Out West Books

Specialties

Books by, for and about the West.

History

Established in 2014.

Out West Books was established in 2014 to provide residents of the Western Slope of Colorado and Eastern Utah with a full service Independent Bookstore. A Western Colorado native, the owner has previously been in the bookselling business for 20 years in Eastern Utah and has a vast working knowledge of the West and it’s people.

Western history and natural history are our specialties, but we have an extensive Children’s collection, a local author section and all manner of genres.

We welcome special orders and can get any book in print in a couple of days.

Meet the Business Owner

Marya J.

Business Owner

Returning to the Western Slope of Colorado after 15 years living overseas, I decided that Grand Junction needed an Independent Bookstore that sold only NEW books. I was frustrated by the lack of availability of area interest and children’s titles to be found here, so I decided to fill that void.

My family homesteaded in the Bookcliffs over 100 years ago (come see the enlarged historic family photos on the store walls) and I’m a native of Gunnison, Colorado. Western Colorado/​Eastern Utah is in my blood.

We returned to Colorado after living most recently in China. I’ve traveled all over the

world, so I’m pretty good with the travel advice, too.