Ray Bradbury, literary icon, is remembered as pioneer of modern sci-fi
Ray Bradbury was a local celebrity when I was growing up in Southern California. Sure, he had a national reputation, but to us, he was the local author who got trotted out to lots of events, including...
View Article"Astonished": Beverly Donofrio's new memoir about how an act of violence can...
Beverly Donofrio's new memoir, "Astonished," looks at how an act of violence--rape--can transform a spiritual life. She is speaking in Denver at Tattered Cover on Mar. 19. The post "Astonished":...
View ArticleKirk Mitchell's new book: Murder in Denver, escape to Argentina
When I recently mentioned “Spin Doctor” by Kirk Mitchell toDenverfriends, they remembered the newspaper headlines – about a man arrested for the murder of his wife, Nancy, in theirCongressParkhome --...
View ArticleGay Talese, reporting in Denver for New Yorker, digs into 1977 death
My fifteen minutes with best-selling author Gay Talese, during his recent reporting trip to Denver, turned into a wild adventure that centered on a woman who allegedly died in 1977 in a motel on Colfax...
View ArticleWilla Cather's letters, published for first time, reveal private life
The letters of Willa Cather, who wrote about immigrants in the Great Plains, reveal new sides to the Pulitzer-Prize winning author The post Willa Cather's letters, published for first time, reveal...
View ArticleLastest book by historian Nathaniel Philbrick optioned for film by Ben Affleck
"Bunker Hill" is a new look at the legendary battle of the Revolutionary War by award-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick, a lively look at the start of the American Revolution that has been optioned...
View ArticleAfghan author of "A Fort of Nine Towers" to speak in Denver
When Qais Akbar Omar, author of "A Fort of Nine Towers," grew up in Kabul in the early 1990s, the city was torn by war. His family fled, on a journey through Afghanistan, and perseveres. The post...
View ArticleVikram Seth's blockbuster "A Suitable Boy" has 20th anniversary
The blockbuster novel, "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth, celebrates 20th anniversary, and many fans are re-reading its 1,400 pages. The post Vikram Seth's blockbuster "A Suitable Boy" has 20th...
View ArticleJane Austen returns, witty as ever, in new novel by Jennifer Petkus
Almost 200 years after her death, Jane Austen regains fame with new novel with the help of the AlterNet, a sci-fi twist, that gives her a new chance at love The post Jane Austen returns, witty as ever,...
View ArticleWhy Aren't Russians Reading Their Own Classics?
I’m crazy for the classic Russian novels, even took the class “Tolstoy and Dostoevsky” in college so that I could immerse myself in books like “Anna Karenina” and “Brothers Karamazov” while getting...
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