Aurora Central Library, Aurora
14949 E. Alameda Parkway
Today: 2 p.m. Former Denver Post staff writer Dick Kreck will discuss and sign his books, including “Anton Woode: The Boy Murderer” and “Murder at the Brown Palace: A True Story of Seduction and Betrayal.”
Barnes & Noble, Littleton
8136 W. Bowles Ave.
Sat: 2 p.m. Mark Wilensky will discuss and sign “The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine.”
Boulder Book Store, Boulder
1107 Pearl St.
Mon: 7:30 p.m. John Elder Robison signs “Look Me in the Eye.”
Tue: 7:30 p.m. Brunonia Barry signs “The Lace Reader.”
Wed: Noon. The Independent Business Book Club, a new book club designed for independent businesses, meets for the first time and will discuss “Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big” by Bo Burlingham. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch.
Wed: 7:30 p.m. John Shors signs “Beside a Burning Sea.”
Thu: 7:30 p.m. David Roberts signs “Devil’s Gate.”
Denver Central Library
Gates Reading Room, 10 W. 14th Ave.
Tue: 6 p.m. Colorado Book Awards 2008 finalists in history will read from their works.
Four Points by Sheraton
6363 E. Hampden Ave.
Wed: 5:30 p.m. The 19th annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Book & Author Dinner features appearances by authors James Rollins, Marisa de los Santos, Brunonia Barry and David Roberts. Tickets start at $95 and benefit Craig Rehabilitation Hospital’s Harry R. Hahn Scholarships, Kappa Kappa Gamma & Iris Foundation Scholarships. Visit .
Mercury Cafe
2199 California St.
Sat: 7:30 p.m. Colorado Book Awards 2008 finalists in anthology and poetry will read from their works.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave.
Tue: 7:30 p.m. David Roberts will discuss and sign “Devil’s Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy.”
Wed: 7:30 p.m. Phil Goodstein will discuss and sign “The Spirits of South Broadway.”
Thu: 7:30 p.m. Francine Prose will read from and sign “Goldengrove.”
Fri: 7:30 p.m. Tom Moon will discuss and sign “1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.”
Tattered Cover, Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch Parkway at Lucent Boulevard
Thu: 7:30 p.m. Candace Bushnell will read from and sign “One Fifth Avenue.” Free tickets for the signing will be available at 6:30 p.m.
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St.
Mon: 7:30 p.m. Brunonia Barry will read from and sign “The Lace Reader.”
Tue: 7:30 p.m. Zisa Moglen will read from and sign “Second Lamppost on the Left: Stories From My Brooklyn Neighborhood.”
Wed: 7:30 p.m. Gustavo Arellano will discuss and sign “Orange County: A Personal History.”
Thu: 7:30 p.m. Dexter Cirillo will present a slide show and sign “Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions.”
Fri: 7:30 p.m. Kathleen Norris will read from and sign “Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks and a Writer’s Life.”
The Wildlife Experience, Parker
10035 S. Peoria St.
Thu: 7 p.m. Dave Barry will discuss and sign his many books, including his most recent, “Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (So Far).” Tickets are $20. Visit .
