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May 24, 2012
Photos: Gabrielle Hamilton at Frasca Food & Wine
Gabrielle Hamilton has been on top of the culinary world for the past couple of years. In 2011, she landed a James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York City for her simple fare at Prune, besting April Bloomfield, Wylie Dufresne, Michael Anthony and Michael White and quipping, charmingly, when she a ... More >>
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March 9, 2012
Denver Book Fair is liquidating, every nudie magazine must go!
After thirty years in business, Denver Book Fair announced that it was closing its doors last October, and now the cavernous storefront at 44 South Broadway is in final liquidation mode. Everything is for sale: books, magazines, calendars, manuals, even the fixtures are priced to move. Dennis Bono ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Denver author Ryan Moehring's Fried Twinkie Manifesto makes the Amazon top ten
The Fried Twinkie Manifesto was never expected to hit the big-time. Its author, Denver local Ryan Moehring, wrote it in his spare time (concurrently holding down a day-job as a government employee), found an editor on Craigslist, got a friend to design the cover and put up the cash to publish it him ... More >>
News
November 24, 2011
Naked in Colorado: New book shows models as works of art in the Centennial State
Slide Show: Colorado Uncovered (NSFW)
Blogs
November 18, 2011
Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed
For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Supermodel Carré Otis on her tell-all book, Beauty, Disrupted
There's a lot more to Carré Otis's new book than her famous ex-husband, Mickey Rourke. But he is a big part of her story. The Colorado resident and supermodel will be signing her new memoir, Beauty, Disrupted, Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Boulder Book Store. The book details everything from her ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Win a copy of Neal Stephenson's Reamde
Author Neal Stephenson will be at the Tattered Cover LoDo on Friday and in advance of that appearance, we'll have a Q&A with him tomorrow. In the meantime, we're giving you a chance to win a copy of the book right now, so you'll be able to have Stephenson sign it. All you need to do is tell us a lit ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
So it goes: Vonnegut gets banned in small-town Missouri, Vonnegut library sticks it to 'em
If you thought banning books on the basis that they fail to fall in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ was a thing of the past, then consider yourself unstuck in time: A couple of weeks ago, a school board in Republic, MO, voted to remove copies of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five -- ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Denver Post comic cut-ups save money, double the funny: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario
Instead of cutting entire comic strips and losing more readers the Denver Post could save space (and money) by splicing together different strips to create comic cut-ups that are immensely more funny...
Blogs
June 21, 2011
Author Lisa See on Dreams of Joy and rooming in the Chinese countryside with Amy Tan
Bestselling Chinese-American author Lisa See, who will read from her new book Dreams of Joy tomorrow evening at the Tattered Cover, is an extraordinary researcher: Her fierce desire to get the details right has taken her around the world, to museums and libraries, and even into the small worl ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
A Moment with John Sayles
Bestselling Chinese-American author Lisa See, who will read from her new book Dreams of Joy tomorrow evening at the Tattered Cover, is an extraordinary researcher: Her fierce desire to get the details right has taken her around the world, to museums and libraries, and even into the small worl ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Top five Pulitzer-worthy music memoirs
Nothing, to our way of thinking, is more captivating than the true story of very real struggle. We all have these little musical fantasies, strumming our Fenders in the dark of our apartments, listening to a little Miles Davis or Johnny Cash.
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Will Oldham narrating an audiobook? Here's 10 more musicians we'd like to see narrate classic books
Audio books are all about finding the perfect actor with the perfect voice to read to you while you drive across the country. So, when we heard Will Oldham had taken on the narration of Rudolph Wurlitzer's Slow Fade, we started thinking about what other artists should venture into the same bu ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Michael Sawaya to host reading of his book with flute, interpretive dance
Yes, this Michael Sawaya.Prepare to consider Michael Sawaya -- best known as the guy from the auto-injury law firm -- in a light in which it is pretty much guaranteed you have never considered him. To celebrate the release of Turbulence in the River, his new book about "finding your world and ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Turning the Page On Potter
Yes, this Michael Sawaya.Prepare to consider Michael Sawaya -- best known as the guy from the auto-injury law firm -- in a light in which it is pretty much guaranteed you have never considered him. To celebrate the release of Turbulence in the River, his new book about "finding your world and ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Ask the bartender: A library of books about libations
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>
News
December 2, 2010
Bookworms
White-nationalist reads in the United States and Europe reflect anti-migrant hatred in a grim economy.
