An anthology of Colorado writers and a study of the stuff created by man, by a former Denver Museum of Nature and Science archaeologist, are among the winners of the 2024 Colorado Book Awards.
“So Much Stuff” is by Chip Colwell, whose bio on X declares him to be “owner of too much stuff,” is now editor-in-chief of SAPIENS, a digital magazine about anthropological thinking and discoveries.
“Reading Colorado,” by Peter Andersen, “underscores the diversity and richness of the state and its writers,” wrote our local book reviewer, Sandra Dallas soon after the book was published in 2023.
The awards were presented by the Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book on June 21. A complete list of the winners:
Anthology
“Reading Colorado,” by Peter Anderson
Creative Nonfiction
“Losing Music: A Memoir,” by John Cotter
General Nonfiction
“So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything,” by Chip Colwell
Historical Fiction
“To Die Beautiful,” by Buzzy Jackson
History
“Women of the Colorado Gold Rush Era,” by J.v.L. Bell and Jan Gunia
Mystery
“Blood Betrayal: A Detective Inaya Rahman Novel,” by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Novel
“The Applicant,” by Nazli Koca
Poetry
“How You Walk Alone in the Dark,” by Erin Block
Romance
“Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other,” by Bethany Turner
Science Fiction/Fantasy
“Dark Moon, Shallow Sea,” by David R. Slayton
Short Story
“Uranians: Stories,” by Theodore McCombs
Thriller
“No Child of Mine,” by Nichelle Giraldes
Children’s Literature
“Lia & Luís: Puzzled!,” by Ana Crespo and Giovana Medeiros
Juvenile Literature
“Brave Bird at Wounded Knee: A Story of Protest on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,” by Rachel Bithell and Eric Freeberg
Young Adult Literature
Rez Ball, by Byron Graves
For more information, go to coloradohumanities.org.