Tattered Cover Book Store - Colfax Avenue2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80206United States 303-322-7727; books tatteredcover.com New/Used: Not set Web site: http://www.tatteredcover.com Description: More than 150,000 titles in inventory and an extensive news stand. Comfy reading spaces, coffee shop on main floor.
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No events found. Go ahead and add an event. Past eventsThird Thursday Book Group discusses I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson (March 20 at 7:00pm) "Third Thursday Book Group Meets at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday of every other month (alternates months with the Mystery Book Club) in the Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue Store."
Diana Rupp (March 22 at 2:00pm) "Diana Rupp founded Make Workshop in New York City, the hot
Lower East Side craft school. Rupp will discuss and sign her new book Sew Everything Workshop."
James Howard Kunstler (March 24 at 7:30pm) "James Howard Kunstler, whose bestseller The Long Emergency offered a shocking vision for the coming trauma of our post-oil future, will read from and sign his new novel World Made by Hand."
Active Minds Lecture: Can Egypt Blend Democracy and Islam? (March 25 at 5:30pm) "With a history of dictatorship, Egypt is a strong U.S. ally and is pushing for increased democracy. This
effort is complicated by strong native Islamic forces that make for a challenging combination. Join Active Minds® as we take a look at how Egypt is confronting this complex future."
Rocky Mountain Land Series (March 25 at 7:30pm) "Lester Brown will discuss and sign the new edition of Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization."
Shellie Kark & Kevin Higgins (March 27 at 7:30pm) "Kevin Higgins and Chef Shellie Kark will present their new KitchenCUE DVD series, which includes KitchenCUE Volume 1: Sautès and Pan Sauces and KitchenCUE Volume 2: Soups and Stocks."
Family Friday Night (March 28 at 6:30pm) "Kids wear their favorite jammies and enjoy stories and healthy snacks provided by local Whole Foods Markets. This Friday we’ll read folk and fairy tales from around the world."
Christopher Rice (March 28 at 7:30pm) "Christopher Rice, the three-time New York Times bestselling author, will read from and sign his new psychological thriller Blind Fall."
Active Minds Lecture: Privacy vs Protection in the War on Terror (April 8 at 12:30pm) "Join Active Minds® for a discussion of the tension between combating terrorism and protecting individual privacy rights. We will review the dispute surrounding the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program and its implications for how far the power of the Presidency should
extend."
Second Sunday Book Club discusses The Gathering by Anne Enright (April 13 at 4:00pm) "The Second Sunday Book Club meets at 4:00 pm on the second Sunday of each month in the Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue Book Store."
Travel Lovers' Book Club discusses In a Sunburnt Country by Bill Bryson (April 14 at 5:30pm) "The Travel Lovers’ Book Club meets at 5:30 pm on the second Monday of each month in the Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue Store."
Second Monday Poetry Reading with Julie Carr & Noah Eli Gordon (April 14 at 7:30pm) "Local poet and University of Colorado English professor Julie Carr, whose first book, Mead: An Epithalamion, won the University of Georgia Press's contemporary poetry prize for 2004, will read from and sign her new collection Equivocal ($14.95 Alice James Books). Multiple award-winning poet Noah Eli ... (more)Robyn Scott (April 15 at 7:30pm) Robyn Scott reads from Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood. "Robyn Scott will read from and sign her debut book Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood ($24.95 Penguin), her wonderful memoir of growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family. Like the witch doctors who compete with her father for patients, Scott weaves a spell ... (more)Walter Borneman (April 16 at 7:30pm) Walter Borneman discusses Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency of America. "Historian Walter Borneman will discuss and sign his new book Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency of America ($26.95 Random House), the first complete and authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image, but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the White ... (more)The Tattered Cover Mystery Book Club discusses Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard (April 17 at 7:00pm) "The Tattered Cover Mystery Book Club Meets every other month at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday (alternates with the Third Thursday Book Club) in the Colfax Avenue Store."
