Everybody Reads "Painted Horses" author to visit area in November

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Area libraries are gearing up for this year’s Everybody Reads program. This year’s book is “Painted Horses,” by Malcolm Brooks, who will visit the area for discussions Nov. 7-10.

“Painted Horses” is set in 1956 Montana where a young archaeologist has one summer to prove there is nothing of historical value in a canyon soon to be filled by a major dam project. Within the canyon she finds a fugitive, a veteran of the U.S. Army’s last mounted cavalry campaign, who opens her heart to the mysteries of the past.

Books are available for check-out at area libraries. People are also invited to enter this year’s Everybody Writes essay contest where the theme is to write about a sacred place. Entries are due Oct. 22. First prize is a Kindle Voyage. More details are available online at www.everybody-reads.org.

--by Jennifer K. Bauer