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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.

Once upon a time (1997), a young lit-loving couple named Andrea Dupree and Michael J. Henry shared a vision for creating a welcoming space where writers could feel less solitary and help improve each other’s skills.

Topping Amazon's list of the 10 best books of the year so far is Ann Napolitano's "Hello Beautiful." See what else made the cut.

Jacqueline Norvell, known as the Brown Bag Lady, prepares beautiful meals and serves them to the unhoused on L.A.'s Skid Row.

Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men," has died of natural causes at 89.

Who wouldn't want a peek at Paul McCartney's personal pics of The Beatles? See them in "1964: Eyes of the Storm," a new book of 275 of his photos.

From a Foo Fighters return to Paramore's homecoming, here's what you need to know before Bonnaroo returns.

Queen of summer books Elin Hilderbrand returns with "The Five-Star Weekend" while Ken Jennings pens a guide to the afterlife this week in new books.

Appalachian writer Barbara Kingsolver, who grew up in Kentucky and won a Pulitzer for her novel, spoke on ties that bind her to the book and the land.

“Denver: Past and Present,” by Mark A.