Chuck Hagel (April 17 at 7:30pm) "Senator Chuck Hagel, Nebraska's senior Senator and a decorated Vietnam War veteran, will discuss and sign his important new book America: Our Next Chapter ($25.95 Ecco). Senator Hagel has long been admired by his colleagues on both sides of the Senate floor for his honesty, integrity, and common-sense ... (more)Rocky Mountain Land Series with Laurie Wagner Buyer (April 19 at 2:00pm) Laurie Wagner Buyer. 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)Interactive Yoga Storytime with Sydney Solis (April 19 at 10:30pm) Storyteller and yoga teacher Sydney Solis will present an interactive storytime and sign her new book Storytime Yoga: The Treasure in Your Heart-Yoga and Stories for Peaceful Children ($19.95 Storytime Yoga). Aimed at children ages 6 and up and their families, the morning will be an interactive yoga ... (more)Jack O'Connell (April 21 at 7:30pm) "Acclaimed novelist Jack O'Connell will read from and sign his new novel The Resurrectionist ($24.95 Algonquin). Part classic noir thriller, part mind-bending fantasy, The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a territory where nothing is as it appears. O'Connell has crafted a mesmerizing novel about stories ... (more)Active Minds Lecture: Labor in America (April 22 at 5:30pm) "Join Active Minds® as we trace the history of the labor movement in America. We will examine labor's origins as well as key struggles along the way. The rise of powerful unions such as the Teamsters will be covered, as well as the individuals who influenced them. We will end with a look at the relevance ... (more)Carol Tavris - Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) (April 22 at 7:30pm) 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)Susan Griffin (April 23 at 7:30pm) "Susan Griffin - cultural historian, poet, and public intellectual - will discuss and sign her new book Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen ($24.95 Shambhala). What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? In this compelling and personal work, Griffin blends ... (more)Barbara Damrosch (April 24 at 7:30pm) "Barbara Damrosch is one of the nation's most respected garden experts and writers. She writes a weekly column for The Washington Post called “A Cook's Garden,” appeared as a regular correspondent on the PBS series The Victory Garden, and co-hosted the series Gardening Naturally for The Learning ... (more)Family Friday Night (April 25 at 6:30pm) "Kids can wear their favorite jammies and enjoy stories, a fun activity, and healthy snacks provided by local Whole Foods Markets. Parents can pick up coupons and Family Reading Cards, and enjoy specials at the coffee shops. This Friday we'll read celebrate National Poetry Month with silly poetry."
Victor Stenger (April 25 at 7:30pm) Victor Stenger discusses God, the Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist. "Victor Stenger, adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii, will discuss and sign the new paperback edition of God, the Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist ($17.95 Prometheus Books). ... (more)Darfur Youth Poetry Slam (April 26 at 12:00pm) "The Black Is... CultureFeast presents the Darfur Youth Poetry Slam -- celebrating the social consciousness of our youth, and providing them with a place to voice their concerns about the world they are inheriting. This dynamic word-slinging competition will be hosted by some of Denver's finest wordsmiths, ... (more)Young Poets' Awards Reception & Reading (April 26 at 4:00pm) "The winners of our 16th Annual Young Poets' Writing Challenge will read their poems and receive their prizes at this reception in their honor."
Mark Wilensky (April 29 at 7:30pm) Mark Wilensky discusses The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine. "Mark Wilensky is a fifth-grade teacher in Jefferson County Colorado, where he has been accused of teaching his Colonial America and Revolutionary War classes with enthusiastic zeal. Wilensky will discuss and sign The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine: An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages ($18.95 ... (more)Caroline Murphy (April 30 at 7:30pm) "Caroline P. Murphy, a cultural historian and biographer, and the author of Lavinia Fontana: A Painter and Her Patrons in Sixteenth-Century Bologna and The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice Della Rovere, will discuss and sign Murder of a Medici Princess ($24.95 Oxford University Press). ... (more)Cristina García (May 5 at 7:30pm) "Cristina García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was nominated for a National Book Award and her book Monkey Hunting was called “A miracle of poetic compression. . . An epic of anecdotes, a vista of brief and beautiful glimpses” by the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Ms. García will read from ... (more)John Gierach (May 6 at 7:30pm) "Bestselling author John Gierach will read from and sign his new book Fool's Paradise ($24.00 Simon & Schuster). If Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and ... (more)Sarah Thyre (May 7 at 7:30pm) "Sarah Thyre is an actress and writer who has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Strangers with Candy, and performed her own work at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters, Sit'n'Spin at the Comedy Central Stage, and on Public Radio International. Thyre will read from and sign the new paperback ... (more)Willy Vlautin (May 8 at 7:30pm) "Willy Vlautin, the lead singer and main songwriter of the band Richmond Fontaine, will read from and sign his new novel Northline ($14.95 HarperPerennial). “Vlautin follows his excellent first novel The Motel Life with a raw tale of America's underclass. The cool clarity of Vlautin's simple prose, ... (more)Kate Jacobs (May 9 at 7:30pm) "Kate Jacobs, author of the bestselling novel The Friday Night Knitting Club, will read from and sign her new novel Comfort Food ($24.95 Putnam), a story about the power of food to bring people together and the joys of savoring every bite of life. Shortly before turning the big 5-0, boisterous party ... (more)Wick Downing (May 10 at 2:00pm) "Local author Wick Downing, three-time winner of the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for fiction, will read from and sign his new young adult novel The Trials of Kate Hope ($16.00 Houghton Mifflin). When she was not yet a teenager, Kate Hope started “reading law” in the office of “Judge” ... (more)Travel Lovers' Book Club discusses Don Quixote in China by Dean Barrett (May 12 at 5:30pm) "The Travel Lovers’ Book Club meets at 5:30 pm on the second Monday of each month in the Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue Store."
