KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

A new cultural initiative launches this week with a prominent visitor from the State Capitol. Marilyn Gleason previews the event this Thursday in Glenwood Springs.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

There are hundreds of independent bookstores across the region and many are more than just a place to buy books. These shops often serve as gathering places and community hubs. Increasingly, these bookstores have been defenders of literary freedom. In Carbondale, on Colorado’s Western Slope, White River Books opened its doors in 2022. Since then, owner Izzy Stringham has worked to stock her shelves with a wide range of voices and stories. KDNK spoke with Stringham about the value of literacy, lived stories, and the freedom to read.

Author Torrey Peters rose to prominence after releasing her 2021 debut novel, Detransition, Baby. The book was nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and received widespread acclaim from critics. Peters is now touring and speaking about her second novel, Stag Dance, which was released in March of this year. Her books explore the ambiguity of gender and the realities of transgender lives at a time when these topics have become politically charged. This weekend Torrey Peters will appear at TACAW as part of the First Draft: Live Podcast series with Mitzi Rapkin. On a call with The Sopris Sun’s Sam Brule, the author described the latest book, which is a collection of four longer stories, including the title piece, Stag Dance.

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Colorado lawmakers recently voiced unified opposition to Republican plans to sell off public lands in a call with reporters.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

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