{"id":488343,"date":"2026-05-31T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/?p=488343"},"modified":"2026-05-31T12:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:54:15","slug":"summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s summertime, and the readin\u2019 is easy. Fortunately, so is finding an interesting title."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:67vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/videos.files.wordpress.com\/1802w21I\/summer-reading-list-cover.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Good books are never out of season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the summer seems uniquely positioned \u2014 with weather and school schedules beckoning us to vacation \u2014 to offer the extended time for slipping between the covers of a novel, or a nonfiction volume, or anything that excites the imagination or intellect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-default\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 id=\"h-how-to-find-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to find them \u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">It\u2019s never a bad idea to support your local independent bookstore. Here are some tools for deciding the best way to buy:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>NewPages Guide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newpages.com\/independent-bookstores\/colorado-independent-bookstores\/\">List of Colorado independent bookstores<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Bookshop.org: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/\">Searchable database of bookstores nationwide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at SunLit World Headquarters, we work all year long to bring you <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/category\/sunlit\/book-excerpts\/\">excerpts<\/a> from Colorado-connected authors, <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/category\/sunlit\/sunlit-interviews\/\">Q&amp;As<\/a> that peek further into their process and podcast conversations that delve even deeper. And at this time of year, we like to call on some of those authors to let us know what kind of books they think our readers might find worth packing for a beach read, tucking into a carry-on or just opening for an extended evening on the couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They responded as they always have \u2014 with imaginative and compelling selections across a variety of genres. From conventional novels, to history, to in-depth looks at burning issues, to experimental science fiction, there\u2019s something to appeal to the widely variable tastes of Colorado readers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As books often trigger an impulse buy, we\u2019ve included links that can have a volume in your hands in short order. And aside from the authors\u2019 selections, don\u2019t forget to consider their own work, some of which we have excerpted in SunLit and to which we\u2019ve also provided convenient links in their brief bios. The result is sheer literary abundance \u2014 and dozens of excuses to expand your personal library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summertime is a great time to read, but let\u2019s be honest. There\u2019s no time like the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57e4b20f3d49e0d74e99577d5eaf1499\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-novel\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Novel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claire Boyles<\/strong> is a writer, teacher and former sustainable farmer. She received her MFA in creative writing from Colorado State University and lives in Loveland. Her short story collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/site-fidelity-stories-claire-boyles\/3d3f48b567a47414?ean=9780393531824&amp;next=t\">\u201cSite Fidelity,\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2021\/10\/24\/sunlit-special-site-fidelity-claire-boyles\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2021\/10\/24\/sunlit-interview-claire-boyles-site-fidelity\/\">here<\/a>. Her first novel, \u201cAppraisals,\u201d will be released in August but can be preordered <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/appraisals-claire-boyles\/838aa655360a061c?ean=9780393531800&amp;next=t\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/how-to-commit-a-postcolonial\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial.png?fit=318%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"318,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How to Commit a Postcolonial\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial.png?fit=318%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial.png?resize=212%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488588\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial.png?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial.png?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial-212x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-to-Commit-a-Postcolonial-212x300.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-how-to-commit-a-postcolonial-murder-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/779107\/how-to-commit-a-postcolonial-murder-by-nina-mcconigley\/\">\u201cHow to Commit a Postcolonial Murder\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-nina-mcconigley-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Nina McConigley (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This novel starts with a confession: The tween narrator, Georgie, and her sister, Agatha Krishna, have murdered their uncle. At once a wise reflective narrator and a na\u00efve child, Georgie\u2019s story of growing up Indian American in the heart of Wyoming includes intertwining colonial and family histories, power dynamics and the effects of abuse, and the complicated alliances and rivalries of sisterhood. The book, though serious, is delightfully funny, and anyone who grew up in the 1980s will appreciate the deep immersion in the era\u2019s pop culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/i-am-agatha\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?fit=778%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"778,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"i am agatha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?fit=778%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?resize=778%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;I Am Agatha&quot; by Nancy Foley, featuring a pair of hands gripping a shovel planted in the ground against a desert landscape, with a quote by Angie Kim.\" class=\"wp-image-488589\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7058953289582529;width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?resize=768%2C1185&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?resize=400%2C617&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i-am-agatha.