Summer 2026
US National Parks
Heartwood
by Amity Gaige - Our June 7th book club pick
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
by Melissa l. Sevigny - our August 2nd book club pick
by Cheryl Strayed — my favorite; a bestselling story, later adapted into a movie, about a woman hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
by Kevin Fedarko — two adventurers attempt to hike the entire 800-mile length of Grand Canyon National Park.
by Nevada Barr — so many fabulous mystery books, mostly set in the 1990s, with unforgettable national park settings.
by Scott Graham — an outdoor adventure and mystery series following archaeologists and guides solving crimes across the West, with books set in Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Glacier.
by Christine Carbo — gripping crime thrillers set in the rugged, unforgiving backcountry of Glacier National Park.
by Scott Elliott — eco-fiction set in Olympic National Park, blending suspense, Indigenous legend, family drama, and the ancient magical rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.
by Karen Barnett — a romance set in Yosemite.
by Sarah Echavarre Smith — contemporary romance.
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