Popular music held people together during Vietnam era of the ’60s and ’70s, both at home and on the battleground. But as veteran Doug Bradley knows, love songs and rock anthems were more than a backdrop to the war for soldiers on the front lines — they brought comfort and…
A gripping novel, memories of the music that galvanized soldiers in Vietnam, and a slam poetry showdown are all on the docket this week for bookworms and spoken-word fans in the Denver metro. Joyce Maynard, Under the Influence Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue 7 p.m. Monday, March 21 Free Famous for…
This week on the literary scene, you can cheer on youth competitors as they step up to the mike for dramatic poetry readings, learn to look at “different” kids with new eyes, or learn a thing or two about writing fiction from contemporary master Michael Ondaatje. Get out your datebook…
This week at bookstores along the Front Range, you can discover an epic fairytale for adults or a poetic tribute to Hollywood’s most tragic women stars; on other fronts, you can celebrate ladies who write at an International Women’s Day fundraiser or revisit an Academy Award-winning film as an introduction…
Poets with roots and others who wandered are both featured in this week’s literary events. Here’s where to have a listen — or go on a journey yourself. Third Annual Jake Adam York Memorial Reading with Natalie Diaz Tivoli Student Union, Room 640, Auraria Campus 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 Free Poet and professor Jake Adam York passed…
Local authors take the spotlight at a few literary events in Denver this week, while an Edgar Allan Poe tribute is set to music at another. Here’s where to celebrate homegrown talent and the father of American horror writing. Lindsay King-Miller, Ask a Queer Chick: A Guide to Sex, Love,…
This week’s literary picks are all about storytelling — some of it hellish and some of it inspiring. And on Saturday, you can head to Tattered Cover Colfax to prepare for Valentine’s Day: There’s a book, or a poem, for everything and everyone. Here’s where to find them. Juan Thompson,…
It’s a great week for book lovers in Denver. The American Booksellers Association is hosting its winter institute here, and while you’ll have to hurry to hear Governor John Hickenlooper address the group and honor Tattered Cover owner Joyce Meskis, there are many other literary events to enjoy. You can…
Holidays got you down? Cheer up and head to local bookstores to take a trip into the present future with journalist Malcolm Gay or hear master storytellers Matthew Taylor and Jamie Horton tell tales. Malcolm Gay, The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines Tattered Cover…
A book store should be a required stop on any holiday shopper’s to-do list, but it’s not the only place to find literary content in Denver this week. We’ve got book signings, readings, performances, magazine releases and a hella good night of slam poetry, too. Toni Tipton-Martin, The Jemima Code:…
For many people, Laura DiSilverio’s schedule would be murder. But this bestselling author of fifteen mystery and suspense novels — many set right here in Colorado — knows the secret to publishing books: “Basically, it is hard work and perseverance,” she says. And those two come naturally to DiSilverio, the mother…
A pot cookbook, a treatise on changing Cuba and a local Sherlockian expert are all in the spotlight this week at Denver bookstores. Here’s where to pick your poison: Robyn Griggs Lawrence and Povy Kendal Atchison The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook: Feel-Good Food for Home Cooks Tattered Cover Book Store 7…
I. ELWAY’S CONFIDENTIAL On a quiet Monday night at Elway’s Cherry Creek, it’s hard to miss James Ellroy. A trim six-three, clean-domed and fond of Hawaiian shirts, eyes blazing, he’s easily the most animated talker in the room. He’s not particularly loud or demonstrative, but he is passionate, holding forth…
This week in Denver, a notable author navigates cyberspace in his “Great American Internet Novel” and a nationally beloved blogger laughs hysterically at her own battle with depression. Meanwhile, in Boulder, a local journalist gives that town’s famous McGuckin Hardware its due. Joshua Cohen, Book of Numbers Sturm Hall, Room…
This week you can shake the hand of a Clinton, sharpen you own writing chops with colleagues at the library, or bring your pooch to the Tattered Cover for a dog-friendly, outdoor book signing. There’s something here for everyone — read all about it. Chelsea Clinton, It’s Your World: Get…
Heroes both local and international, operating in a variety of arenas, are in the spotlight at book events in the Denver area this week, from Naropa stalwart Barbara Dilley and superstar Michael Jackson to a Canadian environmental crusader who took on Encana by suing over the contamination of her well…
Ever wonder what sorts of things unnerve the folks who make a living scaring their readers? We polled a few of our favorite local horror authors for the most spine-tingling October attractions, events, sites and sounds — and, some of their answers were as unexpected as the plots twists you’ll…
If books inspire us to flex our intellectual muscles, looking back on who we are and how we got that way, this is the week to dive into self-exploration. The calendar includes appearances by authors of every stripe, from cartoonists and poets to contemporary novelists. Here are just three of…
I’ve been obsessed with the little libraries popping up all over town for months, in places as prominent as the corner of 12th Avenue and Lincoln in front of History Colorado and as obscure as overgrown alleyways in Sunnyside. The little libraries — where people offer books for trade, for free…
This week in local literary events, you can not only read a book but also make one, or throw your support to a fledging Denver-centric art magazine. ’Tis the season to be bookish! Mizel Arts and Culture Center JAAMM Fest Charles Belfoure, The Paris Architect Starts September 30 Wolf Theatre,…
In 2017, Denver will become one of the hubs for the National Poetry Slam, the biggest slam event of its kind in the country and certainly the largest for Colorado. This major throwdown of America’s best slam poets is coming to the Mile High City in part because of one…
According to protagonist Dorothy’s hearse-driving, derby-skating granny, “Normal is overrated!” Author Megan Dougherty delivers that powerful message – along with lessons in self-confidence and individuality – to young women via her tween series Dorothy’s Derby Chronicles. And to mark the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls rolling strong for ten years, teammate Dougherty…