Second Monday Poetry Reading (May 12 at 7:30pm) Angela Ball reads from Night Clerk at the Hotel of Both Worlds. "Angela Ball, a professor of English in the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi and poetry editor for Mississippi Review, will read from and sign her fifth collection Night Clerk at the Hotel of Both Worlds ($14.00 University of Pittsburgh Press), winner of the 2006 Donald Hall ... (more)Active Minds Lecture: The Democratic Primary Race (May 13 at 12:30pm) "Join us as we analyze the Democratic primary race for President. We will review the candidates and their campaign strategies as well as the key issues that divide or unite them. We’ll look beyond the sound bite rhetoric as we examine the subtle (and not so subtle) differences that are likely to determine ... (more)Aleksandar Hemon (May 14 at 7:30pm) "Aleksandar Hemon will read from and sign his new novel The Lazarus Project ($24.95 Riverhead). In two previous collections of stories, The Question of Bruno and the National Book Critics Circle-finalist Nowhere Man, Hemon has earned unmatched literary acclaim and a reputation as one of the English language's ... (more)Nick Heil (May 15 at 7:30pm) Nick Heil discusses Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season. "Journalist Nick Heil is an experienced climber and was a senior editor at Outside magazine from 1999 to 2006. Heil will discuss and sign his book Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season ($26.00 Henry Holt), a riveting account of a notorious climbing season, and a troubling ... (more)Tattered Cover Downtown Spelling Bee (May 16 at 11:30am) "Join representatives from Denver businesses who think they're "good spellers" at this fun downtown event on Friday, May 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Skyline Park. Team fees will benefit adult and family literacy programs offered through The Learning Source. (Not sure of how to spell a word? Consult ... (more)Event location: Skyline Park
Interested: cjcurtis Added by jpmoore. Jack Todd (May 16 at 7:30pm) "Award-winning author Jack Todd will read from and sign his new novel Sun Going Down ($26.00 Simon & Schuster). Part history, part romance, and part action-adventure novel, Sun Going Down follows the fortunes of Ebenezer Paint and his descendants - rough and tough individuals whose story spans four generations ... (more)Stephenie Meyer (May 19 at 7:00pm) "Stephenie Meyer, the author of the bestselling Twilight series for young readers will read from and sign her first adult novel The Host ($25.99 Little, Brown), a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. $2.00 tickets will be available with the purchase of The ... (more)Event location: East High School (across Colfax from the store)
Ann Hood (May 20 at 7:30pm) Ann Hood discusses Comfort: A Journey Through Grief. "Judi’s House, a local nonprofit offering hope and healing to children and families dealing with grief, joins us in presenting novelist Ann Hood whose nine previous books include The Knitting Circle. Hood will discuss and sign her important new book Comfort: A Journey Through Grief ($19.95 W.W. Norton), ... (more)Manuel Ramos & Rudy Garcia (May 21 at 7:30pm) "Rudy Garcia, a bilingual teacher in Denver and the author of LAX Confidential, and Manuel Ramos, author of several crime-fiction novels and the Director of Advocacy for Colorado Legal Services, will read from and sign the new collection Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California ... (more)C.J. Box (May 22 at 7:30pm) "C.J. Box, the multiple award-winning author of the Joe Pickett mysteries, will read from and sign his new novel Blood Trail ($24.95 Putnam). In this thrilling new novel featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, it is elk season in the Rockies, but this year a different kind of hunter is stalking a ... (more)Active Minds Lecture: Kenya Democracy at Risk (May 27 at 3:30pm) "The disputed December Presidential election in Kenya sparked a wave of violence resulting in over 1,000 deaths and half a million people displaced. It has been referred to as “ethnic cleansing” and presents a serious threat to true democracy in the country. Join Active Minds as we explore the historical ... (more)Laton McCartney (May 27 at 7:30pm) "Laton McCartney is the author of the national bestseller Friends in High Places: The Bechtel Story and Across the Great Divide: Robert Stuart and the Discovery of the Oregon Trail. McCartney will read from and sign his new history The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and ... (more)Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz (May 28 at 7:30pm) "Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz was deputy