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April 21, 2023, 7PM at Back of Beyond Books: Author Reading and Signing with Morgan Sjogren and Her Book, Path of Light

Path of Light  treks back through time as author and explorer Morgan Sjogren retraces the 1920s expeditions led by Charles L. Bernheimer into the heart of Glen Canyon and Bears Ears National Monument. Using journals and photographs from the expeditions to recreate these historic routes, Sjogren encounters powerful perspectives and stories about land management and human rights issues that carry forth into the present. Mindful of the pervasive effects of colonization and motivated by a deeply personal care for the land, Sjogren asks what it means to be an explorer while learning from the people who have loved the land for millennia and moments. Path of Light walks towards an illuminated understanding of the landscape and its history in an effort to help preserve it for the future.

Morgan Sjogren  is an author, explorer, and defender of wild places. Her writing focuses on human-powered adventure, public lands, conservation, history, travel, and food. Sjogren devotes much of her time to advocate, educate, and inspire others to help protect endangered landscapes and the environment. She is the author of The Best Bears Ears National Monument Hikes, Outlandish, and The Best Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Hikes. A nomad by nature, Sjogren lives on the Colorado Plateau and feels most at home in the wild.

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✨Have you dreamed of being encapsulated by the sounds 🎼 of bliss in a cozy little bookstore 📙 in the middle of nowhere🏜?

Celebrate with us TOMORROW NIGHT @ 7PM 🥳 LIVE MUSIC 🎤 in the back of BACK OF BEYOND BOOKS 📕 with D Jean-Baptiste 🙌

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✨Have you dreamed of being encapsulated by the sounds 🎼 of bliss in a cozy little bookstore 📙 in the middle of nowhere🏜? Celebrate with us TOMORROW NIGHT @ 7PM 🥳 LIVE MUSIC 🎤 in the back of BACK OF BEYOND BOOKS 📕 with D Jean-Baptiste 🙌 👇Take a gander at whats upcoming throughout the lusty month of May here👇 https://backofbeyondbooks.com/happenings/ WWW.BACKOFBEYONDBOOKS.COM #music #groove #dance #celebratelife #bookstore #backofbeyondbooks #moabutah #livelife #livelifehappy #SingYourHeartOut #freedom

My Friends by beloved author Fredrik Backman is a new work of fiction about 4 teenagers on a pier. One day, one of the boys will paint a picture of them on this pier that will be called "The One of the Sea", and it will hang in a museum, but the majority of the story is about their lives at that particular bittersweet time. Loneliness, loss, and physical and emotional abuse are all central themes, which is why their hardscrabble gang holds so close to one another, laughing and fitting into each other`s lives like missing pieces in the puzzle of Home. Children and adults can parent and nurture one another through life at any stage, and we see that back and forth happening as well in a parallel story experienced by a young homeless foster child who collides in the present day with one of the teenagers now grown up. Her chaos melts some of his adult anguish, and an unexpected friendship forms. Backman is known for drawing upon such themes, creating characters whose lives intersect so that life becomes more bearable, more joyful, and more hopeful amid dark days, garnering him a huge following of loyal readers internationally. Who better to write about humanity right now? It is certainly one of the most beautiful books I`ve ever read; I always say you will cry harder and laugh louder and longer while reading a Backman book than any other out there. My Friends will remind you of your oldest bonds and oldest wounds, and the force of friendship when you need it most!

✨Review by Julia Buckwalter✨

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My Friends by beloved author Fredrik Backman is a new work of fiction about 4 teenagers on a pier. One day, one of the boys will paint a picture of them on this pier that will be called "The One of the Sea", and it will hang in a museum, but the majority of the story is about their lives at that particular bittersweet time. Loneliness, loss, and physical and emotional abuse are all central themes, which is why their hardscrabble gang holds so close to one another, laughing and fitting into each other's lives like missing pieces in the puzzle of Home. Children and adults can parent and nurture one another through life at any stage, and we see that back and forth happening as well in a parallel story experienced by a young homeless foster child who collides in the present day with one of the teenagers now grown up. Her chaos melts some of his adult anguish, and an unexpected friendship forms. Backman is known for drawing upon such themes, creating characters whose lives intersect so that life becomes more bearable, more joyful, and more hopeful amid dark days, garnering him a huge following of loyal readers internationally. Who better to write about humanity right now? It is certainly one of the most beautiful books I've ever read; I always say you will cry harder and laugh louder and longer while reading a Backman book than any other out there. My Friends will remind you of your oldest bonds and oldest wounds, and the force of friendship when you need it most! ✨Review by Julia Buckwalter✨ reddirtpainter 🙂NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR NEXT READ FROM OUR QUIRKY TEAM AT BACK OF BEYOND BOOKS IN MOAB? GIVE US A CALL, STOP BY OR CHECK OUT ALL STAFF PICKS HERE 👇 https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/list/staff-reviews 📘WANT TO SEE ALL JULIAS PICKS? SIMPLY CLICK THE LINK PROVIDED OR COPY AND PASTE URL 👇 https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/staff-reviews/tags/julia-buckwalter-picks ✨PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF PAINTING PICTURED IN BACKGROUND! #bookstore #moab #books #authors #bookstoread #reading #booksbooksbooks #moabutah #artists #novel #BackofBeyondBooks

✨Join us on an exploration of wildness, wilderness, darkness and light✨

As we move from inner and outer exploration to a deeper dive into wilderness and what it means to still be wild, we will be highlighting books and authors that have spent their lives witnessing wildness.

✨First up Craig Childs’ literal and figurative journey from the light to the dark✨

"The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light"

"At a time when most people on Earth live in regions of acute light pollution, Craig Childs takes us on a journey to rediscover the awesome power of night itself.

Seeking not the absence of light, but the presence of the universe, master storyteller Craig Childs sets out to bike from the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip to one of the darkest spots in North America. A fearless explorer of both the natural world and the human imagination, Childs guides us on a quest to rediscover the heavens and to ask: "What does it do to us to not see the night sky?" The Wild Dark is at once an adventure story, a field guide, and a celebration of the awesome power of night itself, inviting us to look up and to look inward, eyes wide and sparkling with stars."
~Source from Torrey House Press

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And...

See what`s happening Friday, May 30th at Star Hall with Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen and Amy Irvine here 👇
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✨Join us on an exploration of wildness, wilderness, darkness and light✨ As we move from inner and outer exploration to a deeper dive into wilderness and what it means to still be wild, we will be highlighting books and authors that have spent their lives witnessing wildness. ✨First up Craig Childs’ literal and figurative journey from the light to the dark✨ "The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light" "At a time when most people on Earth live in regions of acute light pollution, Craig Childs takes us on a journey to rediscover the awesome power of night itself. Seeking not the absence of light, but the presence of the universe, master storyteller Craig Childs sets out to bike from the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip to one of the darkest spots in North America. A fearless explorer of both the natural world and the human imagination, Childs guides us on a quest to rediscover the heavens and to ask: "What does it do to us to not see the night sky?" The Wild Dark is at once an adventure story, a field guide, and a celebration of the awesome power of night itself, inviting us to look up and to look inward, eyes wide and sparkling with stars." ~Source from Torrey House Press Pre-order your copy directly from us here 👇 https://shop.backofbeyondbooks.com/book/9798890920188 And... See what's happening Friday, May 30th at Star Hall with Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen and Amy Irvine here 👇 https://backofbeyondbooks.com/happenings/ wandercrag WWW.BACKOFBEYONDBOOKS.COM #desert #BackofBeyondBooks #moabutah #craigchilds #darkness #light #books #backofbeyondbooks #localauthors