Books Calendar
BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227,
April 4: 5 p.m. First Saturday Poetry Series with Anita Jepson-Gilbert and Kathleen Cain.
April 4: 7 p.m. James Anderson will read from and sign “The Never-Open Desert Diner.”
April 10: 7 p.m. Book Launch Party with Shelley Walchak, “52 Rivers: A Woman’s Fly-Fishing Journey.”
April 11: 5-6 p.m. Local Author Happy Hour with Patti Ashley (“Living in the Shadow of the Too-Good Mother Archetype”), Karin Mitchell (“Between Families”) and Amy Thornton (“Chance to Change: A Midlife Resurrection.”)
April 11: 7-9 p.m. The series featuring readings from Colorado Book Award finalists continues with authors Peter Heller, Laura Pritchett, Benjamin Whitmer, Jody Berger, Ruth Underhill and Nancy Sharp.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074,
April 7: 7:30 p.m. Carole Bumpus will discuss and sign “A Cup of Redemption.” Vouchers, $5, include $5 coupon.
April 8: 7:30 p.m. Richard W. Bender will discuss and sign “Bountiful Bonsai: Create Instant Indoor Container Gardens with Edible Fruits, Herbs and Flowers.” Vouchers, $5, include $5 coupon.
April 9: 6:30 p.m. Sarah Elizabeth Schantz will discuss and sign “Fig.”
Highlands Ranch Library
9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 720-348-9522
April 9: 7 p.m. Steve Berry will discuss and sign “The Patriot Threat.”
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut St., Fort Collins, 970-484-7898, o April 6: 6-8 p.m. Learn how to turn an old paperback into a birdhouse in a Recycled Book Birdhouse Craft. $12. Reservations required.
April 10: 10 a.m.-noon. Hosting an “Alice in Wonderland” White Rabbit Tea Party for children ages 11 and under. $15, $5 add-on for adults. Reservations required.
April 10: 7-9 p.m. Hosting an “Alice in Wonderland” Mad Hatter Tea Party for ages 12 and above. $15. Reservations required.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050,
April 10: 7 p.m. Jessica Brody will read from and sign “Unchanged” as part of the grand opening festivities of the new book store. April 11: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Opening festivities continue with special children and young adult authors, games, giveaways and prizes. Times vary, details on the website.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727,
April 7: 7 p.m. Ian Caldwell will read from and sign “The Fifth Gospel.”
April 8: 7 p.m. Hannah Nordhaus will discuss and sign “American Ghost: A Family’s Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest.”
April 9: 7 p.m. Manuel Ramos will read from and sign “The Skull of Pancho Villa and Other Stories.”
April 10: 7 p.m. David Morrell will read from and sign “Inspector of the Dead.”
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St., 303-436-1070
April 8: 7 p.m. Carole Bumpus will read from and sign “A Cup of Redemption.”
University of Denver
Sturm Hall, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.,
April 10: 7 p.m. The Tattered Cover presents author Erik Larson who will discuss and sign “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” as part of the University’s Enrichment Program. Tickets, $35, include a copy of the book. Registration details on the website.
Wellshire Events Center
3333 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-796-8111
April 8: 12:15 p.m. Don Morreale will discuss and sign “Cowboys, Yogis, and One-Legged Ski Bums: The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary Coloradans” as part of a lunch meeting and benefit for the Englewood Rotary.
