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Brian Stelter recounts the intrigue, infighting and personal crises in the morning TV shows’ ratings wars.    

An unhappy woman discovers a distressing secret in Patrick McGrath’s novel.    

Changes to the best-seller lists and this column, Open Book, are new to the Book Review.    

Also: AARP and The Nation join a growing list of ebook publishers; Hilary Mantel on Jane Austen; Anne Applebaum on Sheryl Sandberg.

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Saturday was the last day of skiing for me this season as I forced myself to get as many bump runs in at A-Basin as I could. Thanks to encouragement from my skiing partner, Chris Rain, we fought through the hot spring day and partiers at the beach to squeeze in a few laps on Pallavicini as well as some steeps in the Montezuma Bowl. For the first time in my life I am looking forward to the end of the winter season. I had no idea how long and cold the winters are in Grand County, though I did …

The Colorado Legislature ended the first regular session of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly on May 8, with a number of historic bills being passed through the Democratic controlled House and Senate. One bill regulates the sale of recreational marijuana to people over the age of 21, which was voted into the Colorado Constitution by voters in November. Other bills are one outlawing high capacity magazines for firearms, which goes into effect next month, and a bill legalizing civil unions in the state. Representatives of Grand County sponsored bills that extended income-tax incentives for homeowners who complete wildfire mitigation work on …

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Questions remain on Byers Peak project To the Editor: I am still not clear on some of the issues involving the annexation of Byers Peak Ranch. Thank you (developer) for answers to many of the questions I asked in my last letter. I am confused as to why you didn’t answer the question that I felt was the most important one. How many CFS are needed to support BPR at build out? I see you are building a holding facility of 60 CFS, and if I heard right, you are deeding over that much water rights to Fraser water “taxpayer …

Fraser doesn’t need a newer ‘downtown’ To the Editor: Annexation is fraught with complexities. Personally, I’m against the current proposal, but I’m willing to hear the developer out regarding municipal water, storage reservoirs, unsightly gravel pits, and the possible community-wide benefits of annexation. But there is one aspect of the plan — largely overlooked in this contentious debate — that is absolutely absurd, namely the idea that Fraser somehow needs a newer, better “downtown.” For more than a century, through booms and busts, the town of Fraser has consisted of a downtown core where people shopped for what they needed. …

Do not let April’s powder skiing and late-season snow shoveling deceive you. Western Colorado is still in the grip of a drought and the reservoirs in Grand County (like Granby and Wolford Mountain) still have big holes to fill after last year’s near-record dry year. Storing and moving water are two of the main solutions to enhance the environmental health of rivers and streams and improve water quality and quantity for municipal and other uses. A panel of key water leaders that negotiate these and other solutions will discuss and respond to questions about the progress of the provisions of …

They’re baaack! The chirping and buzzing of hummingbirds have been in the air lately, signaling the start of summer. They migrate north from Mexico and usually spend mid-May to early September here in Grand County – the males arriving first to scout out a place with abundant food sources. With blooming flowers in short supply this time of year, hummingbird feeders will attract these hungry birds and convince them to stick around the backyard for the summer. According to birdwatchers.com, the best homemade nectar to feed hummingbirds is made from one part white sugar and four parts water boiled for …

The Sulphur Ranger District is offering an opportunity for individuals to receive a pass to the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) in exchange for volunteering to collect trash along the ANRA shoreline, boat launch, and picnic areas. …

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A reader responds to a recent essay by Andrea Wulf.    

A reader responds to a recent review of T. D. Allman’s “Finding Florida.”    

A reader responds to a recent essay by Sandra Beasley.    

A reader responds to a recent review of Randall B. Woods’s “Shadow Warrior.”    

Readers respond to a recent review of Willa Cather’s letters.    

In Helene Wecker’s novel, two folkloric creatures emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York.    

Michel Martin speaks to Mark Anthony Neal about his new book, Looking For Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities. It looks at some of the ways black men have been portrayed in pop culture throughout history.

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