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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. Sure, you could read advertising blurbs on Amazon, but wouldn’t you be more likely to believe a neighbor with no skin in the game over a corporation being fed words by publishers? So in this new series, we are sharing these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com.

“Amache,” by Robert Harvey (Hawes & Jenkins)
Some 30 years ago, Douglas County teacher Robert Harvey wrote “Amache,” an extraordinary book about the World War II relocation camp near Granada.  At the time Harvey did his research, few Coloradans had heard of Amache or, indeed, knew anything about the federal government’s policy to incarcerate West Coast Japanese-Americans in prison camps.

In what used to be a day-old bread store, independent bookstore Bookish keeps the residents of Fort Smith, Arkansas well-read.

This week in Dear Bookseller, a reader is on the hunt for just the right books to gift her best friend.

It's a big day for Britney Spears fans: The pop legend has announced she is releasing her highly-anticipated memoir in October.

The Eagles' tumultuous history is detailed in "Life in the Fast Lane," which follows the band's immense success, and the wreckage left in its wake.

BTS has a new gig to add to its group resume: Best-selling authors. The group has released its first book "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS."

Sarah Rose Etter's novel "Ripe" is a journey through modern capitalist hell and Jake Tapper returns with a new thriller this week in books.

"Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" is almost here, and we've got a delectable list of messy, honest, swoon-worthy books to binge while listening.