Tattered Cover Book Store - Historic LoDo

Frank Warren, creator of the New York Times bestselling PostSecret series, will discuss and sign the fifth book in the series PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God ($22.99 William Morrow). Born from Warren’s collaboration with the American Visionary Art Museum’s ‘All Faiths Beautiful’ ... (more)exhibition—Confessions on Life, Death, and God is another provocative collection of never-before-seen, artistically created postcards from around the world revealing the shocking, soulful or laugh-out-loud funny thoughts and feelings we all share about life’s most profound questions. Free numbered tickets for a place in line for the booksigning will be handed out beginning at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only.

Bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will make brief remarks and sign her new book Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box ($40.00 HarperCollins), the story of how one woman’s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Exploring the use of the ... (more)pin or brooch as a means of personal and diplomatic expression and featuring a gallery of fascinating photographs, this unique, intimate, and revealing biography offers a whole new side of Secretary Albright, one of our most beloved public servants. Free numbered tickets for a place in line for the booksigning will be handed out beginning at 12:00 noon. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only.

"Chris Hedges, the author of American Fascists and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, will read from and sign I
Don’t Believe in Atheists."

"Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart will discuss and sign
his new book Under the Eagle’s Wing: A National Security Strategy of the United States for 2009."

"Local author Mario Acevedo will read from and sign his new Felix Gomez vampire mystery The Undead Kama Sutra."

"Relationship expert Lisa Daily will read from and sign her hilarious debut novel 15 Minutes of Shame."

"Food activist and journalist Mark Winne will discuss and
sign Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty."

"Fred Krupp, the foremost champion of harnessing market forces for environmental ends, will discuss and sign his new book Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming."

"As a maritime archaeologist, Dr. Hohlfelder has been involved with numerous archaeological expeditions throughout the Mediterranean. Come along as Dr. Hohlfelder takes us on an underwater journey in search of a shipwreck in the deep waters off the coast of Greece."

"The TC LoDo Book Club meets at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of each month in the Tattered Cover LoDo Book Store."

"As part of the new Colorado Public Radio program KCFR Presents, Dan Drayer will interview Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley. Smiley will also take questions from the audience and sign the new paperback edition of her bestselling book Ten Days in the Hills ($14.95 Anchor). With its breathtaking ... (more)passion and sexy irreverence, Ten Days in the Hills is “a blazing farce, a fiery satire of contemporary celebrity culture and a rich, simmering meditation on the price of war and fame and desire.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review"

"Join Active Minds® for an exploration of the scientific advancements around genetically modified crops and the concerns that this has raised. We will explore how science has been able to alter the food we grow to enhance productivity, control for parasites, and optimize certain food characteristics. ... (more)We will also look at the potential undesirable consequences for health and the environment."

"Michael Connery, a co-founder of Music for America, an organization that had great success getting out the youth vote during the 2004 election, currently blogs about progressive youth politics at Futuremajority.com. Connery will discuss and sign his new book Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters ... (more)Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority ($14.95 Ig), which examines how today's young people are combining technology with a vigorous social spirit to revive progressive politics. In addition to recounting the history of youth politics, and showing where the progressive youth movement still lags behind its more organized conservative counterpart, the book also offers an insider look at the major figures and organizations of the progressive youth boom, and identifies strategies that the Democratic Party can use to capitalize on its new advantages with young voters."

"Victoria Cass is Professor Emerita of Chinese literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the author of Dangerous Women: Warriors, Grannies, and Geishas of the Ming. Cass will present a slideshow and discuss and sign her new book In the Realm of the Gods: Lands, Myths, and Legends of China ... (more)($24.95 Long River). China is a land that has fascinated the world for centuries. Take a journey in this book back to a China that is both stunning and mysterious, back to the places where tales of magic were born. Cass retells both popular and little-known stories of emperors and empresses, ghosts, spirits, warriors, maidens, and magical realms amid landscapes potent with history."

"The Adoption Exchange, Wendy's restaurants, and CBS4 join us in presenting Dr. Dixie van de Flier Davis, one of the founders of the Adoption Exchange and the recipient of the 2007 Child Advocate of the Year Award from the North American Council on Adoptable Children. In the past twenty-five years, the ... (more)Denver-based Adoption Exchange has facilitated over 5,000 adoptions for children living in the care of the child welfare system. Dr. van de Flier Davis, will discuss and sign Adoption: Stories of Lives Transformed ($24.95 Pie in the Sky Pub.), which contains stories from over 75 families who share, in their own words, some of the joys and heartbreaks they have experienced through adoption."

