Tattered Cover Presents...
Women Writers:
Events, News &
Book Reviews -
May 2018
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Dear Readers...
It's almost Mother's Day! Whether it's something that means a lot to you or something you know will be loved, there's no gift more personal than that of a book. It's a great feeling when someone hands you a book and says, "This reminded me of you."
And while books may become tattered (pun intended) over the years, the stories and the memories attached to them will remain forever.
Here are a few recommendations this Mother's Day:
- The Power by Naomi Alderman - A fiercely feminist sci-fi read that's been flying off our shelves. Give this to the mother who gave you "The Power."
- When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams - The great TTW inherits her mother's diaries upon her death, only to discover they're all blank. This is a beautiful meditation on the cartwheeling complexity of the mother-daughter relationship, womanhood, and faith.
- My Mom Is Magical by Sabrina and Eunice Moyle - This board book from the ladies behind Hello!Lucky is the rainbow-and-unicorn filled tribute to "Mom Magic" every sparkly, brave, strong new mom needs.
The above titles were suggested by our Associate Book Buyer, Lainie Formby. Next month, Lainie will be taking over the Women Writers intro letter. As this newsletter grows, more Tattered Cover staff will take turns writing this intro so you can get to know the faces behind it all. If there is anything more important to us than books and the indie bookstore community, it's connecting with our customers.
In our May general newsletter, Tattered Cover owner Len Vlahos said, "T
he local community supports us and we support the local community. We are--as a business and as people--your neighbors. We think that has value, to us, and to you."
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Ashley Lyons, Content and Communications Coordinator
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Photo of the Month: April...
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On Wednesday, April 18, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presented her new book
Fascism: A Warning
to a large crowd at Trinity United Methodist Church. Before the the presentation, she pre-signed copies of her book.
Fascism: A Warning
is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.
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Read about books and authors...
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In this issue...
- Poll of the month
- Photo of the month
- Books to look for
- Read about books
- Earlier this month
- Upcoming events
- Staff book reviews
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What is the best reading weather?
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Outside in the sun on a warm day
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Cuddled up inside listening to the rain
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Snowed in with no other choice but to read all day
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Results from last poll...
Why did you sign up for this newsletter?
All of the above
43.8%
To discover new books written by women
25%
To stay up-to-date on events with female authors
18.8%
Just for fun
6.3%
Other
6.3%
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Sara Sue Hoklotubbe, a Cherokee tribal citizen, presented her fourth
Sadie Waela Mystery
,
Betrayal at the Buffalo Ranch
, on May 3 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove. Hoklotubbe was joined by special guest and fellow mystery author, Anne Hillerman.
Hillerman is the author of multiple
Leaphorn Mysteries
including the recently published
Cave of Bones
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As part of Children's Book Week, Jessica Day George read from and signed her new middle grade novel,
The Rose Legacy
, on May 3 at Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue. She said, "This book has been a long time in the making... I actually started writing this book when I was twelve, in a
Cabbage Patch Kids
notebook."
Children's Book Week is an annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.
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Fiction Book Talk & Signing
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Elle Nash, the founding editor of
Witch Craft Magazine
and a fiction editor at
Hobart Pulp
, will discuss and sign her novel
Animals Eat Each Other
($16.95 Dzanc Books). In this powerful debut, a girl with no name embarks on a fraught three-way relationship with Matt, a Satanist and a tattoo artist, and his girlfriend Frances, a new mom.
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Self Help Book Talk & Signing
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
Teri Karjala, local author and owner of Creative Counseling Center and
Talking With Teri
, will discuss and sign
Be the Magic of You: Tools to Transform Your Life!
($16.99 Balboa Press). This book provides you with dynamic, out-side-the-box tools to discover the power within yourself to create the life of your dreams.
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Middle Grade Book Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 8, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman will discuss and sign
The Alcatraz Escape
($16.99 Henry Holt & Company), the third book of the
New York Times
bestselling
Book Scavenger
series. Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet, set on the haunting Alcatraz Island.
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Fiction Book Talk & Signing
Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Elisabeth Hyde, the author of five critically acclaimed novels including
In The Heart of The Canyon
, will discuss and sign
Go Ask Fannie
($27.00 Putnam). As the Blaire siblings attempt to piece together their mother's story, they come to realize not just what they've lost, but how they can find their way back to each other.
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Book Talk & Signing
Thursday, May 10, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
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Memoir Book Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
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Young Adult Book Talk & Signing
Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Bestselling author Devri Walls will discuss and sign
Venators: Magic Unleashed
($16.99 Brown Books Publishing Group), book one of the
Venators
series. Rune has an infatuation for the supernatural, and she's trying to hide it or else her twin brother Ryker storms in fits of rage. She's also feeling her own sanity slipping.
