Time for June on the Range 2025

Howdy, pardners! 🤠

As we ride into the sixth month of 2025, it's time to post my personal picks for this year's June on the Range BookTube reading event!

June on the Range was created by YouTuber, Michael K. Vaughan and is described as "a whole month devoted to Westerns and Western fiction." The idea is that you read some Western novels and then discuss them with the rest of the community via video, blog, or whatever works for you!

This year, Michael has suggested reading one novel by Louis L'Amour, one by Zane Grey, and then a third by whomever you wish.

As we're just a couple of days from the start of June, I thought I'd post about the three books I have in my stack and as time goes on I'll post more and hopefully wrap things up with an epic video!

1) Silver Canyon by Louis L'Amour (1951) - "Fueled by youth, courage, and quickness with a gun, Matt Brennan rode into Hattan's Point ready to live or die at a single challenge. But in one day he was a changed man. A beautiful woman had dared him to stay alive. A powerful landowner had set him up for a beating. And a good friend had died in his arms. Suddenly Matt found himself owner of the Two-Bar Ranch--and the odd man out in a vicious range war. With enemies everywhere, Matt knew that the next time he drew his gun, there would be much more than his life at stake--."

2) Horse Heaven Hill by Zane Grey (1959) - "Hurd Blanding and his men stampeded 3,000 wild horses into a savage trap--to slaughter and sell them for chicken feed. But one young girl loved the strength and beauty of these wild animals. With the help of a wealthy rancher, she fought to free them. And only a bullet could stop her!"

3) West of the Law by Al Cody (1947) - "Law in the Red Rock Country was argued with Colt .45s. No man knew that better than lawyer Tom Chisholm. He had refused to play ball with Symes Gallister and found himself the victim of the sweetest frame-up west of the Rockies. Tom was fighting for his life, and in a way, for his country. If one crook could run a town to suit himself, then America's young democracy was lost!"

I'm really looking forward to diving into these three books and who knows, depending on how quickly I get through them, I may well add an additional novel or two to my June on the Range reading list!

Watch this space, amigo!