Big Rigs and Long Hitches: Freighting in the Old West - Michael Zimmer

Tuesday, 9 October 2012 at 7 p.m. in the library's basement.

In Big Rigs and Long Hitches: Freighting in the Old West, Western Author Michael Zimmer will discuss his research for the novel The Long Hitch, a Western/Mystery set in Corinne, Utah, and along the Utah to Montana Road in the 1870s. Zimmer will share stories and period art on the hazards and humor to be found along the Western trails, from cantankerous mules and rowdy oxen, to prairie fires and Indian raids. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 9th 2012 at 7 p.m.  A book signing will follow.

Michael Zimmer is the author of ten published novels. His latest is Beneath A Hunter's Moon, a story of the metis buffalo hunters of the Red River Valley. Read more about Zimmer and his work at: www.michael-zimmer.com.

This event is part of the Brigham City Book Festival in partnership with the Utah Humanities Book Festival, a program of the Utah Center for the Book, a Library of Congress affiliate.  The Brigham City Library is located at 26 E. Forest Street.  For more information about this program or other festival programs in Brigham City please call Elizabeth at 435-723-5850.

Johnny Montana: A Western Story By Zimmer, Michael 2010-05 - Five Star (ME) 9781594148316 CHECK CATALOG …More

Wild Side of the River: A Western Story By Zimmer, Michael 2011-02 - Five Star (ME) 9781594149467 CHECK CATALOG …More

The Long Hitch: A Western Story By Zimmer, Michael 2011-07 - Five Star (ME) 9781432825249 CHECK CATALOG Buck McCready is eager to investigate the murder of Mase Campbell, the man who rescued and raised Buck from boyhood, but Jock Kavanaugh, owner of the freight line where Mase had built up a credible reputation as a skilled wagon master, needs Buck to replace Mase in a freight wagon race from Corrine, Utah Territory, to Virginia City, and Buck take the job hoping to find the murderer among the competition. …More

City of Rocks: A Western Story By Zimmer, Michael 2012-03 - Five Star (ME) 9781432825577 CHECK CATALOG The story of Joseph Roper, a member of the McCandles gang during the late 1800s. …More

Sundown By Zimmer, Michael 2012-05 - Center Point Large Print 9781611733907 CHECK CATALOG …More

Books, Bluster, Boundy: Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1980-1920 - Susan Swetnam

Wednesday, 3 October 2012 at 7 p.m. in the library's basement.

(Come at 6:30 to find out the winners of the Carnegie Contest, see pictures of libraries visited by contest participants and enjoy some snacks while the winners share some of their experiences and thoughts from seeking out Carnegie buildings.)

Dr. Susan H. Swetnam is a Professor of English at Idaho State University, the only faculty member ever to win all three of ISU's Distinguished Faculty Awards (Distinguished Teacher, Public Servant, and Researcher). Her area of expertise is Intermountain West literature and culture; she has published six books and dozens of academic articles and has given hundreds of public presentations over the past thirty years. She has also published magazine articles and creative nonfiction widely in national (Gourmet, Mademoiselle), regional (Journal of the West), and scholarly (Western American Literature) publications. She's a former chair of the Idaho Humanities Council.

Her talk in Brigham City is based on her brand-new book published with Utah State University Press, Books, Bluster, and Bounty: Local Politics and Intermountain West Carnegie Library Building Grants, 1898-1920. The talk describes the complicated process of applying for a Carnegie library at the turn of the twentieth century and explores the varied attitudes and demographics of citizens of individual Utah towns who championed--or opposed--the process locally. As it does so, it provides striking, sometimes amusing anecdotes that challenge stereotypes about monolithic culture in Utah; and it offers important precedents for those working to promote books and reading today.

This event is part of the Brigham City Book Festival in partnership with the Utah Humanities Book Festival, a program of the Utah Center for the Book, a Library of Congress affiliate.  The Brigham City Library is located at 26 E. Forest Street.  For more information about this program or other festival programs in Brigham City please call Elizabeth at 435-723-5850.
 

Books, Bluster, and Bounty: Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920 By Swetnam, Susan H. 2012-04 - Utah State University Press 9780874218428 CHECK CATALOG …More

Commerce and Culture: The Coming of the Carnegie Libraries to the Western Frontier By Swetnam, Susan 2008-10 - Eastern Washington University Press 9781597660259 CHECK CATALOG …More

An Author's Guide to Romance - Sarah Eden

Tuesday, 2 October 2012 at 7 p.m. in the library's basement.