"Author, rancher, and poet Laurie Wagner Buyer will discuss and sign her latest book Spring's Edge: A Ranch Wife's Chronicles ($18.95 University of New Mexico Press), an intimate story born of her life on a South Park ranch. Her writing of landscape and weather, livestock and wildlife, loneliness and ... (more)contentment, all capture the innate rhythms of life on the land. Buyer is the author of several books of poetry and prose, and is a past winner of the prestigious SPUR Award."

"The Political Dialogue Book Club meets at 3:00 pm on the third Sunday of each month in the Tattered Cover Historic LoDo Book Store."

"Renowned social psychologist and author Carol Tavris has written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications. Tavris will discuss and sign the new paperback edition of her book Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad ... (more)Decisions, and Hurtful Acts ($15.00 Harcourt Brace). Tavris, with coauthor Elliot Aronson, takes a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception - how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it."

"Rabbi Jamie Korngold will discuss and sign God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi ($11.95 Three Leaves), a book that uncovers rich traditions, and prescribes surprising remedies to modern lives cut off from both nature and spirituality. Rabbi ... (more)Korngold created Boulder's Adventure Rabbi program in 2001, to help Jews learn how time spent outdoors can reconnect them to their faith, participating in activities such as Shabbat skiing and Rosh Hashanah hiking. She has since become nationally known for her pioneering work integrating spirituality and the outdoors."

"Cast members from The Denver Project, a poetic explosion connecting stories of the homeless through tribal rhythm, physical theatre and song, will offer spoken word pieces from the upcoming production. Commissioned by Curious Theatre Company, Bronx-based playwrights Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz met ... (more)with Denver's homeless, social agency workers and city officials to create this rich portrait of those living on the city's margins - a tour-de-force example of the new pulse of American theatre."

"Frances Richey will read from and sign The Warrior: A Mother's Story of a Son at War ($21.95 Viking), her stunning, urgent, and heart-wrenching memoir, written in verse, about a mother who sees her son, a Green Beret and captain in the Army, go off for two tours of duty in Iraq. The Warrior centers ... (more)around a mother's love for her son, a son from whom she feels distant both literally and metaphorically, for she is a liberal who is against the war, but who realizes that she needs to accept and support the choice her son has made, and to try to understand what has drawn him to the military life. The poems explore the agonizing process of a mother who is always saying goodbye to her son, missing her son, praying for her son, waiting for her son to come home."

"Kevin Brockmeier is the author of The Brief History of the Dead, The Truth about Celia, Things That Fall from the Sky, and two children's novels. He has taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and his stories have appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, McSweeney's and The Best American ... (more)Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, and Granta's Best of Young American Novelists. Brockmeier will read from and sign his new book The View From the Seventh Layer ($21.95 Pantheon), a collection of stories both daring and moving, and crafted with the remarkable voice and vision that have become hallmarks of his acclaimed fiction."

"Author Laura Lynne Williams will present a slideshow and sign her new book The Storks' Nest: Life and Love in the Russian Countryside ($16.95 Fulcrum), a wonderfully written memoir of a Colorado native swept to the other side of the world, where she creates a home with nature, and new neighbors in rural ... (more)Russia. Williams worked with the World Wildlife Fund in Russia. She soon met her future husband, award-winning photographer Igor Shpilenok. Together they manage the remote Bryansk Forest Nature Reserve."

"As part of the new KCFR Presents radio program, Dan Drayer will interview local author Janis Hallowell, author of the acclaimed novel The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn, about her new novel She Was ($24.95 William Morrow). Told from a twenty-first-century perspective, She Was spans the width of the ... (more)American continent and the depth of social upheaval of the second half of the twentieth century. The novel explores the violent, determining act in one woman's life that mirrors the formative trauma of her age. It is a story about the indelible nature of the past, about hiding in the ordinary, and, ultimately, about making amends. Questions from the audience will be welcome."

"Donald Elliott, attorney, city planner, and senior consultant with Denver's Clarion Associates, will offer a PowerPoint presentation and sign his new book A Better Way to Zone: Ten Principles to Create More Livable Cities ($29.50 Island Press), a clear and innovative look at one of the most important ... (more)land-use tools communities have. This book calls for a simpler zoning plan, and one that focuses on making cities, above all else, livable."

"Alexandra Fuller's first book, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood, was a national bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book of 2002, and was chosen the Book Sense Best Nonfiction Book of the Year 2002. Fuller will read from and sign her new book The Legend of Colton H. Bryant: ... (more)The Story of a Wyoming Boy ($23.95 The Penguin Press). In her book Scribbling the Cat, Fuller brought us the examined life of a Rhodesian soldier; now - in her inimitable poetic voice and with her pitch-perfect ear for dialogue - she brings before us the life of someone much closer to home, as unexpected as he is iconic."

