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Behind every great Western movie is a great Western book.

Okay, that was a lie for dramatic effect. But Western novels have produced some awesome films, and Western non-fiction is just plain awesome.

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April 23, 2023

The Clincher

This is a terrible book, the end.
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April 12, 2023

The Pistoleer

A rough and dirty page-turner that's surprisingly more fact than fiction.
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March 10, 2023

Catlow (Novel)

A fast-paced and highly entertaining Western that you'll want to read many times.
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February 12, 2023

Whiskey When We’re Dry

An enthralling, fast-paced, female-led saga that questions everything it means to be alive.
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January 14, 2023

A Congregation of Jackals

A mind-numbing exercise in bad writing and gratuitous violence in the Old West.
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November 4, 2022

True Grit (Novel)

The fast-paced, no-nonsense book that became two awesome Western movies.
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October 14, 2022

Last Go Round

A fantastic Western rodeo novel with diverse characters and wide appeal.
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July 24, 2022

Red is the River

A cheap romance novel disguised as a Western, but it's not even a good cheap romance.
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June 11, 2022

The Sisters Brothers (Novel)

A bloody good Western that reads like a casual conversation about life and murder.
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May 4, 2022

Outlawed

A dystopian YA Western about women's bodily rights and what happens when you take them away.
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March 18, 2022

The Hunger

A terrifying supernatural horror story about the Donner Party.
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February 17, 2022

A Book of Tongues

This hot mess of a story does nothing for any of the genres it strains to reach.
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January 5, 2022

Nunslinger

An epic adventure that delivers action, thrills, and chaste romance in the Wild West.
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December 5, 2021

The Cold Dish

A rambling Western mystery that doesn't live up to the hype.
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October 5, 2021

Grass Beyond the Mountains

A brilliant literary non-fiction adventure about the history of B.C.'s Chilcotin country.
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September 4, 2021

A Wilder West: Rodeo in Western Canada

A fascinating history that's worth a read if you can handle the dry writing.
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July 7, 2021

Bullwhip Griffin

A family-friendly gold rush adventure that you absolutely need in your life.
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June 12, 2021

Buffalo Girls (Novel)

A heartbreakingly brilliant book about the last days of the Old West and some of its greatest legends.
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