Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Poor Richard’s Books in Colorado Springs recommends books that touch on conspiracy, calm and calamity.
The Black Wolf
By Louise PennyMinotaur Books$30October 2025Purchase
From the publisher: Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there? Armand is appalled to think his mistake has allowed their conspiracy to grow, to gather supporters. To spread lies, manufacture enemies, and feed hatred and division.Still recovering from wounds received in stopping the first attack, Armand is confined to the village of Three Pines, leading a covert investigation from there.
From Jeffery Payne, assistant retail manager: From the very first sentence, the novel starts with a sense of unease and foreboding that lingers throughout. Just as ”The Grey Wolf” ended, our main character, Armand Gamache, is weighed down by a sense of worry and is focused on a case that’s still unresolved. He’s not celebrating a job well done but rather grappling with a problem that seems just beyond his understanding. Gamache and his team try to stay one step ahead of any hidden agendas. Old mistakes resurface, and former enemies become reluctant allies, if you can call them that.
As expected, the author’s exceptional writing takes us on a winding path filled with surprises, leaving us uncertain about where we’ll end up or who we can really trust.
Touching Peace
By Thich Nhat HanhParallax Press$18.95August 2025Purchase
From the publisher: Thich Nhat Hanh expands the teachings on practicing the art of mindful living begun in the best-selling “Being Peace” by giving specific, practical instructions on extending our meditation practice into our daily lives. Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us to focus on what is refreshing and healing within and all around us — and how, paired with the practice of mindful breathing, it can be used as the basis for examining the roots of war and violence, alcoholism and drug abuse, and social alienation.
From Jeffery Payne, assistant retail manager: Thich Nhat Hanh, a monk admired for his gentle spirit and deep wisdom, shares his insights in a way that’s both simple and beautiful. Even though he speaks softly, his message is clear and powerful: It’s important to be kind to ourselves. This gentle nudge encourages us to show compassion to ourselves, which brings peace and calm, along with a healthy understanding, to help our lives grow.
“Touching Peace” invites us to make room for ourselves mentally and emotionally. By exploring its teachings, we’re encouraged to pause, notice the present moment, and breathe deeply. This simple act of stopping and breathing helps us reconnect with ourselves, creating a sense of calm and openness in our minds and hearts.
The universe lost a treasure when Thich Nhat Hanh passed. Fortunately for us he left his caring words behind.
Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone
By Mark Lee GardnerDutton$35September 2025Purchase
From the publisher: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday: Legendary gunfighters and friends who gained immortality because of a 30-second shootout near a livery stable called the O.K. Corral. Their friendship actually began three years before that iconic 1881 gunfight, in the rollicking cattle town of Dodge City. Wyatt, an assistant city marshal, was surrounded by armed, belligerent cowboys. Doc saw Wyatt’s predicament from a monte table in the Long Branch saloon and burst out the door with two leveled revolvers shouting, “Throw up your hands!” The startled cowboys did, and Wyatt and Doc led them off to jail. Wyatt credited Doc with saving his life, and thus began their lasting—and curious—friendship.In this illuminating dual biography, the first about Earp and Holliday, the lives of these two men, one a sometime lawman and the other a sometime dentist, are chronicled in a swirling tableau of saloons, brothels, gambling dens, stage holdups, arrests, manhunts, and revenge killings. And while there’s plenty of gunsmoke in this saga, hero-worshipping won’t be found. Wyatt and Doc, just like anyone else then and now, had their flaws and failings, and the unsavory parts of their lives are here, too.
From Jeffery Payne, assistant retail manager: Writing about one of the Wild West’s most infamous characters is tough enough, but trying to capture two of them, at once? That’s where real writing magic happens. Colorado author Mark Lee Gardner’s new book totally nails that kind of skill and precision. The author’s latest release explores the extraordinary lives of two legendary figures in Western history, tracing the pivotal events that cemented their status, granting them an almost mythical immortality.
Sprinkled with a bit of logical speculation, Gardner, in his usual down-to-earth writing style, weaves together a huge amount of research, facts, and memories into a book that offers us a fresh perspective on Earp and Holliday, and those around them. The author yanks us back to those dusty days where we get to see the real person, their true self, and all the struggles they faced.
THIS WEEK’S BOOK RECS COME FROM:
Poor Richard’s Books
320 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs
poorrichardsdowntown.com
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