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Clarence Jones and Fred Gray helped craft legal guidance that helped Martin Luther King build a movement. Their stories are more important than ever.

Instead of perusing the Amazon Bestsellers' list for gift ideas, turn your attention to these eight new tomes written by Colorado authors. 

The early ’90s might not seem that long ago to some of us, but it’s been thirty years since America launched the Hubble telescope, Terminator 2 topped the box office, and C&C Music Factory was insisting it was “Gonna Make You Sweat,” much to the delight of every cardio class since. And it was in this fertile ground that the seeds for the Colorado Book Awards were planted. In the years since, Coloradans have been invited to partake in an annual celebration of local literature, whether that means a book set in our state or one written by a writer who calls Colorado home.

Rev. Allison Mark is senior pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance, California. Mariam Mengistie is executive director of missions at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Beverly Mitchell is professor of Historical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary.  William Moore is executive director of The Eleanor Crook Foundation. Carol Myers has been a Bread supporter since 1975. In a previous term on Bread’s board, she served as vice chair and on a committee to establish the endowment. Dawn Pierce is a licensed practical nurse and community advocate. The R...