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-i-am-agatha\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/i-am-agatha-a-novel-nancy-foley\/9fbc8d714e2b06db?ean=9781668098578&amp;next=t\">\u201cI Am Agatha\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-nancy-foley-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Nancy Foley (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in the rugged beauty of rural New Mexico, \u201cI Am Agatha\u201d follows the title character through a late-in-life romance that challenges her long-held commitments to solitude and independence. Agatha\u2019s wry, unsparing voice is easy to love, even as her determination to live her own way threatens to reveal secrets best left buried. The novel was inspired by real-life painter Agnes Martin, and Foley\u2019s prose is as striking and evocative as the art on which it is based.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f9759f5620f5679278753ca437d7346d\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-speculative-mystery\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Speculative Mystery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tim Weed <\/strong>is the author&nbsp;of <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-afterlife-project-tim-weed\/bba5ce4b50f2e453?ean=9781039480452&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Afterlife Project,\u201d<\/a> featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/07\/13\/sunlit-the-afterlife-project-tim-weed\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/07\/13\/sunlit-tim-weed-the-afterlife-project\/\">here<\/a>, and two previous books of fiction. He serves on the core faculty&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Newport MFA in Creative Writing and is co-founder&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Cuba&nbsp;Writers Program. A former expert for&nbsp;National Geographic Expeditions, Weed spent the first part&nbsp;of&nbsp;his career directing international educational programs in Spain, Portugal, Australia and Iceland. He grew up in Denver and Littleton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/what-we-can-know-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"789,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"what we can know\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488591\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=768%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=780%2C1186&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?resize=400%2C608&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-we-can-know-197x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-what-we-can-know\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/what-we-can-know-a-novel-ian-mcewan\/8905bce470e366f1?ean=9780593804728&amp;next=t&amp;next=t&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&amp;utm_term=dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld430bgtpNUDTMilPuN4yepHYU&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw8arQBhB9EiwAfIKdQhVLDYh8N4MgD--r51zmqgrVJqc-GFszKcTl0F2fnA7xP6CkctPyGhoC3wMQAvD_BwE\">\u201cWhat We Can Know\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-ian-mcewan-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Ian McEwan (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first it may feel like a departure for this author because of the speculative far-future storyline, but as this novel goes on it morphs into something that is at once unexpected and, to McEwan readers, exhilaratingly familiar. There\u2019s just something so immersive about McEwan\u2019s fiction: the way he uses language, the vividness of his characters, the descriptive and emotional accuracy of his moment-by-moment storytelling. \u201cWhat We Can Know\u201d is a postapocalyptic mystery plot interwoven with a tense, page-turning contemporary love story. It possesses a cold-blooded inevitability similar to that found in the author\u2019s other great novels, like \u201cAmsterdam\u201d and \u201cAtonement.\u201d To say more would spoil the fun, but read this novel, you won\u2019t regret it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/nonesuch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?fit=791%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"791,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nonesuch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?fit=791%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=791%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488594\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=768%2C1165&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=675%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=780%2C1183&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?resize=400%2C607&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nonesuch.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-nonesuch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/nonesuch-a-novel-francis-spufford\/fa3b5940422d3c72?ean=9781668214374&amp;next=t\">\u201cNonesuch\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-francis-spufford-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Francis Spufford (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A speculative historical thriller set during the London Blitz in the early years of World War II, this gripping English novel has a lot in common with McEwan\u2019s latest: the immersive quality of the prose, the vivid characters and page-turning plot, and the admirably fluid, pleasurably musical sentence-level prose. \u201cNonesuch\u201d starts out as a straightforward historical novel, but it gradually slips into realms of mystery and magic in ways that will both delight you and send chills up your spine. Like McEwan, Spufford is one of those writers whose work readers tend to seek out; once you\u2019ve read one of his books, you\u2019ll want to read them all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3de43acff7d7c181dd611c3c0a2177a9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-historical-fiction\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Historical fiction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mariko Tatsumoto<\/strong> is an eight-time award-winning author of Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade novels that explore Japanese and Japanese American history, culture and adventure. Her book <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/blossoms-on-a-poisoned-sea-mariko-tatsumoto\/b44719641106e403?ean=9781950668243&amp;next=t\">\u201cBlossoms on a Poisoned Sea\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/10\/sunlit-blossoms-on-a-poisoned-sea-mariko-tatsumoto\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/10\/sunlit-mariko-tatsumoto-blossoms-on-a-poisoned-sea\/\">here<\/a>. She was born in Japan and raised in the U.S. from the age of 8. Before she became a novelist, she was the first Asian woman attorney admitted to the Colorado Bar. In addition to fiction, she coaches aspiring authors in the craft of writing through her writing handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/climbing-in-heels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?fit=795%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"795,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"climbing in heels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?fit=795%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488595\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=780%2C1177&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels.png?