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Bookshop Lady Has a Name!
We had so many wonderful and creative entries for our naming contest.
Marj Wilson won 1st prize with the entry, "Nettie" for the local mine, The American Nettie.
Our smaller bookshop lady will be named "Kitty" after Kitty Heit, who built the St. Elmo Hotel.
This second place prize went to Carl Mackey. An honorable mention went to Elizabeth Dickerson, for including such nice artwork with her submission.
First Cup of Coffee Designs Greeting Cards
Come see First Cup of Coffee Designs greeting cards made by bookshop owner, Amy. They are hand-sewn 3-D “Keeper Cards” which can be framed in a 5X7” frame. We have a selection of dozens of designs, including unique Colorado Flag and Ouray cards.
Local Interest
Indie Bestsellers
Books for Ouray Residents
New Book by P. David Smith
Former Ouray resident and bookseller, P. David Smith, has written a new book about Ouray, I Never Knew That About Ouray.
P. David and his wife, Jan, own Western Reflections Publishing in Lake City, CO. Ouray Bookshop carries many, many of their local and Colorado history titles.
Puzzles!
Many people discovered how much they love putting together jigsaw puzzles during COVID stay-at-home orders. We have a wide variety of them from which to choose. We carry White Mountain Puzzles, Pomegranate Puzzles and small Wentworth Wooden Puzzles.
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We carry beautiful Sandbottles that are made by Ouray long-time resident Robert Stoufer, aka “The Sandman.”
Come in and see our selection of Word Cloud Classics by Simon and Shuster. These classics are attractively bound in a “leather” cover, are in many beautiful colors, and have a wonderful texture, as the word clouds are cut into the material. 
