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‘Is it ok to like a killer?’: Belgrade author finds fiction from firefighting with inmates
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‘Is it ok to like a killer?’: Belgrade author finds fiction from firefighting with inmates

  • Dan Astin Chronicle Staff Writer

Belgrade author Canyon Hohenstein draws on his experience leading a Montana inmate wildfire crew for his fictional novel “Who Tames the Flames,” exploring wildland firefighting, trauma, redemption and life with prisoners away from cell walls. Hohenstein discussed the book and the 2021 Swan Valley fire that inspired it at the Country Bookstore on Thursday, reflecting on the incarcerated firefighters he led and the personal stories that shaped his book.