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/climbing-in-heels-199x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-climbing-in-heels\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/climbing-in-heels-a-novel-elaine-goldsmith-thomas\/0eed4c486e4d8fab?ean=9781250274786&amp;next=t\">\u201cClimbing in Heels\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-elaine-goldsmith-thomas-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The author was one of the first successful women talent agents in Hollywood in the 1980s representing A-list stars like Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez and Nicholas Cage, when the glass ceiling for women was 10-foot thick concrete. This book follows three ambitious young women seeking to break through the male-dominated agencies when women were expected to be secretaries. They do whatever they have to in a sexist climate for a chance to become an agent in a world most young women today don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"488596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/midnight-climax\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?fit=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"midnight climax\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?fit=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?resize=680%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488596\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/midnight-climax.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-midnight-climax\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpetersburgpress.com\/midnight-climax\/\">\u201cMidnight Climax\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-peter-kageyama-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Peter Kageyama (2024)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based partly on the true operation carried out by the CIA as a subproject of Project MK Ultra, the mind-control research program that began in the 1950s, this fast-paced thriller is a fascinating immersion into what might have happened during the experiments. We learn all this while following Japanese American private investigator Kats Takemoto in San Francisco as he tangles with the U.S. government, the mafia and Chinese Tong gangsters to solve the murder of a perhaps not-so-innocent woman related to someone Kats cannot say \u201cno\u201d to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2ad3c8d805c4be324f38e26c1971f6f\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-short-stories\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Short stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pardeep Toor<\/strong> is the winner of the PEN American Dau Prize, and his writing has appeared in the Best Debut Short Stories 2021, Southern Humanities Review, Electric Literature, Catapult and Longreads. His short story collection, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/hands-stories-pardeep-toor\/d7d9d1ddadd24e81?ean=9781968148362&amp;next=t\">\u201cHands,\u201d<\/a> was published in April, and was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/04\/26\/sunlit-hands-pardeep-toor\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/04\/26\/sunlit-pardeep-tour-hands\/\">here<\/a>. He grew up in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and is currently a librarian in Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/carryout\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?fit=776%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"776,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carryout\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?fit=776%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?resize=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488598\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?resize=768%2C1188&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?resize=400%2C619&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout.png?w=776&amp;ssl=1 776w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/carryout-194x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-carryout\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/carryout-hasan-dudar\/f19206a95465edd4?ean=9781685970611&amp;next=t\">\u201cCarryout\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-hasan-dudar-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Hasan Dudar (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dudar\u2019s short story collection follows a Palestinian family who settles in Toledo, Ohio. This family immigrant journey explores issues of labor, belonging and the challenges of persevering identity in midwest America. You\u2019ll love this linked story collection if you enjoy nontraditional immigrant stories that are intrinsically tied to an underrepresented American geography.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/the-plan-of-chicago\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?fit=776%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"776,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the plan of chicago\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?fit=776%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?resize=776%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488599\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?w=776&amp;ssl=1 776w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?resize=768%2C1188&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?resize=400%2C619&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-plan-of-chicago.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-plan-of-chicago\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-plan-of-chicago-a-city-in-stories-barry-pearce\/f5f60673d0149f4d?ean=9781968148119&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Plan of Chicago\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-barry-pearce-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Barry Pearce (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pearce\u2019s short-story collection can be considered a love note to Chicago and its thriving neighborhoods and rich history. It also challenges the notions of grandeur as Pearce\u2019s characters struggle through relationships, jobs and making it in the big city. You\u2019ll love this collection if you enjoy immersing yourself into a community while embracing all its faults and vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c060acb778c375639cfb365745e8cce\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-history\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C\u00e9sar Cuauht\u00e9moc