. >> craig lancaster is next on book tv. the former billings gazette book editor spoke with us during our recent visit to montana. >> montana and is part of montana, of very littered state, and amazingly letter of state just in general. but here you have sort of a gathering of intellectuals and literary types. so we read all over the spectrum . fascinated with place. this place has history that is, you know, one-of-a-kind. and an endless source of water for books chromatics -- magazine articles. the we also have a really thriving literary culture. when i say literary, i mean fictional. we have working authors in town. this stage certainly. missoula is renowned for its literary scene. people like tom mclean, you know, thomas savage was a huge name. -was from montana. william kittredge, walter kern lived in montana. it is really an important part of who we are, and i think it is partly because we are so insula. the last best space. steinbeck's travels with charley. he goes on and on about how much she loved montana. trash all

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