Romance is the best-selling fiction genre of all time, with novels ranging from historical to contemporary, suspenseful to humorous. What makes love stories so popular? What lifts a romance from good to great? Award-winning romance author Sarah M Eden discusses the vast world of romance novels and what it is really like to be an author. A book signing will follow.

Sarah M Eden is the author of multiple historical romances, including Whitney Award finalists Seeking Persephone and Courting Miss Lancaster. She has twice been the Master of Ceremonies for the LDStorymakers Writers Conference and was the Writer in Residence at the Northwest Writers Retreat. Find her online at www.SarahMEden.com

This event is part of the Brigham City Book Festival in partnership with the Utah Humanities Book Festival, a program of the Utah Center for the Book, a Library of Congress affiliate.  The Brigham City Library is located at 26 E. Forest Street.  For more information about this program or other festival programs in Brigham City please call Elizabeth at 435-723-5850.

The Kiss of a Stranger By Eden, Sarah M. 2011-07 - Covenant Communications 9781608611751 CHECK CATALOG When Crispin, Lord Cavratt, thoroughly and scandalously kisses a serving woman in the garden of a country inn, he assumes the encounter will be of no consequence. But he couldn't be more mistaken. …More

Seeking Persephone By Eden, Sarah M. 2011-09 - Covenant 9781608612819 CHECK CATALOG When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she refuses, and then reconsiders. The obscene sum of money he's offering Persephone would save her family from ruin. With her characteristic optimism, she travels to the far reaches of Northumberland to wed a greatly feared stranger. Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke's castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul. But the Duke's steely determination to protect his heart at all costs is challenged by his growing attachment to his lovely and gentle bride. With caring persistence, Persephone attempts to pierce the Duke's armor and reach the man beneath. Yet he cannot tolerate such exposure, and his repeated rejections take their toll. But when grave danger arises, the Duke realizes he must face the risk of revealing his true feelings or lose the woman he cannot live without. …More

Friends and Foes By Eden, Sarah M. 2012-02 - Covenant 9781608613762 CHECK CATALOG After five years of tracking and capturing spies on English soil, Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lampton, is in pursuit of his last quarry. But at a traveler's inn, he encounters an unexpected and far more maddening foe: Sorrel Kendrick, a young lady who is strikingly pretty, shockingly outspoken, and entirely unimpressed with him. Indeed, Sorrel cannot believe the nerve of this gentleman, who rudely accuses her of theft and insults her feminine dignity. Doubly annoyed when they both end up at a party hosted by mutual friends, Philip and Sorrel privately declare war on one another. But Philip's tactics, which range from flirting to indifference, soon backfire as he finds himself reluctantly enjoying Sorrel's company; and, much to her dismay, Sorrel finds Philip's odd manner to be increasingly endearing. In the midst of this waning war and growing attraction, Philip catches wind of the French spy he's been tracking, and Sorrel inadvertently stumbles upon a crucial piece of the puzzle, making her indispensable to the mission. But can two proud hearts negotiate a ceasefire when cooperation matters most? …More

Courting Miss Lancaster By Eden, Sarah M. 2010-01 - Covenant Communications 9781608610006 CHECK CATALOG …More

 

Utah Humanities Book Festival Begins in October

For fifteen years now the Utah Humanities Council (UHC) has coordinated events for the Utah Humanities Book Festival.  The Festival is a state wide event bring authors and others involved with books and literature to audiences throughout Utah.

This year Brigham City Library will be having six events for the Brigham City Book Festival* which is made possible through our partnership with UHC's Festival.

Brigham City Library Book Festival

Celebrating Books, Ideas, and Imagination

 October 2012

In Partnership with the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Humanities Book Festival, a program of the Utah Center for the Book, a Library of Congress affiliate.

This year we're hosting six events that bring a little romance, local history, food, food an culture in our festival mix. You can see a statewide list of events by visting UHCs Festival site or picking up a printed listing of events at our circulation desk.

 

See details on Sarah Eden's event.

See details on Susan Swetnam's event.

See details on Michael Zimmer's event.

 

See details on Josi Kilpack's event. 

 

See details on Matthew Kirby's event.

See details on the Shoshone event.

*This program has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes understanding of diverse traditions, values, and ideas through informed public discussion.