John Vaillant, the award-winning, international bestselling author of The Golden Spruce and The Tiger, will return to Steamboat Springs to present his debut novel, The Jaguar’s Children. Vaillant will share the stories behind The Jaguar’s Children, an unforgettable, important story of culture and survival. John Vaillant’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, the Atlantic, National Geographic, and Outside, among other magazines. His two previous, award-winning books, The Tiger and The Golden Spruce, were international bestsellers. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.