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Teague Bohlen

Teague Bohlen is a writer, novelist and professor at the University of Colorado Denver. His first novel, The Pull of the Earth, won the Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction in 2007; his textbook The Snarktastic Guide to College Success came out in 2014, and a flash fiction collection, Flatland, in 2019. His new novel, Escaping Denver, is available now.

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Beyond Books: Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Could Get at Denver Public Library

By Teague BohlenJanuary 20, 2026

Check it out! Here are ten surprising things your library card gets you at Denver Public Library.

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Why Trump Should Just Grab Greenland, Colorado

By Teague BohlenJanuary 19, 2026

He already considers this state enemy territory!

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Reading Between the Lines: Colorado Study Shows Prison Libraries Could Reduce Recidivism

By Teague BohlenJanuary 16, 2026

“Prison libraries feel very familiar. This isn’t Shawshank.”

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Josiah Hesse’s Visceral Take on Growing Up in Religious Extremism

By Teague BohlenJanuary 15, 2026

The Denver writer’s memoir takes on “fear, shame, poverty, and the making of the Christian Right.”

Sonic Resistance: Flobots Founder to Lead Protest Song Workshop in Denver

Sonic Resistance: Flobots Founder to Lead Protest Song Workshop in Denver

By Teague BohlenJanuary 15, 2026

Flobots’ Jonny 5 has a new venue for the band’s ongoing social justice work.

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West Side Books Enters a New Era With New Owner and Focus

By Teague BohlenJanuary 6, 2026

The Northside’s indie bookstore will close for a week in early January to re-tool and re-focus.

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Meet the Band Reviving True ’70s Funk in Denver

Meet the Band Reviving True ’70s Funk in Denver

By Teague BohlenJanuary 6, 2026

“If we can get up in front of a group of people, we can get them dancing.”

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Ten Unique Indoor Activity Joints Around Denver

By Teague BohlenJanuary 5, 2026

Cold? Stay indoors and play!

Trumped: Artist Solves a Sticky Situation for National Parks Pass

Trumped: Artist Solves a Sticky Situation for National Parks Pass

By Teague BohlenDecember 30, 2025

Don’t want the president on your National Parks Pass for 2026? Jenny McCarty is offering an artistic answer.

Will Work for Love: The Big Small Business of Hallmark Movies

Will Work for Love: The Big Small Business of Hallmark Movies

By Teague BohlenDecember 25, 2025

These feel-good holiday flicks are often set in the workplace. Ideally a workplace in Littleton.

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Want to Own John Travolta’s Head? A Denver Man Is Selling It on Craigslist

By Teague BohlenDecember 23, 2025

More proof that yes, you can literally find anything on Craigslist.

Aurora’s Bowen Yang Leaving SNL After Tonight: His Best Bits on Weekend Update

By Teague BohlenDecember 19, 2025

The comedian got his first taste of comedy at Smoky Hill High School.

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Want to Park at the Auraria Campus? You’re Scrooged.

By Teague BohlenDecember 16, 2025

The Christkindlmarket is free and festive — once you find a place to park your sleigh.

How This Denver Concert Designer Made It to the Big Leagues

How This Denver Concert Designer Made It to the Big Leagues

By Teague BohlenDecember 10, 2025

Station Six is bringing the spectacle to your favorite musical shows worldwide, from Imagine Dragons to Bebe Rexha.

Ten Hallmark Colorado Christmas Movies Not Filmed in Colorado

By Teague BohlenDecember 8, 2025

The settings might look familiar…to Canadians.

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With Scavenged Goods Owner Hospitalized, Store’s Fans Are All Heart

By Teague BohlenDecember 6, 2025

Chip Litherland is getting by with a little help from his friends in the punk community.

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Serving Up a Piping Hot Cup of Denver Comics and Art

By Teague BohlenDecember 3, 2025

The third iteration of DeCaf is no weak brew.

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Ten Colorado Books That Would Make Good Holiday Gifts This Year

By Teague BohlenDecember 2, 2025

The work of local authors may be the best Colorado gift of all.

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Denver Church Offers Affordable Housing to Men of “Any Faith or No Faith at All”

By Teague BohlenNovember 27, 2025

Granite Peaks Church has been walking the walk for nearly a decade.

Where to Shop Black Friday Record Store Day Deals in Denver

Where to Shop Black Friday Record Store Day Deals in Denver

By Teague BohlenNovember 26, 2025

Screw online shopping. Head out to record stores to grab some cool exclusive vinyl releases.

A Not-So-Secret Speakeasy Is Now Open in Lakewood

By Teague BohlenNovember 24, 2025

Pssst…there’s a new place on West Colfax. And everyone should know about it.

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Denver Graphic Novelist R. Alan Brooks Hits the Big Screen With Always, Most of the Time

By Teague BohlenNovember 12, 2025

Brooks teamed up with his childhood friend to make the film happen.

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