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Cookbook Talk & Signing
Saturday, May 19, 2:00 pm, Historic LoDo
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Picture Book Talk & Signing
Monday, May 21, 10:30 am, Aspen Grove
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Fiction Book Talk & Signing
Monday, May 21, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
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Young Adult Book Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Colorado author Lisa Brown Roberts will discuss and sign
Spies, Lies, and Allies: A Love Story
($9.99 Entangled Publishing). Laurel's father's company is sponsoring a scholarship competition for interns and she starts to fall for one of the competitors.
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Book Talk & Signing
Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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Fantasy Book Talk & Signing
Saturday, May 26, 2:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
New York Times
bestselling author Maria V. Snyder will discuss and sign
Dawn Study
($16.99 Mira Books), the last book in the fantasy
Poison Study
series. Yelena and Valek have forged a bond that transcends borders. When their two homelands stand on the brink of war, they must fight with magic and cunning to thwart an invasion.
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Memoir Book Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 29, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Like many Korean adoptees of the 1980s, Megan Sound was brought up in an era when American parents were led to believe that the best way to raise their babies was to take a color-blind approach. Sound will discuss and sign
The Struggle for Soy: And Other Dilemmas of a Korean Adoptee
($16.00 Megan Sound).
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Memoir Book Talk & Signing
Tuesday, May 29, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
Author Misty Bell Stiers will discuss and sign her memoir
Witch, Please: Finding Magic in Modern Times
($22.99 Apollo Publishers), a touching and thought-provoking account of how a woman explored a spectrum of religions--ancient and new--and ended up, unexpectedly, becoming a bona fide witch.
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Memoir Book Talk & Signing
Thursday, May 31, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
For 15 years, Caroline Johnson watched her parents suffer from crippling illnesses as she spent time as their caregiver. During that time she wrote poetry as a way to grieve and celebrate their lives. Johnson will read from and sign
The Caregiver: Poems
($16.00 Holy Cow Press), her first full-length publication.
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Join Tattered Cover Book Store and OMG BookFest! as we proudly present the Author Circus! This event for middle grade readers will feature interactive activities, opportunities to meet authors, games, prizes, and lots of silly fun, all while encouraging a love of reading.
Attendees can meet authors such as Lauren Myracle, Sarah Mlynowski, Shannon Hale, Adele Griffin, and many more!
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Tuesday, June 5, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue,
Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Thursday, June 7, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
Saturday, June 9, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Sunday, June 10, 2:00 pm, Aspen Grove
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Thursday, June 14, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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Saturday, June 23, 2:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Sunday, June 24, 2:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Friday, June 29, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Monday, July 9, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Sunday, July 15, 2:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Monday, July 16, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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TICKETS
Tuesday, July 17, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
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Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 pm, Historic LoDo
Friday, September 7, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Saturday, September 8, 2:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Sunday, September 16, 2:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Thursday, September 27, 7:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
Thursday, September 27, 7:00 pm, Aspen Grove
Sunday, September 30, 2:00 pm, Colfax Avenue
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On shelves now...
by Tatyana Tolstaya
"This book was witchy and colorful and dreamy and sure-footed, and now I'm on a very serious mission to read everything Tolstaya's written. Too bad I don't have a dacha to do it in. (And yes: she's that Tolstoy's great-grandniece!)" --
Lainie Formby, Associate Book Buyer
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On shelves now...
by Christine Mangan
"Set under Tangier’s red, hot desert sun, shining on glistening mosaic tiles,
Tangerine
is an extraordinary debut novel and a must read for summer! The novel begins with three men dragging a corpse out of the sea, leaving the reader to wonder who it is and how it ended up in there. The answer to the mystery lies within the alternating chapters between two unreliable women characters, Alice and Lucy. It doesn’t take long to settle in and become hooked on this juicy thriller, as author Christine Mangan writes a satisfying original! The best summer read for 2018!" --
Stephanie Coleman, Director of Buying
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On shelves now...
by Joyce Sidman
"This story blew me away! Award-winning children's poet Joyce Sidman tells the story of Maria Sibylla Merian who drew creatures that were considered beasts when no one understood the evolution of butterflies. She could have been burned as a witch, but instead she changed science 150 years before Charles Darwin and is my new heroine." --
Barrie McComas, Colfax Avenue bookseller
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See Yoko Tawada and Tatyana Tolstaya Read Their Stories
Last month, writers Yoko Tawada and Tatyana Tolstaya read at 92Y's Poetry Center. Watch (and read!) excerpts from their new books. * Yoko Tawada was born in Tokyo in 1960, moved to Hamburg when she was twenty-two, and then to Berlin in 2006.
Read more
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