BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227,
Oct. 14: BookBar BookClub. Karen Levi-Lausa will be leading a discussion on Jim Fergus’ “One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 15: Children’s author event. Julie Federico will read from “Anger is Okay Violence is Not.” 4:30 p.m. Free.
Oct. 15: Steve Mcintosh will read from and sign “The Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 17: Young adult author event. Sarah Schantz will read from and sign “Fig.” 7 p.m. Free.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074,
Oct. 11: Writing workshop with John Lehndorff: Food Writing for Food Professionals: 2-4 p.m. $35. Space is limited; Purchase tickets over the phone or in store.
Oct. 13: A celebration of the late Lucia Berlin’s newly published short story collection, “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” with editors. 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Oct. 14: Susan Skog will speak about and sign her new book, “Mending the Sisterhood & Ending Women’s Bullying.” 7:30 p.m. Free.
Oct. 15: Sara Avant Stover will speak about and sign her new book, “The Book of She.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Colorado’s Finest School of Choice
300 Chenango, Englewood, 303-717-7301, coloradoauthors
Oct. 17: Colorado Author’s League Program: Maximizing the Benefits of Goodreads. A panel of experts will discuss how to best use the social media network for avid book readers. 8:30 a.m. $20 early-bird CAL members. $30 non-members. Registration at the door increases $10 for each. Program also available via Skype. $20 Skype registration.
Deane Elementary School
580 S. Harlan St., Lakewood, 303-982-9655, coloradoauthors
Oct. 17: Pat Postek will read from her book, “Bandit, The Chubby Chihuahua” to children in kindergarten, first and second grades. 8:30 a.m. Free.
Denver Public Library
10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 720-865-1206,
Oct. 17: Forests and People First. Bianca Jagger will give the keynote speech on the perils of climate change. Irene Vilar will award Jagger the 2015 Nuestra Madre Award. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Space is limited. Phone or online registration required.
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut St., Fort Collins, 970-484-7898,
Oct. 13: Story Time Tuesday. Stories, crafts and tons of fun! All ages welcome. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 13: Jeff Guinn will talk about and sign “Buffalo Trail: A Novel of the American West.” 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 15: Graphically Yours Graphic Novel Book Club. Explore “Hellboy in Hell, Vol. 1” by Mike Mignola. 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 16: Hogwarts Halloween for Kids! Children’s party is for participants 12 and under and will include treats, wand making, potion brewing, and more. 6 p.m. $10 entry. Space is limited.
Oct. 17: Author Meghan Dougherty and artist Alece Bimbach will talk about and sign the second book in “The Dorothy Derby Chronicles.” 2 p.m. Free.
Oct. 17: Hogwarts Halloween for Teens and Adults. Treats, crafts, scavenger hunts, trivia, a costume contest and more. 6-9 p.m. $10 entry. Space is limited.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050,
Oct. 13 & Oct. 17: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 13: Active Minds Lecture: The Story of Saudi Arabia. 12:30 p.m. Free.
Oct. 13: Carol S. Pearson will discuss and sign her new book, “Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 16: Rebecca Snow will read from and sign her debut novel, “Glassmusic.” 7 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727,
Oct. 11: William Paul Young will discuss and sign his new novel, “Eve.” 2 p.m. Free numbered tickets provided with purchase of “Eve.”
Oct. 12: Jeff Guinn will read from and sign “Buffalo Trail.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 13: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 14: Gavin Aung Than will discuss and sign his new collection, “Zen Pencils Volume Two: Dream the Impossible Dream.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 17: Colleen Oakes will read from and sign her new novel, “Wendy Darling.” 2 p.m. Free.