Garc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> is the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and an immigration lawyer. He has appeared in the&nbsp;New York Times, CNN en Espa\u00f1ol, NPR,&nbsp;The Guardian and many other publications. His book <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/welcome-the-wretched-in-defense-of-the-criminal-alien-c-sar-cuauht-moc-garc-a-hern-ndez\/87fec3346dc9dff3?ean=9781620977798&amp;next=t\">\u201cWelcome the Wretched\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/12\/14\/sunlit-welcome-the-wretched-cesar-cuauhtemoc-garcia-hernandez\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/12\/14\/sunlit-cesar-garcia-hernandez-welcome-the-wretched\/\">here<\/a>. He lives in Denver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/the-wanderers-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?fit=667%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"667,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the wanderers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?fit=667%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488603\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1.png?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-wanderers-1-200x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-wanderers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-wanderers-a-story-of-exile-survival-and-unexpected-love-in-the-shadow-of-world-war-ii-daniela-gerson\/524dc8cdb24d670e?ean=9780306834301&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Wanderers\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-daniela-gerson-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Daniela Gerson (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two continents and 100 years is a lot to cover, but journalist Daniela Gerson does so in a captivating blend of intimate personal reflection and deep research. Focusing on her family\u2019s migration story from a small city in present-day Poland early in the 20th century to Los Angeles today, Gerson celebrates the courage required to migrate and refuses to hide from the unseemly aspects of leaving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/31\/summer-reading-guide-2026-book-recommendations\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?fit=795%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"795,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"in the shadow of liberty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?fit=795%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=795%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488602\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=780%2C1177&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-1.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-in-the-shadow-of-liberty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/in-the-shadow-of-liberty-the-invisible-history-of-immigrant-detention-in-the-united-states-ana-raquel-minian\/dcf6366f3bbc75eb?ean=9780593654255&amp;next=t\">\u201cIn the Shadow of Liberty\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-ana-raquel-minian-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Ana Raquel Minian (2024)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether a Republican or Democrat occupies the White House, locking up migrants is a central feature of immigration law in the United States, but it hasn\u2019t always been that way. A historian, Minian details the lives of individual migrants whose ordeals became key turning points in the growth of this vast prison network. In the process, Minian reveals an intricate tapestry of heartache and death promoted by politicians and approved by judges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46bef1b860627c6868a6a3355008d5eb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-romance\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Romance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sheri Cobb South <\/strong>is best known for her award-winning romance and mystery set in England\u2019s Regency period. Her first Regency romance, <a href=\"https:\/\/shericobbsouth.com\/book-weaver-takes-a-wife.html\">\u201cThe Weaver Takes a Wife,\u201d<\/a> was published in 1999. Her 2024 novel <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/fairest-of-the-fayre-sheri-cobb-south\/26473c0fe821f23d?ean=9798991736909&amp;next=t\">\u201cFairest of the Fayre\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/12\/28\/sunlit-fairest-of-the-fayre-sheri-cobb-south\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/12\/28\/sunlit-sheri-cobb-south-fairest-of-the-fayre\/\">here<\/a>. Though a native and long-time resident of Alabama, she moved to Loveland where she has a view of Longs Peak from her office window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488605\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/road-to-roswell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"789,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"road to roswell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488605\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=768%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=780%2C1186&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?resize=400%2C608&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/road-to-roswell-197x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-road-to-roswell\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-road-to-roswell-a-novel-connie-willis\/a799de32e94c760f?ean=9780593499870&amp;next=t\">\u201cRoad to Roswell\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-connie-willis-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Connie Willis (2024)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willis is a Colorado treasure, and although she\u2019s best known for her time-travel science fiction, she often treats readers to a madcap romance romp with sci-fi elements. Her \u201cRoad to Roswell\u201d is an excellent example and a great choice for summer, featuring a road trip across the Southwest with a matchmaking alien named Indy riding shotgun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"488604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/sugar-queen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?fit=665%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"665,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sugar queen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?fit=665%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?resize=665%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488604\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?w=665&amp;ssl=1 665w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sugar-queen.