224 N. Broadway, Billings, MT 59101-1935
Telephone: 406-534-1133
http://www.thishouseofbooks.com/
The
Billings
Bookstore
Cooperative
has
a
very
simple
mission:
Build
an
independent
full-service
bookstore
in
downtown
Billings
and
turn
it
into
a
literary
&
cultural
hub
for
the
city.
Using
the
cooperative
model
means
that
we
give
book
lovers
a
chance
to
own a piece of the store and participate in its success.
We
opened
the
store
October
1,
2016
on
Broadway,
in
the
heart
of
downtown,
convenient
to
the
Billings
Library,
Rocky
Mountain
College,
MSU
Billings,
the
Alberta Bair Theater, and other literary and artistic destinations.
About Our Name
We
have
selected
a
name
for
our
store!
It
will
be
known
as
This
House
of
Books.
The
name
is
a
tribute
to
the
iconic
Montana
author
Ivan Doig and his autobiographical masterpiece, This House of Sky.
The
name,
however,
is
more
than
that.
It’s
a
reference
to
our
store’s
community
ties.
We
want
our
member/owners
to
think
of
us
as
a
home,
a
refuge
from
the
real
world,
a
house
filled
with
books.
The
fact
that
over
a
dozen
of
those
books
are
Ivan’s
makes
it
all
the
better!
Our
member/owners
tend
to
be
lovers
of
big
sky
country,
and
many
of
us
are
writers.
Ivan
has
been
an
inspiration
to
us.
His
lyrical
prose
captures
us
even
as
he’s
slipping
a
history
lesson
into
each
book.
Above
and
beyond
that,
Ivan
was
something
the
world
has
all too few of these days: a gentleman.
I
say
“was”
because
we
lost
Ivan
last
year
to
multiple
myeloma,
which
he’d
been
battling
for
eight
years.
We
reached
out
to
his
widow,
Carol,
before
announcing
the
name,
and
we
are thrilled that she
has given her blessing to This House of Books.
The
folks
at
Harvest
Books,
which
published
This
House
of
Sky,
described
it
well:
This
haunting,
magnificently
written
memoir
introduced
an
important
American
writer.
Now,
in
its
Fifteenth
Anniversary
Edition,
Ivan
Doig’s
preface
provides
stirring
details
of
the
making
of
this
memorable
book.
Ivan
Doig
grew
up
in
the
rugged,
elemental
Montana
wilderness
with
his
father,
Charlie,
and
his
grandmother,
Bessie
Ringer.
His
life
was
formed
among
the
sheepherders
and
characters
of
small-town
saloons
and
valley
ranches
as
he
wandered
beside
his
restless
father.
Doig’s
prose
resonates
as
much
with
the
harshness
and
beauty
of
the
Montana
landscape
as
it
does
with
those
moments
in
memory
that
determine
our
lives.
What
Doig
deciphers
from
his
past
with
piercing
clarity
is
a
raw
sense
not
only
of
the
land
and
how
it
shapes
us
but
also
of
the
ties
to
our
mothers
and
fathers,
to
all
those
who
love
and
loved
us,
to
those
who
formed
our
values
in
our
search
of
intimacy,
independence,
love,
and
family.
This
powerfully told story is at once especially American and quietly universal in its capacity to awaken a longing for an irretrievable past.
This house of books
This house of books
224 N. Broadway, Billings,
MT 59101-1935
Telephone: 406-534-1133
http://www.thishouseofbooks.com/
The
Billings
Bookstore
Cooperative
has
a
very
simple
mission:
Build
an
independent
full-service
bookstore
in
downtown
Billings
and
turn
it
into
a
literary
&
cultural
hub
for
the
city.
Using
the
cooperative
model
means
that
we
give
book
lovers
a
chance
to
own
a
piece
of
the
store
and
participate
in
its success.
We
opened
the
store
October
1,
2016
on
Broadway,
in
the
heart
of
downtown,
convenient
to
the
Billings
Library,
Rocky
Mountain
College,
MSU
Billings,
the
Alberta
Bair
Theater,
and
other
literary
and
artistic
destinations.
About Our Name
We
have
selected
a
name
for
our
store!
It
will
be
known
as
This
House
of
Books.
The
name
is
a
tribute
to
the
iconic
Montana
author
Ivan
Doig
and his autobiographical masterpiece, This House of Sky.
The
name,
however,
is
more
than
that.
It’s
a
reference
to
our
store’s
community
ties.
We
want
our
member/owners
to
think
of
us
as
a
home,
a
refuge
from
the
real
world,
a
house
filled
with
books.
The
fact
that
over
a
dozen
of
those
books
are
Ivan’s
makes
it
all
the better!
O
u
r
m
e
m
b
e
r
/
o
w
n
e
r
s
tend
to
be
lovers
of
big
sky
country,
and
many
of
us
are
writers.
Ivan
has
been
an
inspiration
to
us.
His
lyrical
prose
captures
us
even
as
he’s
slipping
a
history
lesson
into
each
book.
Above
and
beyond
that,
Ivan
was
something
the
world
has
all
too few of these days: a gentleman.
I
say
“was”
because
we
lost
Ivan
last
year
to
multiple
myeloma,
which
he’d
been
battling
for
eight
years.
We
reached
out
to
his
widow,
Carol,
before
announcing
the
name,
and
we
are
thrilled
that
she
has
given
her
blessing to This House of Books.
T
h
e
folks
at
H
a
r
v
e
s
t
B
o
o
k
s
,
w
h
i
c
h
published This House of Sky, described it well:
This
haunting,
magnificently
written
memoir
introduced
an
important
American
writer.
Now,
in
its
Fifteenth
Anniversary
Edition,
Ivan
Doig’s
preface
provides
stirring
details
of
the
making
of
this
memorable
book.
Ivan
Doig
grew
up
in
the
rugged,
elemental
Montana
wilderness
with
his
father,
Charlie,
and
his
grandmother,
Bessie
Ringer.
His
life
was
formed
among
the
sheepherders
and
characters
of
small-town
saloons
and
valley
ranches
as
he
wandered
beside
his
restless
father.
Doig’s
prose
resonates
as
much
with
the
harshness
and
beauty
of
the
Montana
landscape
as
it
does
with
those
moments
in
memory
that
determine
our
lives.
What
Doig
deciphers
from
his
past
with
piercing
clarity
is
a
raw
sense
not
only
of
the
land
and
how
it
shapes
us
but
also
of
the
ties
to
our
mothers
and
fathers,
to
all
those
who
love
and
loved
us,
to
those
who
formed
our
values
in
our
search
of
intimacy,
independence,
love,
and
family.
This
powerfully
told
story
is
at
once
especially
American
and
quietly
universal
in
its
capacity to awaken a longing for an irretrievable past.
This house of books
This house of books
