1. True Grit, by Charles Portis 2. The Searchers, by Alan LeMay 3. Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy 4. Everything About You, by Robby Weber [ARC] 5. The Bandit of Hell’s Bend, by Edgar Rice Burroughs 6. Centennial, by James A. Michener 7. Longmire #12: An Obvious Fact, by Craig Johnson 8. Joe Pickett #5: Out of Range, by C.J Box 9. Longmire #13: The Western Star, by Craig Johnson 10. Longmire #14: Depth of Winter, by Craig Johnson

I read ten books in June, including four from my TBR. Not bad. #books #JuneOnTheRange

✅ Cormac McCarthy - “Blood Meridian”
✅ Charles Portis - “True Grit”
✅ James Michener - “Centennial”
✅ Alan Le May - “The Searchers”
❎ Elmore Leonard - “Gunsights”
❎ Louis L’Amour - “High Lonesome”

June on the Range Week 3 Update Have you heard of "the Dakota Kid?" No??? Well, since we didn't even learn of his existence until chapter 25 (of 27), I'm not at all surpris...

Just wrapped up my THIRD book for this year's June on the Range reading event. Find my brief review of 'West of the Law' by Al Cody over on my blog, and do please consider adding yourself as a Follower while you're there! thewilddigest.blogspot.com/2025/06/june... #westerns #juneontherange #reading

I finished listening to C.J. Box’s “Out of Range.” A solid story, as I’ve come to expect. This is quickly becoming one of those comfort food series that I turn to when I’m in a slump. #books #JuneOnTheRange

June on the Range Week 2 Update Zane Grey's Horse Heaven Hill is my second book for this year's June on the Range reading event and my first ever book by Grey, renowned ...

Wrapped up my second book for this year's June on the Range reading event. Find my brief review of 'Horse Heaven Hill' by Zane Grey over on my blog: thewilddigest.blogspot.com/2025/06/june... #books #westerns #juneontherange #reading

I finished listening to James Michener's "Centennial." I first read it about 30 years ago, and it still holds up as a great story about people and their interactions with the land. I loved it. I wasn't sure it would be a good fit for #JuneOnTheRange, but it ended up being perfect. #books

I'm glad the other westerns I've read for #JuneOnTheRange have grounded me in the setting for Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian." Unfortunately, the language feels so overwrought that it borders on parody. I may be struggling with this one. #books

I finished Alan LeMay’s “The Searchers” late last night. It wasn’t what I was expecting, but still very good. Up next is Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian.” It’s a #JuneOnTheRange pick as well as my 1985 entry in the #MyNovelLife challenge to read one book from each year I’ve been alive. #books 🤠

The audiobook for James Michener’s “Centennial” is 50 hours long. I’m on the sixth chapter, covering the arrival of the Mennonites. It’s six hours all by itself. #books #JuneOnTheRange #BigBookSummer

My #FridayReads update: I’m 25% of the way through Alan LeMay’s “The Searchers.” I’m also 26% of the way through the audio of James Michener’s “Centennial,” but I think all of “The Searchers” would fit into just this one chapter about the Mennonites. #books #JuneOnTheRange #BigBookSummer

I read the first three chapters of Alan LeMay's "The Searchers" on my dinner break. I can already tell this is going to be a good one. Starts out on a disquieting note and the tension is already starting to mount. #books #JuneOnTheRange

I finished Charles Portis' "True Grit," which was every bit as good as I'd hoped. Up next is Alan LeMay's "The Searchers." Unlike with "True Grit," I've never seen the movie for this one. #books #JuneOnTheRange

I finished Stephen King's "Never Flinch." Solid thriller, and I like Holly's character. I counted it toward my May total since I read most of it before the month ended. I'll be starting Charles Portis' "True Grit" on my dinner break as the start of #JuneOnTheRange. #books

A graphic for June on the Range shows the covers of the six books.

My TBR list of #books for #JuneOnTheRange, with the goal of reading at least three:

Cormac McCarthy - “Blood Meridian”
Charles Portis - “True Grit”
James A. Michener - “Centennial”
Alan LeMay - “The Searchers”
Elmore Leonard - “Gunsights”
Louis L’Amour - “High Lonesome”

My #FridayReads update: I’m near the end of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation’s Edge” (ebook) and 20% of the way through Brandon Sanderson’s “Wind and Truth” (audiobook). I also bought Charles Portis’s “True Grit” on sale to read during #JuneOnTheRange. #books