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-sugar-queen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-sugar-queen-a-novel-sarah-addison-allen\/573f2a2fecdd10bd?ean=9780553384840&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Sugar Queen\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-sarah-addison-allen-2009\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Sarah Addison Allen (2009)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allen is a new favorite of mine, and her book is a great selection for anyone looking to beat the heat with a light snowfall in the North Carolina mountains. Josie Cirrini\u2019s secret stash of candy bars is her only defense against a critical mother and a nonexistent social life, but all that changes when she discovers tough-talking Della Lee Baker has unexpectedly taken up residence in her closet. Allen\u2019s blend of the magical and the everyday is mesmerizing, and the twist at the end took me completely by surprise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70f414a621672fe8be52052170b3516c\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-biography-memoir\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Biography\/memoir<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jacqueline St. Joan<\/strong> is a retired lawyer and Denver County Judge (1987-94), fiction writer, poet and essayist. Her memoir, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/your-verdict-a-judge-s-reckoning-with-law-and-loss-jacqueline-st-joan\/c6da30a91976395e?ean=9781967986019&amp;next=t\">\u201cYour Verdict:&nbsp; A Judge\u2019s Reckoning With Law and Loss,\u201d<\/a> will be published on Loving Day, June 12. It was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/04\/12\/sunlit-jacqueline-st-joan-your-verdict\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/04\/12\/sunlit-your-verdict-jacqueline-st-joan\/\">here<\/a>. She is a member of the Hearthstone CoHousing Community and sings in The Spirituals Project Choir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/mixed-marriage-project\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?fit=791%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"791,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mixed marriage project\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?fit=791%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488607\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=768%2C1165&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=675%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=780%2C1183&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?resize=400%2C607&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project.png?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mixed-marriage-project-198x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-mixed-marriage-project\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-mixed-marriage-project-a-memoir-of-love-race-and-family-dorothy-roberts\/d5922a6c45c20de3?ean=9781668068380&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Mixed Marriage Project\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-dorothy-roberts-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Dorothy Roberts (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a searching memoir that begins as an investigation into Roberts\u2019 parents\u2019 interracial marriage and becomes a compelling exploration of the meanings of race, love, family and the ethics of observation. Roberts\u2019 willingness to confront unsettling ambiguities about her father\u2019s motives, and her mother\u2019s role inside the story, provide powerful intellectual analysis and personal reflections on how private lives become entangled with history and the myths families tell themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488606\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/time-of-our-singing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?fit=781%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"781,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"time of our singing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?fit=781%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=781%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488606\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?w=781&amp;ssl=1 781w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=768%2C1180&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=780%2C1198&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?resize=400%2C615&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/time-of-our-singing.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-time-of-our-singing-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-time-of-our-singing-a-novel-richard-powers\/4eb26cf4ea81b178?ean=9781250829672&amp;next=t\">\u201cThe Time of Our Singing\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-richard-powers-2022\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Richard Powers (2022)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a generation-sweeping novel about race, family, music and the longing to belong fully in America. Powers uses his extreme talent for language to explore music as theme and as content for presenting the intricacies of a mixed race family with both musical talent and social intelligence. It is a deeply rewarding novel of immense ambition asking whether art can transcend history. I loved it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3543287ea6be074de4786830849d3ef4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-thriller\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Thriller<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caleb Stephens<\/strong> is an award-winning thriller author writing from Denver. His novels include <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/if-you-lie-caleb-stephens\/aa29f33e2883c4f5?ean=9798991461009&amp;next=t\">\u201cIf You Lie,\u201d<\/a> which was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/10\/05\/sunlit-if-you-lie-caleb-stephens\/\">here<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/10\/05\/sunlit-caleb-stephens-if-you-lie\/\"> here<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-girls-in-the-cabin-an-absolutely-unputdownable-psychological-thriller-packed-with-heart-stopping-twists-caleb-stephens\/4c87323fae605f2a?ean=9781804059180&amp;next=t\"> \u201cThe Girls in the Cabin,\u201d<\/a> featured <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2024\/08\/11\/sunlit-the-girls-in-the-cabin-caleb-stephens\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2024\/08\/11\/sunlit-caleb-stephens-the-girls-in-the-cabin\/\">here<\/a>. His short story \u201cThe Wallpaper Man\u201d was adapted to film by Falconer Film &amp; Media in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/king-of-ashes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"789,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"king of ashes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;King of Ashes&quot; by S.A. Cosby, featuring large bold text over an image of fire and ash erupting above train tracks at night.