where Are Your Men.
Books will be available for signing and for purchase. We hope to see you there in support of Grand County authors! Available online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/where-are-your-men-rafting-western-rivers-with-the-ladies-zan-merrill/21086592?ean=9798989899302

BOOK CLUB
2024-07-25 18:00
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:00PM. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/our-missing-hearts-celeste-ng/18057134?ean=9780593492666

BOOK CLUB
2024-08-28 17:30
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Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 at 5:30 PM.
What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds by Jennifer Jewell.
Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-sow-on-the-personal-ecological-and-cultural-significance-of-seeds-jennifer-jewell/19724340?aid=18399&ean=9781643261072&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

Author Talk: "Burn"
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30
Details: Mountain Shire Books is excited to present an evening with NYT Bestselling and Colorado author Peter Heller!
Join us for a special evening with Peter Heller on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 7PM. This is a private event at Fraser Valley Distilling.
Tickets are limited and can be purchased in advance here.
Get ready to mingle with fellow book lovers and hear from Peter Heller himself about his latest novel, Burn. Burn goes on sale August 13, 2024, and is available for pre-order online or in-store. Copies of Burn and Heller’s other works will be available at the event for purchase and signing.

BOOK CLUB
2024-09-25 17:30
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 at 5:30 PM. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck.
Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shark-heart-a-love-story/18910732?aid=18399&ean=9781668006504&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

GAME NIGHT
2024-10-16 17:30
Join us at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, October 16th for an evening of games, trivia, and all things books! Bring a friend and stop by the bookstore for a cozy evening surrounded by fellow book lovers. Drinks will be provided and if you can, bring your favorite camping chair (limited chairs available).
No need to RSVP, the more, the merrier!

BOOK CLUB
2024-10-30 17:30
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 at 5:30 PM.
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munro.
Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hateship-friendship-courtship-loveship-marriage-stories-alice-munro/8528968?aid=18399&ean=9780375727436&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

BOOK CLUB
2024-11-20 17:30
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 at 5:30 PM. James by Percival Everett.
Contact miriam@mountainshirebooks.com to RSVP.
Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/james-percival-everett/20246670?aid=18399&ean=9780385550369&listref=book-club-at-the-shire

Author Talk: "In the Country of Hard Life and Rosebuds"
2024-11-23 13:00 - 15:00
Join us at Mountain Shire Books & Gifts on Saturday, November 23rd, from 1 PM – 3 PM for a rescheduled Meet & Greet with Colorado author and poet, Anna Leigh Knowles. Knowles will be talking about her newest work of poetry, In the Country of Hard Life and Rosebuds. Books will be available for signing and for purchase.

Winter Book Swap and Shop
2025-01-23 15:00 - 20:00
We hope you’ll come see us at Fraser Valley Distilling on Thursday, January 23rd, for some book swapping and book shopping!
Bring a book (or more!) to swap and treat yourself to some new cozy winter reads hand selected by Mountain Shire Books!
Stay for dinner, drinks, or mocktails. Fraser Valley Distilling will be open from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Cheers to a cozy winter of reading!

BOOK CLUB
2025-01-29 17:30 - 19:00
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
The Lucky Ones by Zara Chowdhary
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lucky-ones-a-memoir-zara-chowdhary/20707499

Galentine's Night Out
2025-02-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Fraser Valley Distiling, 410 Zerex St, Fraser, CO, 80442, United States
Bring your friends and come find us at Fraser Valley Distilling on Thursday, February 13th for a special Galentine’s Night! Come shop with some amazing local vendors and spend time with some of your favorite people!

BOOK CLUB
2025-02-26 17:30 - 19:00
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-earth-pearl-s-buck/14265536

Emily Henry Release Party
2025-04-22 17:00 - 19:00
Light refreshments provided. Books available while supplies last!
Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life is also available online at Bookshop.org.

Plant swap and shop at Fraser Valley Distilling
2025-04-24 15:00 - 20:00 | Fraser Valley Distiling, 410 Zerex St, Fraser, CO, 80442, United States
Stop by and see us anytime during their open hours where we’ll be celebrating Earth Day with specific book items! Feel free to bring:

Plant cuttings
Small house plants to trade
Seeds to swap
Seed starter plants
Plant pots, etc.

Independent Bookstore Day
2025-04-26 10:00 - 17:00
Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Mountain Shire Books this Saturday, April 26th from 10 AM – 5 PM 🥳🍾🎈
Join us for the 12th anniversary celebration of bookstores, booksellers, and book buyers nationwide. Don’t forget to turn in your Indie Bookstore Passport to us by the 26th for a chance to win Mountain Shire Books’ prize and the grand prize from all the participating bookstores.
On Saturday, we’ll have indie exclusive items for sale, freebie book swag, giveaways (advanced reader copies…while supplies last), snacks, and drinks!

BOOK CLUB
2025-04-30 17:30 - 19:00
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
The Trees by Percival Everett
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-trees-percival-everett/15911471

BOOK CLUB
2025-05-28 17:30 - 19:00
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-demon-of-unrest-a-saga-of-hubris-heartbreak-and-heroism-at-the-dawn-of-the-civil-war-erik-larson/20335359

BOOK CLUB
2025-06-25 17:30 - 19:00
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
An Immense World by Ed Yong
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/p/books/an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us-ed-yong/17476424

BOOK CLUB
2025-07-30 17:30 - 19:00
Details:
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m.
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
See Book Club for more information. Available to purchase in-store or online: https://bookshop.org/a/18399/9780802126757
