BookBar
4280 Tennyson St., 720-443-2227, bookbardenver.com
April 10: Readings by Colorado Book Award finalists in the juvenile and young adult categories. 4:30 p.m. Free.
April 13: BookBar BookClub, hosted by author Teague Bohlen, who will lead a discussion of “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline. 7 p.m. Free.
April 15: Readings by Colorado Book Award finalists in the mystery, science fiction/fantasy, and thriller categories. 7 p.m. Free.
April 16: Review It! A workshop for kids 8 years old and up that want to learn the art of writing book reviews. 10 a.m-1 p.m. Free.; T. John Hughes will present and sign his book, “Apparitions.” 7 p.m. Free.
Boulder Book Store
2960 Speer Blvd., 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net
April 10: Dan Jurafsky will speak about and sign his new book, “The Language of Food.” 5 p.m. $5.
April 12: Lisa McMann will speak about and sign her new book, “Island of Dragons.” 6:30 p.m. Free.
April 16: Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory will speak about and sign their new book, “The Big Book of Kombucha.” 5 p.m. $5.
Boulder Public Library
1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100, boulderbookstore.net
April 14: Join a conversation with Natalie Goldberg in celebration of the 30th anniversary edition of her book, “Writing Down the Bones” and her new book, “The Great Spring.” 7 p.m. $10.
First Congregational Church
1128 Pine St., Boulder, 303-442-1787, boulderbookstore.net
April 14: Robert McChesney and John Nichols will discuss the 2016 election cycle and present their new book, “People Get Ready” 7:30 p.m. $15 if purchased in advance at brownpapertickets.com. $15 for students with ID at the door. $20 for all others at the door.
Platform T
682 S. Colorado Blvd, Glendale, 303-756-1464,
April 13: Mike McPhee will read from and sign his biography, “Dana Crawford.” 7-9 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 303-470-7050, tatteredcover.com
April 12 & 16: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
April 12: Active Minds leads a lecture on the current state of renewable energy. 12:30 p.m. Free.
April 16: Holly Grant will read from and sign “The League of Beastly Dreadfuls, Book 2.” 2 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, Colfax
2526 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-7727, tatteredcover.com
April 11: Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will speak about and sign his new book, “Powering Forward.” 7 p.m. Free.
April 12: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.; Paolo Bacigalupi will discuss and sign the new paperback edition of his novel, “The Water Knife.” 7 p.m. Free.
April 13: Cosplay specialist Becca Silva presents a class on designing your own costumes to dress up as your favorite characters from books, movies, comic books and more. 3:30-5 p.m. Free, but advance online registration is requested.; Ahmed White will discuss and sign his book, “The Last Great Strike.” 7 p.m. Free.
April 14: Ernest Cline will celebrate the new paperback edition of his newest novel, “Armada.” 7 p.m. Free.
April 15: Publishers Mark Stevens and Mike Keefe will present “The Detachment,” the second novel in the late Gary Reilly’s trilogy. 7 p.m. Free.
Tattered Cover, LoDo
1628 16th St., 303-436-1070, tatteredcover.com
April 14: Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory will discuss and sign their book, “The Big Book of Kombucha.” 7 p.m. Free.
April 16: Young Children’s Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Free.