foreign minister of Chile between March 2000 and January 2002 and minister secretary-general of government prior to assuming his present post as Chilean ambassador to the UN. In that capacity, and as the recent president of the UN Security Council, he was a direct ... (more)Jennie Shortridge (May 29 at 7:30pm) "Jennie Shortridge, author of the humorous and insightful novels Riding with the Queen and Eating Heaven, will read from and sign her third novel Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe ($14.00 NAL). “Smart, funny, and endearing, Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe is also deceptively ... (more)Family Friday Night (May 30 at 6:30pm) "Kids can wear their favorite jammies and enjoy stories, a fun activity, and healthy snacks provided by local Whole Foods Markets. Parents can pick up coupons and Family Reading Cards, and enjoy specials at the coffee shops. This Friday we'll read celebrate spring with gardening stories."
Interested: djfox Added by jpmoore. Craig Johnson (May 30 at 7:30pm)
Valerie Ramsey (June 2 at 7:30pm) Valerie Ramsey discusses Gracefully: Looking and Being Your Best at Any Age. "World-renowned model and successful corporate executive Valerie Ramsey will discuss and sign her new book Gracefully: Looking and Being Your Best at Any Age ($24.95 McGraw-Hill). In her book, Ramsey shares her empowering message - that women of all ages can adopt the mindset and know-how to age with ... (more)Mark Bowden (June 3 at 7:30pm) "Mark Bowden, the bestselling author of Black Hawk Down, will discuss and sign his new book The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL ($23.00 Atlantic Monthly Press). Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the game, this remarkable story of the 1958 NFL Championship ... (more)Carl Honoré (June 6 at 7:30pm) Carl Honoré discusses Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting . "The Waldorf School joins us in presenting journalist and author Carl Honoré, whose first book, In Praise of Slowness, was an international bestseller. Honoré will discuss and sign his new book Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting ($24.95 HarperOne). Blending the ... (more)Active Minds Lecture: Tibet (June 10 at 12:30pm) "With an average elevation higher than the tallest peaks of Colorado, Tibet has been called the “Roof of the World.” Join Active Minds as we explore the history and controversy that surrounds this unique region. China claims that Tibet has been part of China for centuries, while Tibet maintains that ... (more)David Wroblewski (June 10 at 7:30pm) "Colorado author David Wroblewski will read from and sign his critically acclaimed debut novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle ($26.95 Ecco). Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively ... (more)Francesca Marciano (June 11 at 7:30pm) "Francesca Marciano, the critically acclaimed author of Rules of the Wild, will read from and sign her new novel The End of Manners ($23.95 Pantheon), a thrilling, timely, and darkly funny story of friendship, human frailty, and the ravages of war in Afghanistan. Stunningly evocative and richly observed, ... (more)Frank Delaney (June 12 at 7:30pm) "Frank Delaney, the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Ireland, will read from and sign the new paperback edition of his novel Tipperary ($15.00 Random House). In this gloriously absorbing and utterly satisfying novel, a man's passion for the woman he loves is twinned with his country's emergence ... (more)Chet Sisk (June 13 at 7:30pm) Chet Sisk discusses Because You Can: A Proven Method to Live Life Like You Mean It, Right Now!. "Chet Sisk, the local author of Seven Steps to Success I Learned from Homeless People, is currently the Lecturer in Residence for the Leadership Program at The University of Kwazulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Sisk will discuss and sign his new book Because You Can: A Proven Method to Live ... (more)David Port & John Ralston (June 14 at 2:00pm) "All new dads and their families are invited to celebrate Father's Day with David Port and John Ralston, authors of the Caveman's Guide to Baby's First Year: Early Fatherhood for the Modern Hunter-Gatherer ($12.95 Sterling), the hysterical follow-up to the Caveman's Pregnancy Companion. Offbeat and humorous ... (more)Maggie Sefton (June 16 at 7:30pm)
Dorothy Hearst - Promise of the Wolves (July 1 at 7:30pm) Dorothy Hearst, who worked as an acquisitions editor before writing her debut novel, will read from and sign Promise of the Wolves ($25.00 Simon & Schuster). Set 14,000 years ago, Hearst's novel takes us to a land where time is counted in phases of the moon, distance is measured in wolflengths, and direction ... (more)Darin Strauss - More Than It Hurts You (July 2 at 7:30pm) Darin Strauss, the acclaimed author of Chang and Eng, will read from and sign his new novel More Than It Hurts You ($24.95 Dutton). This literary showstopper is a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis ... (more)Interested: she_climber Added by booksense. Robert W. Larson - Gall: Lakota War Chief (July 7 at 7:30pm) Robert W. Larson is retired as Professor of History at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, and the author of numerous articles and books, including Red Cloud: Warrior - Statesman of the Lakota Sioux. The Denver Posse of Westerners honored him in 2006 with its Fred A. Rosenstock Award for Lifetime ... (more)Daniel Grandbois - Unlucky Lucky Days (July 8 at 7:30pm) Local author Daniel Grandbois' writing has appeared in Fiction, Web Conjunctions, The Greensboro Review, Double Room, and Sentence. He is also a musician who plays or has played in three of the pioneering bands of “The Denver Sound” - Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Tarantella, and Munly. Grandbois will ... (more)Rhys Bowen - A Royal Pain (July 9 at 7:30pm) British author Rhys Bowen's mysteries have been nominated for every major mystery award, including the Edgar for best novel, and have won seven of them. Bowen will join us to read from and sign A Royal Pain ($23.95 Berkley), another hilarious mystery featuring penniless aristocrat Lady Georgie, “a ... (more)Howard Goldblatt - Wolf Totem (July 10 at 7:30pm) Howard Goldblatt, the foremost translator of contemporary Chinese literature in the West, will present his edition of Jiang Rong's award-winning, best-selling novel Wolf Totem ($26.95 Penguin). An epic Chinese tale in the vein of The Last Emperor, Wolf Totem depicts the dying culture of the Mongols, ... (more)Deborah Rohan - The Olive Grove (July 11 at 7:30pm) Deborah Rohan. Local author Deborah Rohan is a frequent speaker and writer on the Palestinian/Israeli situation, and teaches listening and dialogue skills to the victims of conflicts worldwide. Rohan will read from and sign The Olive Grove ($16.95 Saqi), a compassionate account of a Palestinian family's transition ... (more)Ann Westerberg - Castles of Colorado: Scandals, Hauntings, and Tales of the Past (July 12 at 3:00pm) Ann Westerberg. Ann Westerberg will discuss and sign her new book Castles of Colorado: Scandals, Hauntings, and Tales of the Past ($22.95 Johnson Books). Perhaps the most romantic idea in the world is a castle, along with all its baggage. Unlike the original goal of a castle as fortification, Colorado castles were erected ... (more)Howard Fineman - The Thirteen American Arguments (July 14 at 7:30pm) Howard Fineman is Newsweek’s senior Washington correspondent and columnist and one of our best-known and most trusted political journalists. Fineman will discuss and sign his important new book The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country ($25.00 Random House). ... (more)Laurie Notaro - The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death (July 15 at 7:30pm) Laurie Notaro, the bestselling author of a slew of hilarious books, including The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club, Autobiography of a Fat Bride, We Thought You Would Be Prettier, and the novel There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell, will discuss and sign her new book The Idiot Girl and ... (more)Stephen J. Cannell - At First Sight (July 16 at 7:30pm) Stephen Cannell is the bestselling author of twelve novels, including the critically acclaimed Shane Scully series. And, in a highly successful career that spans three decades, Cannell has created or cocreated more than forty television shows, including The Rockford Files, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, ... (more)Michael Dahlie - A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living (July 17 at 7:30pm) Michael Dahlie. Michael Dahlie won the 2006 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society's Creative Writing Contest, and his fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review, and Mississippi Review. Dahlie will discuss and sign his novel A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living ($23.95 W.W. Norton), a darkly hilarious and moving ... (more)Jeffrey Buckner Ford - River of No Return: Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Woman He Loved (July 18 at 7:30pm) Jeffrey Buckner Ford, the eldest son of Ernie and Betty Ford, will discuss and sign River of No Return: Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Woman He Loved ($26.95 Cumberland House). In the final ten or so years before Tennessee