Wyoming Readers Gather for Hemingway Discussions

Readers and travelers are revisiting how books and screen stories shape their sense of place, from Wyoming’s Western identity to California’s literary landmarks. In Casper, community discussions of Ernest Hemingway’s *A Farewell to Arms* explored its themes and autobiographical elements, while a Hemingway scholar urged readers to look beyond the author’s cultivated cowboy persona; Hemingway drafted parts of the novel during stays in Wyoming. The series *Longmire*, adapted from Craig Johnson’s novels, is praised for grounding familiar Western themes in morally complex policing and for bringing Native American perspectives into the genre. In Monterey, Cannery Row still draws visitors to the waterfront that inspired John Steinbeck’s novel and was renamed after it, while a separate travel feature highlights Steinbeck-related sites across Monterey County, including Salinas and Pinnacles National Park.