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We are proud to offer a unique selection of new and used books alongside the traditional fare. Serving up great books in Hamilton, MT since 1974.

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First Friday Art opening at Chapter One Bookstore I will be there November 6 standing nervously around wanting to talk to somebody
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So today’s my birthday. 43. Feels like a number cut from granite.

Woke up, slugged three coffees, made a bed that’s not mine, meditated terribly, then walked along yellowing, grizzly-pocked wildlands that skirt Yellowstone.

Can’t wait to see what comes this year. Because last year? Last year was…a lot.

At 42, I watched thousands of snow geese fly home at sunup days before watching my mother die, her pulse flown home. I walked north-to-south across Sicily with a ring in my pocket and asked my beloved to marry me. My car got hit. Climbed Mount Hood and ate peanut-butter-bird’s-eye-pepper sandwiches with Robert Macfarlane. Ran a 50K on nothing but one single apple fritter. Slept in the dirt deep in Utah canyon country, the Bitterroots, the Sawtooths. Taught writing on Aldo Leopold’s land in WI and at Orion’s environmental workshop in NY. Traveled to the Himalaya, Ladakh, for a story with Patagonia that I can’t hardly wait to share with you. Sat on a panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Joined a board. Won a book award. Launched a paperback (fall tour above, come say hello and share with your networks, will you?). Gave up coffee. Came back to coffee, begging. Set a free library in concrete outside my house and now creep daily on the give-and-take of each passersby.

I grew. I got absolutely crushed. I grew some more.

Humbled, quieted, closer to the bone.

Here we are. Ready for you, 43. Mentoring with granite this round.

(And yes, I own a Carl Jung action figure. 🤓)

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Come join me and @chapter1bookstore this Friday for #firstfridays .
Oct 2
My art will be on display at a #localbookstore and for sale.
My kids and I are excited to be apart of #hamiltondowntown . I will be bringing a block for you to see my process and answer any questions.

See you soon

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**update** both classes are full!!

Beginners crochet classes now available for this fall! Limited space is available so sign up quick! Use the link in my stories to register.
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#hamiltonmontana #bitterrootvalley #montanasmallbusiness #crochetclasses #rxrcrochet

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More of August, but make it film.

Developed and scanned by @reelquickfilmlab.
📷 #KodakEktarH35N
🎞️ #KodakGold200

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I had just the best time with my family and friends, old and new, in my hometown of Hamilton, MT and sharing the WESTERLY origin stories. I even brought along my mom and dad in photographs and hopefully in spirit so I could share the moment with them somehow, too. Truly surreal to be in a place that I still feel in my bones. Special thanks to the amazing folks @chapter1bookstore for making it possible and for being so welcoming. #westerlynovel #irishfiction #mainefiction #hamiltonmontana #historicalfiction

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Book signing by Susan Donovan Bernhard. Loved hearing about the backstory of how the idea for this novel came to be.

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One month until this book hits the shelves! Have you preordered your copy yet? All orders through our shop receive a copy signed by Betsy!

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Why do humans need ghosts? And what do ghosts have to teach us?

This Haunted Land investigates some of America’s most enduring legends and uncovers how ghost stories can illuminate some of the most unsettling parts of history. With curiosity, a touch of skepticism, and an open-hearted willingness to learn from the living and the dead, Betsy Gaines Quammen takes readers on a journey into haunted towns, forgotten lives, and abandoned places. From a once-booming uranium mining community in Colorado to a fort on the coast of Florida that predates the United States itself, this riveting exploration of memory, mourning, folklore, and social anxiety shows that politicized efforts to rewrite history can only be defeated by bearing witness to the specters of the past.

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Chapter One Bookstore will be hosting my collage work for the month of August in Downtown Hamilton. Come say “hi” on First Friday!
#collage #womanartist #natureinspiredart

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So, of course while I was in Hamilton, Montana with my dear friends and critique partners, we went to Chapter One Books where I immediately spotted this gorgeous stack of Susan Donovan Bernhard’s new book, WESTERLY.

I texted her the photo and learned she’s from Hamilton and was in town for a book event there this Thursday. 💙 Wish we could’ve met up and caught up but happy to have my copy!
Congratulations @esdeebernhard! @hamiltondowntown @chapter1bookstore

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This week, we’re celebrating some of our favorite places to get lost, go on an adventure, learn a new skill, meet friends, and so much more. That’s right: indie bookstores! They aren’t just a place to buy books, they are a place to find yourself, community, and even, your dreams. We’ve gathered together some of our favorite bookshops across the country, which you can learn more about in our link in bio. But we also want to know what bookstores you love! Share with us and tag them in the comments below. 📚 #sundaypaperbooks

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Join me today for a conversation with Michelle Nowling about my book, The Lost Cities of El Norte. You can find us tonight, at 7 pm, at the Ravalli County Museum.

DATE:
Tue, 7/28/2026

TIME:
7:00pm - 8:30pm

PLACE:
Ravalli County Museum
205 Bedford St
Hamilton, MT 59840

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