This week, the staff from Poor Richard’s Books in Colorado Springs recommends a Longmire tale, a cold-case mystery and a look at how gay bookstores have been so much more. From Jeffery Payne, assistant retail manager: I have been reading a lot, I mean a lot of history books lately. I needed an escape from all that and gladly jumped into the latest Craig Johnson release in the Longmire mystery series. How Queer Bookshops Changed the World By A. J. West’s “How Queer Bookshops Changed the World,” we see how countless others have found that same compassion and support in bookshops around the world, both past and present.