\" class=\"wp-image-488612\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=768%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=780%2C1186&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?resize=400%2C608&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/king-of-ashes-197x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-king-of-ashes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/king-of-ashes-a-novel-s-a-cosby\/c6423b623f6d4618?ean=9781250832061&amp;next=t\">\u201cKing of Ashes\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-s-a-cosby-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By S.A. Cosby (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a Southern noir crime thriller about Roman Carruthers, a financial advisor in Atlanta, who is forced to abandon his life of opulence in order to return home to settle his brother\u2019s debt. In doing so, he\u2019s pulled back into his family\u2019s crematory business, and the life he thought he\u2019d escaped: A mother who vanished. A family in crisis. And a world where everything burns. Cosby\u2019s writing is a treasure. So is this book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?fit=750%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"to all those ive killed before\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?fit=750%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?resize=750%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;To all Those I've Killed Before&quot; by J.L. Hyde, featuring minimalistic pine illustrations, a wax seal, and decorative script text.\" class=\"wp-image-488611\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?resize=640%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?resize=400%2C640&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/to-all-those-ive-killed-before.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-to-all-those-i-ve-killed-before\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/to-all-those-i-ve-killed-before-j-l-hyde\/435ad39dfff22206?ean=9798987163160&amp;next=t\">\u201cTo All Those I\u2019ve Killed Before\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-j-l-hyde-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By J.L. Hyde (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Marless is a killer with only months to live. After her diagnosis, she has a choice: Confess to her crimes or let them die with her? After much contemplation, she chooses to share them with her only niece, Linnea. Linnea is shocked by what she hears \u2014&nbsp; Aunt Rachel has done terrible things in her life, but she\u2019s done them for a reason, and it\u2019s one Linnea needs to know. But will Rachel live long enough to tell it? Hyde\u2019s thriller is a must-read that far too few readers know about. It\u2019s one of my favorite thrillers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f0dfb571ad2256b01a48334eeecf4411\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-nonfiction\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Nonfiction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hillary Rosner <\/strong>is an award-winning, Boulder-based science journalist who grew up in New York City but has called Colorado home for more than 20 years. Her book <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/roam-wild-animals-and-the-race-to-repair-our-fractured-world-hillary-rosner\/ad93e94cb1d693e7?ean=9781952338311&amp;next=t\">\u201cRoam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/03\/08\/sunlit-roam-hillary-rosner\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/03\/08\/sunlit-hillary-rosner-roam\/\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"789,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"homesick for a world unknown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?fit=789%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover of &quot;Homesick for a World Unknown&quot; by Miriam Horn, featuring a person with a backpack sitting on a mountain slope overlooking a valley.\" class=\"wp-image-488616\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=768%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=780%2C1186&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?resize=400%2C608&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown-197x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-homesick-for-a-world-unknown\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/homesick-for-a-world-unknown-the-life-of-george-b-schaller-miriam-horn\/35c2a55384848ab6?ean=9781984881342&amp;next=t\">\u201cHomesick for a World Unknown\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-miriam-horn-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Miriam Horn (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Schaller is the most influential wildlife scientist you\u2019ve never heard of \u2014 the man whose field methods inspired Jane Goodall and whose expedition Peter Matthiessen chronicled in \u201cThe Snow Leopard.\u201d In this fascinating, meticulously researched, first-ever biography of the reticent researcher, Horn brings to life \u2014 through interviews, letters and 20,000 pages of Schaller\u2019s own field journals from around the world \u2014 a legendary man who led a purpose-driven life inspired by his dedication to protecting the natural world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"488615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how it feels to be alive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=800%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;How It Feels to Be Alive&quot; by Megan O\u2019Grady, featuring a black-and-white photo of a person sitting in a car, holding a drink and a paper mask.\" class=\"wp-image-488615\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=780%2C1170&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-how-it-feels-to-be-alive\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/how-it-feels-to-be-alive-encounters-with-art-and-our-selves-megan-o-grady\/323a3fcbbd98ee20?ean=9780374613327&amp;next=t\">\u201cHow It Feels to Be Alive\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-megan-o-grady-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Megan O\u2019Grady (2026)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This gorgeously written book defies categorization: It\u2019s part memoir, part art criticism, part manual for how to think about the place of both art and ourselves in the contemporary world. I love many things about this book, but partly I love that it is accessible, meaningful and captivating even if you aren\u2019t someone who dwells regularly in the world of art. You might find yourself, though, as I did, inspired to seek out more art in your life after reading it. Which is something we could all use right now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-primary-variation-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-923e81cb6e19acef53373b6c72bd2d28\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-sci-fi-fantasy\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Sci-fi\/fantasy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alt wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ian Patterson<\/strong> has dreamed of being an author for decades, but finally