"This is one of the biggest bestsellers we've seen in a holiday season," says Tattered Cover owner Len Vlahos.
The former First Lady did a signing at the Tattered Cover's Colfax Avenue location on Thursday, December 13, ahead of her appearance that evening at the Pepsi Center. Before the book signing, she also visited Children's Hospital Colorado.

Reese Witherspoon asks Michelle Obama about the title of her book at the Pepsi Center on December 13, 2018.
Kenzie Bruce
The bookstore, which hosts more than 500 events each year, still has plenty of copies of the unsigned version of Becoming (a good thing, because there are about 800 holds for the Denver Public Library's 68 copies right now), which are available at every Tattered Cover location. "We're well-stacked through Christmas," Vlahos says.
Vlahos, who got to meet Obama briefly, points to events like this as a reason why independent bookstores are crucial. "We're so appreciative of our customers," he says. "Tattered Cover is important to the community because we can bring in Michelle Obama, or Bruce Springsteen, for events like this."