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Charles James (C.J.) Box Jr. is an American author of twenty-one novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several stand-alone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Over ten million copies of his novels have been sold in the U.S. alone. The first novel in his Joe Pickett series, Open Season, was included in The New York Times list of "Notable Books" of 2001. Open Season, Blue Heaven, Nowhere to Run, and The Highway have been optioned for film and television. In March 2016, Off The Grid debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. His latest novel is titled Wolf Pack and is part of his Joe Pickett series.  

Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and editor, and he owned an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie. In 2008, Box was awarded the "BIG WYO" Award from the state tourism industry. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He served on the Board of Directors for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and currently serves on the Wyoming Office of Tourism Board. They have three daughters and one (so far) grandchild. He and his wife Laurie live on their small ranch in Wyoming.

Every 4th Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m., we will host an Afternoon Movie                                                        at the Library featuring a just released movie. This month’s feature is Vice.This                                                            R rated film is a biography, comedy, drama.  This film is about Vice President                                                       Dick Cheney during the Bush administration. When Bush wins by a narrow margin,                                          Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

The Portal of Texas History has started to upload AP Progress newspapers (1935-1945). The following link will take you to the site. 

https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TFG/browse/?fq=dc_type%3Atext_newspaper&fq=str_location_county%3ASan+Patricio+County%2C+TX&fq=str_title_serial%3AAransas+Pass+Progress