began the journey with the birth of his first daughter. He has lived in various places along the Colorado Front Range for the past 25 years, and currently resides in Colorado Springs with his family. His novel <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/transference-ian-patterson\/84f665d8dd1f5c85?ean=9798990917002&amp;next=t\">\u201cTransference\u201d<\/a> was featured in SunLit <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/08\/03\/sunlit-transference-ian-patterson\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/08\/03\/sunlit-ian-patterson-transference\/\">here<\/a>. His next novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/fruits-of-our-labor-ian-patterson\/82cadacfa5973253?ean=9781970458084&amp;next=t\">\u201cFruits of our Labor,\u201d<\/a> is scheduled for release in August and is <a href=\"https:\/\/shirakipress.com\/products\/fruits-of-our-labor?variant=48004203937962\">available for pre-order<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"488619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/there-is-no-antimemetics-division\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"There Is No Antimemetics Division\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dark monolith stands amid a misty forest with stylized white text reading &quot;There Is No Antimemetics Division, A Novel by QNTM.\" class=\"wp-image-488619\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=780%2C1170&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/There-Is-No-Antimemetics-Division-200x300.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-there-is-no-antimemetics-division\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/there-is-no-antimemetics-division-a-novel-qntm\/62e1b65b6635badb?ean=9780593983751&amp;next=t&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&amp;utm_term=dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld41F2bGx8u8ukUnSd9t9i5Vga&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw_b_QBhCSARIsAP6hR4cWMWsmfQAw6prCiUclGVjSqWkA-fpZ2KMHn0e-6OtGsJLJOIqem1QaAnQFEALw_wcB\">\u201cThere Is No Antimemetics Division\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-qntm-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By qntm (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally published as a web serial in 2015, \u201cThere Is No Antimemetics Division\u201d by qntm (the pen name of Sam Hughes) was picked up by Ballantine Books, fully reworked, and re-published in 2025 in a beautiful new hardcover edition. It\u2019s told in a fractured narrative that feels like it\u2019s falling apart in your hands, full of redacted lines and missing text. How do you talk about a book whose own internal story is being actively corroded and erased by the malicious entities it revolves around? It\u2019s something that has to be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible, I think. Fresh, experimental, and compulsively readable \u2014 I\u2019d suggest it for anyone who likes their sci-fi with a dash of horror and a big scoop of weird.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1499\" data-attachment-id=\"488618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/people-in-the-box\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?fit=1000%2C1499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1499\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"people in the box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?fit=801%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=1000%2C1499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A book cover with a vintage photo of a person's head; the face is replaced by a collage of small, chaotic figures. Title reads &quot;The People in the Box&quot; by Eponynonymous.\" class=\"wp-image-488618\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=801%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 801w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=780%2C1169&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/people-in-the-box.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-people-in-the-box\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/People-Box-Eponynonymous\/dp\/B0FV3HZGFK\">\u201cThe People In The Box\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-by-eponynonymous-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/author\/B0FV3TD878\/about\"><strong>Eponynonymous<\/strong><\/a><strong> (2025)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The novel opens with scientists discovering that one-third of all people are not conscious, are essentially simulacrum of experience, and the threads holding society together begin to unravel. America, because this is a story of that particular brand of American violence, paranoia and insanity that echoes our times, descends into camps of religious, political and separatist militia zealots; into cults, communes and intentional livers; into townships and states breaking free from federal control. To call this novel prescient is to sell it short \u2014 it is about tech companies coming up with a technology they can\u2019t control, about capitalism unhinging the heart of the world and opening us all to the void, and it is about a country on the verge of violence because they see in everyone else \u201cthe other\u201d and not an echo of themselves. There are times when a book comes along that makes me stand up and pay attention. I cannot recommend this hidden gem more highly. It deserves to be read widely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alt is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"844\" data-attachment-id=\"488684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/cosunday-242-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cosunday-242-2.gif?fit=652%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"652,844\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cosunday-242-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cosunday-242-2.gif?fit=652%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cosunday-242-2.gif?resize=652%2C844&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A bright yellow cover of &quot;Colorado Sunday,&quot; issue 242, dated May 31, 2026, with headlines about a museum, sunlit events, and a weekend reading list.\" class=\"wp-image-488684\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left alt wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">This story first appeared in <strong>Colorado Sunday<\/strong>, a premium magazine newsletter for members.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left alt wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Experience the best in Colorado news at a slower pace, with thoughtful articles, unique adventures and a reading list that\u2019s a perfect fit for a Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"\/sunday\/\" style=\"background-color:#fbfb01;font-size:14px\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-top: 8px solid #fbfb01;\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 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