Keeping the Western Alive

Western publishers and independent authors chronicle the West, one story at a time.

- STUART ROSEBROOK

Louis L’Amour still rides tall in the saddle for Bantam, an imprint of Penguin Random House (RandomHouseBooks.com), in its popular “Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasure Series.” Each of the 24 titles in the series includes exclusive bonus material.

While many brick-and-mortar stores temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic, many booksellers continue to sell their Old West titles through their personal or company websites. Amazon.com remains the number one seller of books in the world, and is especially important to independent Western authors, many of whom are True West contributors. I know we will all return to our local bookstores as soon as they reopen, but in the meantime, I recommend these publishers: