Tattered Cover
Book Store
News & Reviews
October 2017
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Greetings Friends of
Tattered Cover,
Many years ago, a flight attendant for one of the big airlines was collecting trash after the in-flight lunch service (you can tell by that statement just how many years ago this was), and noticed that the salads almost always came back with the olives uneaten. Air travelers, it seemed, just didn't like olives.
Knowing waste when she saw it, the flight attendant notified her boss, who notified her boss, who notified her boss, and so on, until the message reached the right person and the airline stopped including olives in the salads. Customers were unphased, the airline saved tens of thousands of dollars each year, and there was less waste in the world. (Sorry olive manufacturers of America...just know that Len makes up for that loss with the amount of olives he buys each week at the grocery store.)
A wonderful indie bookstore in Pasadena, CA -- the venerable Vroman's Bookstore -- took this idea and ran with it. Any Vroman's staff member who could identify needless waste, or suggest a smarter, more efficient way of doing things, would be rewarded. We love that and have decided to adopt it.
But TC employees are not the only group with a stake and interest in this business. So we write now to challenge you, our customers, to the Olive Test.
We invite you to suggest ways -- big or small -- you think we can improve our business. Do you see waste in how we do things? Is there a smarter, or more entertaining and engaging, or more efficient, way of serving you? If so, we want to know.
If we use one of your suggestions, we'll say a small thank you with a $10 gift card. If we don't use your idea, we'll still say thank you. And you know what? We'll just say thank you right now for being a customer.
Send your ideas -- none are too silly -- to
len.vlahos@tatteredcover.com with OLIVE TEST in the subject line of the email. We'll publish a few of the best in next month's newsletter.
Wishing you happy October,
Len & Kristen
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We are delighted to present numerous author signings and other special events throughout the month of September.
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Book Clubs!
TC LoDo Book Club
Travel Lovers'
Book Club
Third Thursday Book Club
Mystery Book Club
Aspen Grove Non- Fiction Book Club
Aspen Grove
Fiction Book Club
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Event Photo of the Month: September
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An
Arthur fan poses with Marc Brown, creator of the
Arthur Adventures series, and R. L. Stine, creator of the
Goosebumps series, on September 14 at Colfax Avenue after a presentation of their picture book
Mary McScary.
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Upcoming featured events!
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Monday, October 2, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
James McBride, the National Book Award-winning author of
The Good Lord Bird
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will discuss and sign his short story collection
Five-Carat Soul
($27.00 Riverhead Books). The stories in
Five-Carat Soul
--none of them ever published before--spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge.
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Wednesday, October 4, 7:00 pm, Lindsay Auditorium, DU Campus
In collaboration with the DU's Enrichment Program, Mark Bowden will present
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
($30.00 Atlantic Monthly Press), which focuses on war and examines each stage of a pivotal battle during the Tet Offensive, which changed the course of the Vietnam War.
Bowden will be joined in conversation by John Wear,
who participated in the month-long battle for the liberation of Hue City.
Tickets available now!
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Wednesday, October 11, 7:00 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church
We are excited to present a very special evening with YouTube star and bestselling author Joey Graceffa, in conversation with Daniel Preda, to celebrate the publication of his newest book
Elites of Eden
($18.99 Atria/Keywords Press), the sequel to the dystopian young adult novel
Children of Eden
.
Tickets available now!
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Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church
We are honored to present a very special evening with Commander Scott Kelly in celebration of the new book
Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery
($29.95 Knopf Publishing Group). Commander Kelly will be in conversation with
Dr. Steve Lee, a Space Scientist in the Adult & Children’s Programs Department at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS), and a Senior Research Scientist at the Space Science Institute (SSI) in Boulder, CO.
Tickets available now!
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Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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Thursday, October 26, 6:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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Monday, October 30, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
From the authors of the
New York Times
bestselling novel
Welcome to Night Vale
and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science, the growing relationship between two young people who want desperately to trust each other, and the terrifying, toothy power of the Smiling God. Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor will discuss and sign
It Devours!: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel
($21.99 Harper Perennial).
Signing line tickets available now!
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Save the Date
Friday, November 3,
7:00 pm,
Douglas
County Libraries
Highlands Ranch
Tickets required
Wednesday, November 15, 7:30 pm, Colfax
Avenue
Tickets required
Thursday, November
16, 7:00 pm, Colfax
Avenue
Monday, November 20,
7:00 pm,
Trinity United
Methodist Church
Tickets required
Sunday, January 21,
2:00 pm, Colfax
Avenue
Tickets required
Saturday, February 3,
all day,
McNichols
Civic Center Building
Tickets required
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24th Annual
Tattered Cover Scary Story Contest & 2nd Annual Pop Culture Classroom Scary Story Cover Design Contest!
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Saturday, October 28th 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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Tattered Tales Storytime: Halloween Edition!
Saturday, October 28, 10:30 am
Monday, October 30, 10:30 am
Tuesday, October 31, 10:30 am
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Tuesday, October 31, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Tickets required
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Halloween
at the TC!
Stop by any Tattered Cover location, including Union Station, for candy and Halloween bookmarks! Stay tuned to see what this year's bookmark will look like!
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Mark your
calendars
9/15 - 10/15
Hispanic Heritage
Month
10/4: Wednesday
Random Acts of
Poetry Day
10/31: Tuesday
500th Anniversary of
the Reformation
10/31: Tuesday
Halloween
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This month in
literary history
10/14/1926
published
10/30/1938
Orson Welles reads
radio and causes
panic
10/31/1892
The first collection of
published
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The pages of
TC history
The Tattered Cover
in Denver Union
Station opened in
2014. Not only is it in a historic building,
but the 105th
Meridian West line
runs right through a corner of the store! The 105th Meridian West is a line of
longitude that
extends from the
North Pole across
the Arctic Ocean,
North America, the
Pacific Ocean, the
Southern Ocean,
and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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You can also meet authors like Douglas Abrams and Kelly and Zach Weinersmith! Never miss an announcement by signing up for one of our many mailing lists
here.
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We are excited to present an extraordinary gathering of romance writers, including bestsellers Julia Quinn, Shelley Shepard Gray, Tessa Dare, Julianne Long, Katharine Ashe, Lori Wilde, and Mia Sosa for Avon Books' KissCon! We'll kick off the evening at 6:00 pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Aspen Grove with a special VIP party with the authors featuring drinks, food and other goodies.
Then at
7:00 pm at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, there will be author presentations, a Q&A speed round, and trivia!
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Join Tattered Cover as we present 20+ of your fave teen authors. You meet them. You hear them speak. You talk to them. You get lots of books signed. Snap some selfies with the authors. And food trucks. Of course, food trucks.
Registration and event details are available NOW!
YA Author Happy Hour: We would never forget about our 21+ YA lovers! Colorado Teen Book Con may be exclusively for teens, but don't fret -- we have something very special for you!
Tickets and event details are available NOW!
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Do you have a Tattered Cover Colorado READ t-shirt yet? Buy one in-store or order them
online here!
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Happy Birthday to You!
Send us an
e-mail
with your birthday month, and we'll send you a special discount certificate for your birthday!
Author Birthday
:
Anne Rice
was born on October 4, 1941. She will be 76-years-old.
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Who's your favorite horror author?
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NEW!
Are you interested in Tattered Cover events and book news featuring women writers? We're creating a Women Writers mailing list expected to launch this Fall! If you are interested in signing up, please send us your email address or visit
this link
and select the Women Writers list at the bottom.
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April 16 to 24, 2018, Madrid & Barcelona
Tattered Cover is delighted to introduce you to Endless Travel Literary Tours, as they invite you and your favorite traveling partner on a Spanish Literary Tour which begins in Spain’s modern capital, Madrid, and ends with a celebration on April 23 of World Book Day and the Day of Books and Roses in Barcelona, a UNESCO City of Literature!
Monday, October 9, 9:30 am, Colfax Avenue, Orchestra Pit
Tattered Cover and Literary Tours are going to Spain! The deadline for making a deposit is fast approaching (10/15), so if you are interested in this amazing trip and want to hear more, join us for coffee and questions with our friends from Endless Travel. We'll go over the remarkable itinerary of tours, fabulous meals, and beautiful sights, discuss costs and registration, and answer all of your questions. Please reserve your spot for the meeting by sending us a note to:
newsletter@tatteredcover.com
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Dom Testa is an author, advocate for children's education and the host of Dom in the Morning on Mix 100.3. He loves reading and we love sharing his book reviews with you. Check out
his blog and happy reading!
This month's selection is
Heart-Shaped Box
by
Joe Hill.
Mention Dom's Book Club when making your purchase in-store to receive 20% off the current selection.
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Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo not only knows the weather, she knows great books, and is an avid reader! Check out her picks each month and read along with Lisa!
This month's selection is
Celine
by
Peter Heller.
Mention the 7News Book Club when making your purchase in-store to receive 20% off the current selection.
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Every now and then we encounter a new book that we’re so excited about we want to shout it from the rooftops, so we've created the Tattered Cover V.I.B. That means it’s a true stand-out in a season of many excellent and compelling new books. Check out all our recent picks for
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adults' pick...
by
Juan Gabriel Vasquez
"Columbian political cartoonist Javier Mallarino is at the pinnacle of his 40 year career. He’s known as the conscience of a nation, and holds the power to influence national events and make or break political fortunes. A chance encounter with a young woman he knew when she was a child triggers a memory of an event that occurred many years earlier, an event so repugnant to him that his reactive cartoon leads to a death. Now he wonders if his eyes and heart had deceived him. The existential crisis that follows is as gripping as a thriller and as emotionally powerful as one of my all-time favorites, Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending." --
Cathy Langer, director of buying
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kids' pick...
by Katherine Applegate
"Narrated by an ancient oak tree named Red who watches over the neighborhood and extends his branches every year for people to hang wishes on them. When a new family moves into the neighborhood, not everyone is welcoming. Samar befriends a local boy under the tree and together with hope -- and unknowingly, Red, they seek to make things okay for Samar and her family. Wishtree is the story of kindness and hope. A cast of animal characters bring this story to life. A timely, important and very accessible book. A small book with a big heart. Perfect for One Book, One School programs and book clubs."