"Elizabeth George, the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of psychological suspense, will read from and sign her new mystery Careless in Red ($26.95 HarperCollins). In this eagerly anticipated novel, George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. Free ... (more)tickets for a place in the booksigning line will be handed out at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only."

"Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa, will discuss and sign his new book The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom ($27.95 HarperCollins). In sumptuous and illuminating detail, ... (more)Winchester brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the world's most technologically advanced country. Free tickets for a place in the booksigning line will be handed out at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only."

"John Price, the author of Not Just Any Land: A Personal & Literary Journey into the American Grasslands, will discuss and sign Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships ($25.00 DaCapo), a memoir of growing up in the Midwest. This wonderfully written book captures the wide prairie sky, the secretive ... (more)wildlife of the plains, and valuable lessons learned from the author's Swedish ancestors. “John Price is a warm, compassionate, humorous narrator who takes us through a rich journey of awakening to the natural world.” -Mary Swander"

"The Political Dialogue Book Club meets at 3:00 pm on the third Sunday of each month in the Tattered Cover Historic LoDo Book Store."

"Leif Enger, the acclaimed, bestselling author of Peace Like a River, will read from and sign his new novel So Brave, Young, and Handsome ($24.00 Atlantic Monthly Press), a touching, nimble, and rugged story of an aging train robber on a quest, and the failed writer who goes with him. With its smooth ... (more)mix of romanticism and gritty reality, Enger's novel often recalls the Old West's greatest cowboy stories. But it is also about an ordinary man's determination as he risks everything in order to understand what it's all worth, and follows an unlikely dream in the hope it will lead him back home. Free tickets for a place in the booksigning line will be handed out at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only."

Interview, Q&A. No signing. Interviewer: Robin Vidimos, Denver Post critic.

"Enjoy a lunchtime chat with the principal artists and artistic team from the upcoming performance of Nixon in China, moderated by Opera Colorado's Executive Director, Greg Carpenter. The event is free of charge, open to the public, and offers a fun, casual setting for people to interact with the stars ... (more)of the production prior to the opening performances."

"Local author Heather Hansen will present a slideshow and sign her new book Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them ($15.95 Vintage). The Boreal Forests in Finland, the Yangtze River Valley in China, Machu Picchu - these places, along with many others across ... (more)the globe, are changing as we speak due to global warming, environmental degradation, overuse, and natural causes. Hansen's book is a treasure trove of geographic wonder, and a guide to these threatened destinations and what is being done to save them."

"Mary Tillman will discuss and sign her book Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Life and Death of Pat Tillman ($25.95 Rodale). On his way to stardom in the pros after a hugely successful college football career, Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract in response to the 9/11 attacks ... (more)to enlist as a Ranger in the U.S. Army. On April 22, 2004, he was killed in Afghanistan in what the Administration and the Pentagon initially portrayed as a dramatic gun battle with the enemy, but later revealed to be a case of friendly fire. In this compelling and deeply personal book, Mary Tillman shares the story of her son's extraordinary life and the Tillman family's impassioned and tenacious efforts to uncover the truth about what happened to him and how our government went to such great lengths to keep the circumstances secret."

"Local attorney and award-winning author Bruce Ducker will read from and sign his new novel Dizzying Heights: The Aspen Novel ($25.95 Fulcrum & $16.95 pb). This satirical comedy takes place in Aspen, Colorado, second home to billionaires and corporate titans, as well as the ski bums and service staff ... (more)who keep the town running. A clever and entertaining read, Dizzying Heights reaches the satisfying conclusion that good guys don't have to finish last."

"ACLU of Colorado joins us in presenting world-renowned actor and activist Mike Farrell, best known for his eight years on M*A*S*H. Farrell will discuss and sign the new paperback edition of his autobiography Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist ($16.95 Akashic). “I've always just called ... (more)him Mike. But now I have to call him talented, brave, principled, indefatigable, thoughtful, generous, and a man driven by his conscience. I learned things about him in this book I never knew before. So now I have to call him humble, too. He's really kind of irritating.” -Alan Alda"

"Naomi Duguid is a photographer, writer, world traveler, great cook, and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author. With Jeffrey Alford, she is the author of many well-received cookbooks, including Seductions of Rice, Hot Sour Salty Sweet, and Mangoes and Curry Leaves. Duguid will present a slideshow ... (more)and discuss and sign their newest book Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China ($40.00 Artisan), which shares the Chinese experience in a rich mosaic of recipes - from Central Asian cumin-scented kebabs and flatbreads to Tibetan stews and Mongolian hot pots - photos, and stories."

