The Bookstore

04/18/2026

The Bookstore - Upcoming Events
April 25th - Independent Bookstore Day celebrating the Bookstore's 42nd Anniversary and Debbie's 35th year as Debbie "From The Bookstore"
May 1st - International Culture Day - Join us for a discussion of the book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" we will be creating origami paper cranes, learn to write your name in Japanese and storytelling (10:00-4:00)
May 8th - Art Walk featuring local author Devienne Weekes signing her debut novel "What the Lake Knows" (5:00-7:00)
June 6th - Author event featuring "The Starfish Chronicles" author Sue Kerver with special guest Wendy Dumke (time will be announced)
June 9th - Author event featuring author Leslie Budewitz dicussing her book "All God's Sparrows and Other Stories A Stagecoach Mary Fields Collection" Presentation will be at the Beaverhead County Museum Depot Theater. (Co-sponsors: Dillon Friends of the Library, Dillon Public Library, Beaverhead County Museum and The Bookstore) (6:30-8:00)
July 17th - Author event featuring author Joe Drivdahl signing copies of his new novel "Expiration Date" (this event is in conjuction with BCHS class of 1976's 50th class reunion) 5:00-6:30
Author Event featuring Matthew Yetter (date and time to be announced)
Author Event featuring Zach Block - discussing his grandfather Dan Block's book "Trail Creek A North Fork Saga" (date and time to be announced)
Book Club at Bannack featuring author Rob Harrison discussing his book "A Shooting at Bannck" -- This event will take place in Bannack. (date and time to be announced)
Edited to add: Rob Thomas signing his new book “Montana Rocks” this event will be held at Patagonia date and time to be announced.
For questions, updated information or to reserve copies of the books call 406-683-6807

03/12/2026

Debbie reads!

01/21/2026

01/05/2026

Chris La Tray will be at the Museum Depot Theater -
125 South Montana - Dillon, MT 59725
Wednesday, January 28 2026
Doors open at 6:00 with program starting at 6:30

Chris La Tray is an Anishinaabe/Métis storyteller, a descendent of the Pembina Band of the mighty Red River of the North and a citizen of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. His multi-award winning third book, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home, was published by Milkweed Editions on August 20, 2024. His first book, One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large (2018, Riverfeet Press) won the 2018 Montana Book Award and a 2019 High Plains Book Award. His book of haiku and haibun poetry, Descended from a Travel-worn Satchel, was published in 2021 by Foothills Publishing.
Chris served as the 2025 Kittredge Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Montana and was awarded the 2025 Montana Heritage Keeper Award by the Montana Historical Society. He has facilitated workshops for The Missoula Writing Collaborative, Yellowstone Forever, the Freeflow Institute, Writing the Wild, Orion, Torrey House Press, and others.
Chris writes the weekly newsletter "An Irritable Métis" and lives near Frenchtown, Montana. He was the 11th Montana poet laureate (Aug. 2023 – Aug. 2025).

His book Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home is part of One Book Montana. Humanities Montana is partnering with libraries to relaunch One Book Montana, a statewide read spotlighting the 2025 Great Reads from Great Places authors. The statewide read will run from October 1 2025 – February 28 2026. The One Book Montana program invites all Montanans to read Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home by Chris La Tray.
Copies are available for purchase or checkout at The Bookstore and Dillon Public Library.

Sponsored by: The Dillon Public Library, The Dillon Friends of the
Library, The Bookstore and The Beaverhead County Museum

11/30/2025

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11/30/2025

Holiday hours!

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11/30/2025

11/12/2025

📚 Today Debbie Reads: The Sky Isn’t the Limit ☁️
Join Debbie as she shares a special story — The Sky Isn’t the Limit by Shawnee Witt. ✨
You can find this inspiring book and so many more at The Bookstore in downtown Dillon, located on Idaho Street.

11/12/2025

Debbie reads

11/12/2025

10/31/2025

We are ready for trick or treaters today at The Bookstore.

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10/23/2025

Happy 43rd Anniversary to us!

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