-- Kristen Gilligan, co-owner.
Meet the author!
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What else are we reading?
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On shelves 10/17
by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
"Following in the footsteps of the successful podcast
Welcome to Night Vale
,
It Devours!
delivers weird wonders, intrigue, and other worldly humor. Nilanjana is fine with her simple life as a scientist. She lives in Night Vale, one of the most scientifically active towns in the world, and works alongside the world's most eccentric minds. Everything is fine. That is until she finds herself investigating a house-devouring underworld menace.
Fink and Cranor illuminate the quirky and insatiably endearing residents of Night Vale in this delectable tale brimming with unique, lovable, and spine-chilling characters." --
Chelsea Debret, bookseller,
Meet the authors!
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On shelves now
by Carlos M. N. Eire
"That October 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther tacking 95 theses on the doors of the castle church of Wittenberg didn't occur to me when I saw this huge tome on our the shelves. What intrigued me was the inclusiveness implied in the title and, yes, the number of pages--and perhaps even the cover art. I then read enough of the flap back flap to note that author was the gifted writer of
Waiting for Snow in Havana
and a Yale professor to boot. It was all enough to encourage me to read the introduction and first chapter; then I was hooked.
The scope of this book allows us to follow the Jesuits, committed to say black is white if the Church would demand, in their love of science to the inside of a volcano with the Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher. It moves beyond theological disputes in Germany, England and the Low Countries to the shock and novelty of New World, and from witch hunts to the skepticism of Descartes and Montaigne. Sometimes a long journey produces the greatest surprises and insights."
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Gerald Davis, magazine buyer
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On shelves now
by
Catriona McPherson
"If you drew a house, tree and person, what would it say about you? Ali McGovern had everything - a family, a beautiful house and a thriving business. Then her world turned upside down and she finds herself struggling to rebuild what was lost. One day her also unemployed husband notices an intriguing position at a nearby psychiatric hospital and encourages her to apply with a misleading resume. In desperation Ali does and gets the job. As she interacts with the patients and meets her coworkers, Ali suspects that all is not as it seems. A dead body is discovered across from her new smaller home and Ali's life gets very interesting indeed as she tries to figure out what is real and whom she can trust. I couldn't put this thriller down and was with Ali right to the end."
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Margaret Noteman, book buyer
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On shelves now
by
Craig Johnson
"This is the thirteenth book in Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire mystery series, but there’s no hint of bad luck here, except maybe for those in Walt’s sights. The author has once more delivered a read that’s pure pleasure. This will come as no surprise to his fans, but for those who have not yet had the opportunity to read one of these, expect to be entertained, enlightened and moved to emotions you might not expect from a murder mystery. With his trademark humor and facility for creating likeable and believable characters, Johnson gives us another stay-up- late-and- read mystery starring Walt Longmire, who is fast becoming a literary legend as America’s favorite lawman. Combine sinister criminals with long memories, a historic setting on a steam train and modern-day law enforcement with family drama and you have a Walt Longmire book. Highly recommended." --
Eric Boss, special to Tattered Cover
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October Cookbook of the Month!
On shelves now
by Deepa Thomas
This book is a journey from old traditions to modern Indian cooking with deliciously simple and gut-healing recipes that leave you feeling fulfilled--rather than full. Part cookbook and memoir,
Deepa's Secrets introduces breakthrough slow carb and gut-healing recipes that are simple and nutrient-packed, without sacrificing its rich South Asian flavors.
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This month's #1...
by
Carmen Maria Machado
“Reading the stories in
Her Body and Other Parties
has been among the greatest literary pleasures of 2017 for me. Carmen Maria Machado writes with fearless exploration, precision, and tenderness, which would prompt envy if gratitude and admiration weren’t first to arrive on scene. From the lovely apocalyptic love story ‘Inventory’ to the dizzying and original ‘Especially Heinous,’ Machado’s work is curious, inventive, and thrilling. It’s feminist and pop culture, classic and weird; the stories are complex and the characters are haunting. What a debut!” —
Chorel Centers, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
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New in paperback...
by Martin Cruz Smith
“With direct and forceful narrative and a translation as smooth and peaceful as the quiet narrator himself, this book takes the reader on a days-long search for the past and the present in modern day Bogota. A prominent political cartoonist is shaken when a forgotten uncertainty from the past resurfaces. This psychological study of the concept that what we believe makes us who we are is a masterpiece!” — Nicole Magistro (W), The Bookworm of Edwards, Edwards, CO
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