Ernie Ford's death, the press and music industry had referred to him as “legendary.” ... (more)William McKeen - Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson (July 21 at 7:30pm) William McKeen is a professor of journalism at University of Florida, Gainesville, and the author of Highway 61 and editor of Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay. McKeen will discuss and sign his new book Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson ($27.95 W.W. Norton). McKeen, who was a friend ... (more)Robert Thurman - Why the Dalai Lama Matters (July 22 at 7:30pm) Robert Thurman has dedicated his life to the study and preservation of Tibet's spiritual and cultural heritage. He is the cofounder of Tibet House US, the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, the translator and author of several key works of Tibetan literature and analysis, ... (more)Sharman Apt Russell - Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist (July 23 at 7:30pm) Naturalist, author, and creative writing teacher Sharman Apt Russell will discuss and sign her new book Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist ($25.00 Basic Books). Perhaps no other religious philosophy is as simple and inclusive as pantheism. What is, right now, is divine; there is no god apart ... (more)Stephen Singular - When Men Become Gods (July 24 at 7:30pm) New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award nominee Stephen Singular will discuss and sign his new book When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back ($24.95 St. Martin's). One of the women profiled in Singular's book, Laura Chapman, a former ... (more)David Iglesias - In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration (July 25 at 7:30pm) David Iglesias served as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico from 2001 to 2007. He headed a panel that advised former Attorney General John Ashcroft on border security issues. A former White House Fellow, he is also a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Iglesias will discuss and sign ... (more)David Boren - A Letter to America (July 28 at 7:30pm) Former Senator David Boren, a Rhodes Scholar, was the longest-serving chair of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee. A former Governor of Oklahoma, he has served as President of the University of Oklahoma for the past fourteen years. Boren will discuss and sign his inspiring new book A Letter to America ... (more)Lisa Lillien - Hungry Girl (July 29 at 7:30pm) Lisa Lillien is not a nutritionist, she's just hungry. She is the founder of www.hungry-girl.com, and close to half a million loyal fans receive her daily emails containing guilt-free recipes, food and product reviews, dieting news, shockers, and more. Lillien will discuss and sign her new book Hungry ... (more)Interested: she_climber Added by booksense. John Demartini - The Riches Within: Your Seven Secret Treasures (July 30 at 7:30pm) John F. Demartini. Dr. John Demartini, founder of the Concourse of Wisdom School of Philosophy of Healing, breathes new life into his audiences with his enlightening perspectives, humorous observations of human nature, and practical action steps. His philosophy and revolutionary understanding of the power of unconditional ... (more)David Maraniss - Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World (July 31 at 7:30pm) Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and critically acclaimed, bestselling author David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post. Maraniss will discuss and sign his incredible new book Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World ($26.00 Simon & Schuster). This groundbreaking book weaves ... (more)Malibu Book Group (August 13 at 7:00pm) Diesel's Malibu Book Group will be gathering to discuss The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Erik Larson. All are welcome!
Book Group #3 (August 18 at 7:00pm) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Joyce Carol Oates's We Were the Mulvaneys. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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Book Group #1 (August 26 at 7:00pm) Book Group #1 reads Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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Jacqueline Winspear (February 18 at 7:30pm)
Diana Joseph (March 11 at 7:00pm)
Luis Urrea (May 26 at 7:30pm)
Gretchen Peters (May 27 at 7:30pm)
Janis Hallowell (May 28 at 7:30pm)
Peter Kilborn (October 19 at 7:30pm)
James Ellroy (October 22 at 7:30pm)
Paul Polak (October 27 at 7:30pm)
Rich Benjamin (October 29 at 7:30pm)
Jonathan Lethem (October 30 at 7:30pm)
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