Denver comic Adam Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed 2018 book, “Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir,” has been adapted into a movie that will feature some recognizable Hollywood stars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEditor’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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The customer at the counter of West Side Books in North Denver was trading thoughts with Terry, the ponytailed, bespectacled, thoughtful employee at the register.
Which Jack Kerouac book should he start with?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
If there is a genre for Denver author Peter Heller’s books, I would call it “literary wilderness mystery” or maybe “nature and men and danger.”
His newest novel, “Burn,” released Aug.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster, reissue 2012)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAn anthology of Colorado writers and a study of the stuff created by man, by a former Denver Museum of Nature and Science archaeologist, are among the winners of the 2024 Colorado Book Awards.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“Gathering Mist,” by Margaret Mizushima (Crooked Lane)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIn Denver Art Museum’s “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak,” one gets the sense of the author and illustrator as a whole person, from an oft-bedridden childhood gazing out his Brooklyn window to his global success and forays into stage and screen.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“Three Keys,” by Laura Pritchett (Dell)
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEditor’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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Great literature is deeply rooted in place, and Colorado towns have been inspiring authors for decades. Ready to try a fiction-fueled vacay? Here’s how it works: Pick a title from the list below, read it solo or with your book club, then follow our travel notes to immerse yourself in a real-life literary setting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEditor’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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“Women and Children First,” by Alina Grabowski (SJP Lit, 2024)
This novel examines the impact of an unexpected and unexplained tragic event on a small town in rural Massachusetts. The story unfolds through the perspectives of 10 different women living there.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“The Five Wishes of Mr.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareOne 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Luke Gilford’s dazzling 2020 photography book, “National Anthem: America’s Queer Rodeo,” introduced people in the art and photography worlds to gay rodeos. It’s a subject Gilford knows firsthand, having jumped into that world in 2016 and held on through the pandemic to adapt his book into a movie.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareEditor’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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
“The Explorers,” by Amanda Blows (William Morrow)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share“Exploring Colorado With Kids,” by Jamie Siebrase (a freelance writer for The Denver Post) and Debbie Mock (Falcon Guides)
Letting a kid “wander the historical buildings at the Centennial Village Museum or touch a cloud inside the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that’s when a spark is ignited and the best kind of learning happens,” write the authors in their introduction to “Exploring Colorado With Kids.”