"Author and playwright Garth Stein will read from and sign his highly anticipated new novel The Art of Racing in the Rain ($23.95 HarperCollins). A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted ... (more)and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life, as only a dog could tell it."

"Ladies Who Launch, a women's group founded in 2002 to cultivate and foster creativity and entrepreneurship for women as a lifestyle choice, joins us in presenting relationship expert and bestselling author Karen Salmansohn. Salmansohn, the author of How to Make Your Man Behave and How to Be Happy, Dammit, ... (more)will discuss and sign her new book The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses ($12.95 Workman)."

"Marisa Silver made her fiction debut in The New Yorker when she appeared in the inaugural “Debut Fiction” issue. Her collection of stories, Babe in Paradise, was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Silver will read from and sign her critically acclaimed new ... (more)novel The God of War ($23.00 Simon & Schuster). “Marisa Silver's The God of War is a novel of great metaphorical depth and beauty. It stays with you like a lesson well and truly learned.” - Richard Russo"

"Jennifer Lowe-Anker will present a slide show and discuss and sign her memoir Forget Me Not ($24.95 Mountaineers Books), the story of losing her husband, renowned mountain climber Alex Lowe, and eventually finding love and marriage with Alex's best friend and climbing partner Conrad Anker. Through letters ... (more)and expedition notes from Alex, Forget Me Not spans continents and tells the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined. From the valleys of Montana to the peaks of the Himalayas, this never-before told story exposes the controversial yet ultimately redemptive power of love."

"Jerome A. Greene, a retired Research Historian for the National Park Service, and the author of numerous books, will discuss and sign Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn since 1876 ($34.95 University of Oklahoma Press). As park custodians, American Indians, and others have argued about how the Little ... (more)Bighorn Battlefield National Monument should be preserved and interpreted for posterity. The Little Bighorn has turned into a battlefield in more ways than one, and in Stricken Field, one of America's foremost military historians offers the first comprehensive history of the site and its administration in more than half a century."

Our young guests are invited to join Park Ranger Megan Wilhite and her pet snake Snakey Sue to learn about slimy, slithery creatures in Highlands Ranch.

Meet Tom Robbins Thursday, April 30th at 7:30 pm in our Historic Lower Downtown store. Maverick bestselling novelist Tom Robbins will discuss and sign his new book B is for Beer ($17.95 Ecco), a children's book about beer, but also a book for adults, from the author known for his ability to both seriously ... (more)illuminate and comically entertain. Once upon a time (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it's a fact, you can Google it). Among those affected, each in his or her own way, by all the bubbles, burps, and foam, was a smart, wide-eyed, adventurous kindergartner named Gracie; her distracted mommy; her insensitive dad; her non-conformist uncle; and a magical, butt-kicking intruder from a world within our world. Populated by the aforementioned characters - and as charming as it may be subversive - B Is for Beer involves readers, young and old, in a surprising, far-reaching investigation into the limits of reality, the transformative powers of children, and, of course, the ultimate meaning of a tall, cold brewski. 275 free tickets for the event will be available Tuesday, April 21, beginning at 9:00 am, with the purchase of B is for Beer at any Tattered Cover location. Each ticket will admit one person to the event hall for the presentation and will reserve one numbered place in the signing line. Additional tickets for the booksigning line only will be available beginning at 6:30 pm on the day of the event. Those who do not get one of the first 275 tickets should still be able to hear Mr. Robbins, though not see his presentation. They will be able to get books signed.

Jacqueline Carey is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Kushiel’s Legacy series of historical fantasy novels and The Sundering epic fantasy duology. Carey will read from and sign her new book Naamah’s Kiss ($26.99 Grand Central), a story of the great magicians once born to the Maghuin ... (more)Dhonn; the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba.

Veterans Helping Veterans Now (VHVnow) joins us in presenting Jon Krakauer, the bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven, as he discusses and sign his new book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman ($27.95 Random House), a stunning, eloquent account ... (more)of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey. At this event there will be a silent auction for signed first editions of all of Jon Krakauer’s books to benefit VHVnow. Mr. Krakauer will match the winning bids as well as any additional donations to VHVnow. 275 free tickets for the event will be available Tuesday, September 15, beginning at 9:00 am, with the purchase of Where Men Win Glory at any Tattered Cover location. Each ticket will admit one person to the event hall for the presentation and will reserve one numbered place in the signing line. Additional tickets for the booksigning line only will be available beginning at 6:30 pm on the day of the event. Those who do not get one of the first 275 tickets should still be able to hear Mr. Krakauer, though not see his presentation. They will be able to get books signed. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com