The Heart of the Community: Inside Bozeman’s Country Bookshelf

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Have you ever wandered into a bookstore and felt like you've come home? That's the magic Ariana Paliobagis, owner of Country Bookshop and her team, weaves in Bozeman, Montana.  In this episode, I speak with store manager Jamie Winter about the rich literary landscape of Montana, where names like Ivan Doig and Betsy Gaines Quammen are as much a part of the territory as the Rocky Mountains. 

Country Bookshelf is a local, independent bookstore located in historic downtown Bozeman, Montana. It’s the place where people go to feel part of their community, of something bigger than themselves, a place to experience the power of literature and conversation, a place to feel safe, not judged, and encouraged to explore ideas and identities. This is the bookstore everyone dreams of — two floors of hand-selected volumes, knowledgeable, caring staff, and events to expand horizons. 

Country Bookshelf

Betsy Gaines Quammen

Ivan Doig

 Norman MacLean

 Seanan McGuire

 House of Flame and Shadow, Sarah J. Maas

 The Last Murder at the End of the World, Stuart Turton

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