BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227, bookbardenver.com
Oct. 18: Celebrate the launch of “This is Woman’s Work: Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Loving, Luminous Selves” by Dominique Christina. 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 22: Carla Turner, Executive Director of Coloradans Against the Death Penalty, discusses “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 23: Alan Apt and Kay Turnbaugh discuss and sign their book, “Afoot and Afield: Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park: 184 Spectacular Outings in the Colorado Rockies.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 24: Pamela Nowak will read from and sign “Escaping Yesterday.” Refreshments . 7 p.m. Free.
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net
Oct. 18: An afternoon of reading and discussion with local authors Karen Brown, author of “Journey to Kona,” and Dr. John, author of “I Just Know Love 360 .” 2 p.m. Free.
Oct. 19: Carol Pearson will speak about and sign “Persephone Rising.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Oct. 20: Steve McIntosh will speak about and sign “The Presence of the Infinite.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Oct. 21: Robyn Griggs Lawrence will speak about and sign “The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Oct. 22: Martin Prechtel will speak about and sign “The Smell of Rain on Dust.” 7:30 p.m. $5 entry.
Douglas County Library, James H. LaRue Branch
9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, 303-791-7323, douglascountylibraries.org
Oct. 19: Buzz Aldrin will discuss and sign “Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet,” as well as “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration.” Registration has closed because the event is full. 6:30 p.m.
Douglas County Library, Parker Branch
10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker, 303-791-7323,
Oct. 21: Christine Goff will discuss her book, “Dark Waters.” Registration required. 7 p.m. Free.
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut St., Fort Collins, 970-484-7898, oldfirehousebooks.com
Oct. 19: Traps & Trench Coats Mystery Book Club. Explore “The Last Policeman” by Ben H. Winters. 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 20: Storytime Tuesday. Stories, crafts and fun. All ages. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 20: Celebrate the new teen novel, “Wendy Darling” by Denver-based author Colleen Oakes, with this Peter Pan-themed Halloween party. Games and treats. Costumes encouraged. 6 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050, tatteredcover.com
Oct. 19: Emilie Christie Burack will read from and sign “The Runaway’s Gold.” 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 20 & Oct. 24: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 21: Authors Julie Murphy, E.K. Johnston, Amy Tintera, Natalie C. Parker, and Michelle Krys will explore strong, creative, intelligent heroines in today’s fiction.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727, tatteredcover.com
Oct. 19: Reading Into the Music Concert. Monthly concert series. Austin, Texas-based band The Wind and the Wave perform an intimate acoustic performance and provide conversation about the stories that inspire the sounds. 2 p.m. Free.
Oct. 19: John A. Flanagan will read from and sign”The Tournament at Gorlan.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 20: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
Oct. 20: Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner will discuss and sign their memoir, “Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 21: Austin Kleon will discuss and sign “The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 22: Joan Lunden will discuss and sign her new book, “Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 23: Elin Hildebrand will read from and sign her new novel, “The Winter Stroll.” 7 p.m. Free.
Oct. 24: An Afternoon with Midnight Ink: Presentation and Booksigning. Celebrate 10 years of Midnight Ink publishing with local mystery and thriller authors Mark Stevens, Laura DiSilverio, and Linda Joffe Hull. 2 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St., 303-436-1070, tatteredcover.com
Oct. 21: Thomas G. Andrews will discuss and sign “Coyote Valley: Deep History in the High Rockies.” 7 p.m. Free.