Blogs
November 11, 2010
One chapter book reviews: Hooking up with Tila Tequila
Perhaps more than ever in this reality show age we live in, it can be difficult to know what the hell famous people are even famous for -- and nobody, besides maybe Paris Hilton, exemplifies that "famous for being famous" phenomenon better than Tila Tequila. In her completely un-clamored-for ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Acme Novelty Library #20, by Chris Ware, and other new releases this week, November 9, 2010
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
To the Max
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Dem Bones, Dem Bones
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Mega Metal
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Graphic Talk
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
A Novel Romance
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
The Apple of Carrie Vaughn’s Eye
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Hunter and the Hunted
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Happy Trails
Apparently this week is "awesome book week" because three of our picks come from trees, while another is based on a book. Okay, it's possible we're just attempting to show off the fact that we have the ability to read, but even so, a book from our last president, a comic collection from one o ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2009
You know things are jacked up when Guy Fieri hits the NYT best-seller list
Whether or not this is a shockingly discouraging testament to the page turners of America or Guy Fieri threatening to jam his back-ass headwords sunglasses down the throats of anyone who doesn't purchase his books, it's still a fact: Guy Fieri, who just dove into Denver with his "Culinary Roa ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Voices Carry
Whether or not this is a shockingly discouraging testament to the page turners of America or Guy Fieri threatening to jam his back-ass headwords sunglasses down the throats of anyone who doesn't purchase his books, it's still a fact: Guy Fieri, who just dove into Denver with his "Culinary Roa ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Glory Days
Jon Krakauer will sign copies of his book on NFLer-turned-soldier Pat Tillman.
Blogs
June 3, 2009
Wake-Up Call: The rest is history
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the "Rush to the Rockies." As rumors of the May 1859 gold find echoed back east, hordes of fortune-hunters started the arduous trek across the plains to the confluence of the Platte and Cherry Creek. Many never made it to what was then the Kansas Territory; ... More >>
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October 23, 2008
Kick Out the JAAMMS
The Leah Cohen Festival of Jewish Books and Authors gets a new look.
Calendar
June 26, 2008
So Hip It Hurts
A new novel is hopped up on hipsters.
Calendar
June 19, 2008
Suddenly Sedaris
An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.
Calendar
February 14, 2008
Eggers On
An essayist extraordinaire offers up his latest tome.
Calendar
February 7, 2008
Green Thumbs Up
Catch Jamaica Kincaid at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Dining
January 19, 2006
Margarita de la Casa
Señor Rita’s
Goods & Services
March 25, 2004
Best Polar Bear Art
The Polar Bear Gallery
Goods & Services
March 27, 2003
Best Collection of the Golden Age of American Illustration
Fahrenheit's Books
Calendar
March 29, 2001
Best Autobiography by a Furniture Magnate
An American Tiger
Calendar
March 29, 2001
Best Literary Service Threatened by the JOA
Rocky Mountain News Books
Calendar
March 29, 2001
Best Local Appearance by a National Author
Dave Eggers
People & Places
March 29, 2001
Best Development to Come Out of the News-Post Joint Operating Agreement
Comics
People & Places
March 29, 2001
Best Advice for New Rural Residents
The Good Neighbor Guidebook for Colorado
Best of Denver
June 29, 2000
Best place to chill out
Tattered Cover LoDo
Best of Denver
June 29, 2000
Best new-CD store
Wax Trax
Calendar
March 9, 2000
A Growing Concern
The Bookies
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