Bookstore

2017 Events

April 8.   "Beyond the Story"  Altered Book Art Exhibition and Literary Event
10 am- 3 pm. Montrose Event Center, 648 1st St. Montrose, Colo.
All SJPG books will available for sale.  Author Presentations throughout the event include: poetrys reading by Carol McDermott, "Contested Ground" film clips from award-winning documentary by author Steve Adelson, who will also be giving his Battleground Talk. Slide shows and book book talks about: A Pilot's View of WWII, Harmony, Tales of the Bachelor Mine, Family Ties in Changing Times, Hooey, and more. Printed Event program will be available late March. 
This is also an art event, and many of our authors will be exhibiting their works of art as well.
Please see Call for Artists for this event.
A portion of the proceeds for this event go the the Montrose Center for the Arts (MCA). Event sponsored by MCA, San Juan Publishing, and Alpine Bank.

April 25.  Caregiver's Summit
8:30 am - 4 pm. Grace Community Church, 16731 Woodgate Rd., Montrose, Colo.
Kathryn Burke is a speaker at the event and her newest book in her Caregiver's Journey series will be available. All SJPG books will be available for sale. Register here.
Details here: The Caregiver's Journey.

About our Books

Author by subject matter (√ represents award):  Caregiving (Carol Bucy, √ Kathryn Burke, Glen Hinshaw* ); Civil War, Little BigHorn (√ Steve Adelson); Family & Relationships (Carol Bucy); Gold Mining History (Jane Bennett); Poetry (Carol McDermott); Railroad History (James Burke); Ranching History; Silverton history (Gerald Swanson); Wildlife Management (Glen Hinshaw* ); WWII History (√ Winifred Tappan);  Art, Photography, 'picture' books  (Alice Billings, Carol Bucy, Mary Genser, James Burke). Spanish children's stories (Jean Bower).
* (Indicates we are a distributor for book self-published by the author.)

Looking for a publisher?  Contact us to ask about your own book project. SJPG publishes under a variety of contracts, from fully paid (commercially viable projects) to package books (limited sales potential). SJPG also assists self-published authors (meeting specific criteria) with marketing and distribution of their books.

Print awards & DVD video recognition
√ 2016 CIPA EVVY Award: 'Winifred Tappan', 1st Place, Kathryn R. Burke, 3rd Place.
√ 'Contested Ground' documentary by Chris Hoffert in association with Steve Adelson's Backtrack Productions, presented by Aviation Pictures and San Juan Publishing. accepted into Covellite International Film Festival, under consideration for Sundance Film Festival, accepted into Internet and Movie Database (IMDb).

Books at local bookstores. Contact store to see which titles are available.
Painted Wall, 345 E. Main St. Montrose CO. 970-219-7260
Buckskin Books, 505 Main St., Ouray CO. (970) 325-4044
Ouray County Historical Museum, 420 6th Ave., Ouray CO. (970) 325-4576
Out West Books, 533 Main St., Grand Junction CO. (970) 986-8086

ALL books available from our Bookstore with PayPal purchase.