The Book Club: “women And Children First” And Other Reader Reviews

One of Denver’s beloved bookstores and community spaces is hightailing it out of the Mile High City. On Wednesday, Mutiny Information Cafe announced it would close its location at 2 S. Broadway after more than a decade and move about 4 miles south to 3483 S. Broadway in Englewood. Co-owner Jim Norris told The Denver Post his building is currently for sale and that he would need to pay double the rent to stay there, which isn’t feasible. “It’s a tough pill for everyone to swallow in Denver, but the choice came down to close it down or find somewhere new,” Norris said.

“At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China,” by Edward Wong (Viking, 2024) “At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China,” by Edward Wong (Viking, 2024) Wong, a New York Times correspondent, uses his father’s memories of his childhood in Guandong province and Hong Kong — through his university studies in Beijing and his military service in both northeast and far northwest China (the “edge of empire” of the title) — as the framework to explore Imperial Chinese history and even modern-day events there.

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?

“Three Keys,” by Laura Pritchett (Dell) Three Keys by Laura Pritchett (Dell) After her husband Vincent’s death, Ammalie Brinks sets out to find out about him, their unsatisfactory marriage and herself. The basis of her search is three keys.  Each one unlocks a door but also a part of the past. The first key is to a Colorado cabin, where Ammalie and her husband once stayed.

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?