BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227,
April 26: 7 p.m. The series celebrating Colorado Book Award finalists continues with Anthology readings and signings with Jake Adam York, Andrew McFayden-Ketchum and Sara Michas-Martin, and poetry readings and signings with Kim Nuzzo and Andrew Gulliford.
April 30: 7 p.m. Local author Carleen Brice will host a book talk of “Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine” by Bebe Moore.
May 2: 7 p.m. The series celebrating Colorado Book Award finalists continues with history readings and signings with Jared Orsi, Elizabeth Fenn and Derek R. Everett; historical-fiction readings and signings with Sandra Dallas, Jack Marshall Maness, Anna McDermott and Gretchen Wiegand; and pictorial presentations and signings with Paul Anderson, Karla Oceanak and Erik Stensland.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074,
April 28: 7:30 p.m. Christian Hageseth will discuss and sign “Big Weed: An Entrepreneur’s High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business.” Vouchers, $5, include $5 coupon.
April 30: 7:30 p.m. Richard Martin will discuss and sign “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet.” Vouchers, $5, include $5 coupon.
May 2: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with authors BK Loren, Buzzy Jackson, Laura Pritchett, TaraShea Nesbit, Laird Hunt, Rivvy Neshama, Johnathan Waldman, Scott Carney and Heather Sappenfield. Exclusive books and works of art donated by authors in support of IBD will also be for sale.
Costco, Parker
18414 Cottonwood Drive, 303-583-1937
May 2: 1-3 p.m. Sandra Jane Welchel signs “Parker.”
Glenmoor Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
110 Glenmoor Drive, 303-744-3733, mail check to ULA Spring Event, Karen Saliman, 3000 E. Ohio Way, Denver, CO 80209.
April 30: 6:30 p.m. The University Library Association presents Helen Thorpe who will discuss and sign “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War.” A buffet reception and cash bar begins at 6:30 p.m. and Thorpe’s discussion begins at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $80. Proceeds benefit the University of Denver libraries. Reservations required.
Mercury Cafe
2199 California St., 303-294-9281
May 1: 6 p.m.-2 a.m. The 26th annual Poetry Rodeo features performances by poets from around Colorado, a musical poetry jam and an open mic starting at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $10, free after 9 p.m.
Old Town Library
201 Peterson St., Fort Collins, 970-484-7898,
April 29: 7 p.m. Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins presents Richard Martin, who will discuss and sign “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet.”
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050,
April 27: 7 p.m. Andrew Gross will read from and sign “One Mile Under.”
April 28: 7 p.m. John Marshall will discuss and sign “Wide-Open World.” May 2: 11 a.m. Hosting a “Bad Kitty Birthday Bash” to celebrate Children’s Book Week and Bad Kitty’s 10th birthday as part of all-day festivities celebrating Independent Bookstore Day celebrated at all Tattered Cover locations (excluding airport stores). Several authors have donated books and pieces of art to be sold in support of IBD.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727,
April 27 and May 4: 7 p.m. The Tattered Cover and the Colorado Authors’ League present “The Best of CAL at the Tattered Cover,” a continuing series of consecutive Monday programs featuring the finalists from CAL’s annual writing contest. Three finalists in each category are featured each week and will discuss their books and writing and answer questions from the audience. April 27 is mainstream, genre and young adult fiction, and May 4 is children’s and short fiction adult/children. Winners will be announced at the CAL Awards Banquet on May 8 at the Courtyard Marriott-Denver Cherry Creek. CAL will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to bestselling author Clive Cussler and the guest speaker is local author Sandra Dallas. Tickets and more information available at .
April 28: 7 p.m. Richard Martin will discuss and sign “Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet.”
April 29: 7 p.m. Christian Hageseth will discuss and sign “Big Weed: An Entrepreneur’s High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business.”
April 30: 7 p.m. T.C. Boyle will read from and sign “The Harder They Come.”
May 1: 7 p.m. Travis Macy will discuss and sign “The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life.”
May 2: 2 p.m. Mary McDonough will read from and sign “One Year” as part of all-day festivities celebrating Independent Bookstore Day celebrated at all Tattered Cover locations (excluding airport stores). Several authors have donated books and pieces of art to be sold in support of IBD.
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St., 303-436-1070
April 27: 7 p.m. Matt Kepnes will discuss and sign “How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter.”
April 29: 7 p.m. Cara Swanson will read from and sign “The Long Journey: Tales of a World Yet to Come.”
May 2: 2 p.m. Holly Grant will host a tea party to celebrate the release of her book for young readers, “The League of Beastly Dreadfuls, Book One,” as part of all-day festivities celebrating Independent Bookstore Day celebrated at all Tattered Cover locations (excluding airport stores). Several authors have donated books and pieces of art to be sold in support of IBD.
