Author Talk with Liza Nicholas

Country Bookshelf is excited to welcome Montana author Liza J. Nicholas, author of the new book , on August 27 at 6pm.

Combining memoir and social history with a journey into the world of horses, Bloodlines reveals how a parent’s passions can determine the destiny of an entire family.

RSVPs are not required but are always appreciated! Please RSVP by visiting your free ticket on this page.

The event at a glance:

• On August 27, please arrive early to secure your seat. Seating is general admission, first come, first served.
• At 6pm, the event will begin. The author will take audience questions following the program.
• After the talk, the author will sign books.
• Can't attend in person? Order signed copies or by calling (406) 587-0166. Signing requests must be placed 24 hours before the event and can only be taken for books we currently have on our shelves.

About Bloodlines

In the darkest days of the Depression, and still in high school, Nicholas’s father, Chuck, escaped his fate on a failing Iowa farm and joined a local horse trainer on the nationwide county fair circuit. From the moment he fell in with the strutting strangers who passed through town at fair time, his life trajectory was set. He was ensorcelled by the thoroughbred, the most royal of equines. And even as he and his wife had children of their own, the menagerie of grooms, jockeys, trainers, and gamblers who made up the world of horse racing became his true family.

Set in western Montana, the Nebraska Sandhills, rural Iowa, and beyond, Bloodlines tells the story of how one man’s passions ripple through generations. It is the story of a family who followed their father across the country in search of the fastest horse, the best deal, the promise of a payday.

About the Author

Liza Nicholas was born and raised in Beaverhead County, Montana. She obtained a Ph.D in American history from the University of Utah and taught for twelve years as an Adjunct Teaching Professor at Montana State University in Bozeman. She is the author of Bloodlines: A Story of Horses, Family and Obsession; Becoming Western: Stories of Culture and Identity in the Cowboy State; and co-editor of Imagining the Big Open: Nature, Identity and Play in the New West, along with numerous articles. She lives in Missoula, Montana.