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The MINT Film Festival is Here!

Billings's own MINT Film Festival opened September 17th and runs through October 10th, with both in-person and virtual offerings. Explore the schedule and get your passes on the MINT website. We also have some recommended reading to complement this year's lineup - read on!

Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest Cover Image

Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest (Paperback)

By Heid E. Erdrich

$19.95

ISBN: 9780873518949

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Published: Minnesota Historical Society Press - November 1st, 2013

Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty showcases a local effort for better food on the Crow Reservation, and this book by Heid E. Erdrich shows that the effort is widespread.

The Arapaho Way: Continuity and Change on the Wind River Reservation (Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of t #33) Cover Image

The Arapaho Way: Continuity and Change on the Wind River Reservation (Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of t #33) (Hardcover)

By Sara Wiles, Jordan Dresser (Foreword by)

$49.94

ISBN: 9780806162904

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Published: University of Oklahoma Press - October 31st, 2019

In this beautiful book, a finalist for the 2020 High Plains Book Awards, the images perfectly complement the film Arapaho Truths, which tells four traditional tales.

The Cowboy Hat Book (Paperback)

By Ritch Rand, William Reynolds, Banning Co (Photographer)

$19.99

ISBN: 9781586852580

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Published: Gibbs Smith - June 16th, 2003

One of MINT's documentary feature films is called The Cowboy Hat Movie. Why we think this book is related should be self-evident.

The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You Cover Image

The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You (Paperback)

By Dina Nayeri

$16.95

ISBN: 9781646220212

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Published: Catapult - September 15th, 2020

In My Name is Anik, we hear the story of Bircan, who has decided to learn Kurdish, her once-forbidden mother tongue. It is a reminder of what immigrants have had to leave behind, and this compilation of experiences explores more.

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World Cover Image

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (Paperback)

By Paul Stamets

$35.00

ISBN: 9781580085793

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Published: Ten Speed Press - October 1st, 2005

If you missed Fantastic Fungi at Art House Cinema, a documentary starring the author of Mycelium Running, you have another chance to see a fungi-focused film at MINT: The Botanist, about the search in the Montana wilderness for a rare mushroom.

Tippet Rise Art Center: (lavishly illustrated coffee table book showcasing a unique art, sculpture, and music destination in Montana) Cover Image

Tippet Rise Art Center: (lavishly illustrated coffee table book showcasing a unique art, sculpture, and music destination in Montana) (Hardcover)

By Peter Halstead, Cathy Halstead

$60.00

ISBN: 9781616896492

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Published: Princeton Architectural Press - June 5th, 2018

Xylem, The Heart of the Tree is one of the Made-in-Montana films about the consturction of one of the sculptures at Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, MT.

Weather Woman (Paperback)

By Cai Emmons

$16.95

ISBN: 9781597096003

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Published: Red Hen Press - October 9th, 2018

A novel about a meteorologist who can actually control the weather, we think this story dovetails nicely with Stormchaser, one of the narrative short films.

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do Cover Image

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Paperback)

By Jennifer L. Eberhardt

$18.00

ISBN: 9780735224957

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Published: Penguin Books - March 3rd, 2020

The feature documentary TRUST ME calls for greater media literacy to help people trust one another, and Biased delves into why the manipulation is so easy in the first place.

The Round House: A Novel (Paperback)

By Louise Erdrich

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062065254

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Published: Harper Perennial - September 24th, 2013

Rez Dogs is a comedy/drama about young Native Americans, and our favorite book with a young Native American protagonist is The Round House. Even though some people might prefer The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the treasurer of our co-op, who is writing this, would respectfully disagree, although she would be open to a fiery debate on the subject.

Fools Crow (Paperback)

By James Welch, Thomas McGuane (Introduction by)

$17.00

ISBN: 9780143106517

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Published: Penguin Classics - October 25th, 2011

Trail of Justice is a made-in-Montana western feature film set after the Civil War. We recommend pairing it with Fools Crow, which is set around the same time but is told from the Blackfeet perspective.

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New Anthology Featuring Local Authors!

This new book includes pieces by This House of Books member-authors Tami Haaland, Craig Lancaster, and Allen Morris Jones. Proceeds from sales will go toward charities to be announced later in 2020. Stay tuned for the announcement!

Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic Cover Image

Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic (Paperback)

By Lise McClendon (Editor), Taffy Cannon (Editor), Kate Flora (Editor)

$12.99

ISBN: 9780578717753

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Published: Thalia Press - August 4th, 2020

HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER THE PANDEMIC?

These 40 writers from around the world set out to record their experiences, emotions, fears, and gratitude for living through 2020. Stuck at home, watching the news in horror, helping others: these writers' imaginations never stopped (although their productivity sometimes took a hit.)

Crime stories, creative fiction, elegant and angry poetry, wrenching personal essays-- these "snapshots" record the pandemic year in insightful ways that help us understand the sacrifices we've all made. For the record, here are 40 inspiring, heartfelt, creative takes on this odd and terrifying time in the world, from writers in the US, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Romania.

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New releases from our member-owners

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