Events
Living Poets Society, the BBS in-store poetry bookclub, will be reading and discussing Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney.
About the Book:
The poems in Nikky Finney's breathtaking new collection Head Off & Split sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life. Finney s poetic voice is defined by an intimacy that holds a soft yet exacting eye on the erotic, on uncanny political and family events. Artful and intense, Finney's poems ask us to be mindful of what we fraction, fragment, cut off, dice, dishonor, or throw away, powerfully evoking both the lawless and the sublime.
The Living Poets Society Bookclub is open to the public and meets at 7pm on the second Tuesday of every month in the Upper North Room of Boulder Book Store. Unless otherwise noted, the author will not be present at the discussion.
Nick Arvin will speak about and sign his new book, The Reconstructionists, on Tuesday, May 8th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
In local author Nick Arvin’s new book The Reconstructionist, as a boy, Ellis Barstow heard the sound of the collision that killed Christopher, his older half brother. A decade later, Ellis takes a job as a forensic reconstructionist, investigating and re-creating the details of fatal car accidents—under the guidance of the irascible John Boggs, who married Christopher's girlfriend. Ellis takes naturally to the work. But Ellis is harboring secrets of his own—not only his memory of the car crash that killed his brother but also his feelings for Boggs's wife, Heather.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Florence Williams will speak about and sign her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, on Wednesday, May 9th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
In Breasts, an informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter and local author Florence Williams' investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeon’s office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk. The result is a fascinating exploration of where breasts came from, where they have ended up, and what we can do to save them.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Richard Martin will speak about and sign his new book, SuperFuel, on Thursday, May 10th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
At the dawn of the atomic age, uranium and thorium were equally important as the element of choice in researching nuclear energy. Either one could have powered the world’s reactors. But it was uranium that won out, and thorium, which is far cleaner, safer, and more abundant than uranium, was relegated to the dustbin of science. Now, as the world searches for cheap, non-carbon-emitting energy sources, thorium is reemerging as an overlooked solution. Local author Richard Martin’s new book SuperFuel challenges us to look back at what could have been different in history and forward to an energy revolution.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Jennifer Wilson will speak about and sign her new book, Running Away to Home, on Monday, May 14th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Jennifer Wilson, her husband Jim, and their two children had been living in Des Moines, Iowa when they lost half their savings in the stock-market crash and decided to take a family sabbatical in the Croatian mountain village of Mrkopalj, the land of Jennifer's ancestors. In Running Away to Home, Jennifer tells how they lived like locals, milking the neighbor's cows, eating roasted pig on a spit, and desperately seeking the village recipe for bootleg liquor. As the Wilson-Hoff family struggled to stay sane (and warm), what they found was much deeper and bigger than themselves.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Robert McBrearty will speak about and sign his new book, Let the Birds Drink in Peace, on Thursday, May 17th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Pushcart Prize winner and local author Robert Garner McBrearty's stories are inhabited by a range of characters and settings, but what they have in common is an inherent curiosity about the world and how each character can find his own place in it. Whether he's a budding writer, fading professor, reluctant gunslinger, or worried older brother, McBrearty's characters are concerned with essential questions about how to reconcile outside forces against desire. No matter what the situation, empathy is front and center in Let the Birds Drink in Peace.
This event is FREE and open to all!
Geraldine Brooks will speak about and sign her new book, Caleb's Crossing, on Saturday, May 19th at 2:00pm.
About the book:
Bethia Mayfield is a young woman living in Martha's Vineyard in the 1660s . At age 12, she meets Caleb, the son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond. Bethia's father is a minister who seeks to convert the Wampanoag, and Caleb becomes a prize in the contest between old ways and new, eventually becoming the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and People of the Book, Caleb’s Crossing captures the triumphs and turmoil of two brave spirits who risk everything in a search for knowledge at a time of superstition and ignorance.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Jayme is back in good health, so her April writing workshop has been rescheduled for May 19th.
Award-winning adventure travel writer Jayme Moye discusses how to turn any trip into a captivating narrative using the basic elements of story. And if you’re so inclined, how to get paid to have those stories published in magazines.
Jayme is the managing editor at Elevation Outdoors in Boulder, an editor-at-large for Women's Adventure, and freelances for Outside, Backpacker, Men’s Journal, Women’s Health, Sunset, and 5280, among others.
This workshop has SOLD OUT! Stay tuned and check our store displays and e-mail newsletter for your opportunity to sign up for the next workshop!
From Our Shelves, the BBS In-store bookclub will be reading Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante.
From Our Shelves Fiction Bookclub is open to the public and meets at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Upper North Room of Boulder Book Store. Unless otherwise noted, the author will not be present at the discussion. Please join us!
Jackson Galaxy will speak about and sign his new book, Cat Daddy, on Tuesday, May 22nd at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet’s hit TV show My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, a.k.a. “Cat Daddy,” isn’t what you might expect for a cat expert (as The New York Times noted, with his goatee and tattoos he “looks like a Hells Angel”). Yet Galaxy’s ability to connect with even the most troubled felines—not to mention the stressed-out humans living in their wake—is awe-inspiring. In Cat Daddy, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his 13-year relationship with a petite gray-and-white short-haired cat named Benny, and gives advice for living with, caring for, and loving the feline in your home.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Thomas Graham Jr. will speak about and sign his new book, Unending Crisis, on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30pm.
About the book:
In Unending Crisis, Thomas Graham Jr. examines the Bush administration's misguided management of foreign policy, the legacy of which has been seven major—and almost irresolvable—national security crises involving North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, the Arab-Israeli conflict in Palestine, and nuclear proliferation. Graham considers these issues individually and together, emphasizing their interrelationship and delineating the role that the neoconservative agenda played in redefining the way America is perceived in the world today.
This is a FREE event, open to all!
Mark Fiege will speak about and sign his new book, The Republic of Nature, on Thursday, May 24th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting familiar historical icons, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new light. The Republic of Nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the American experience.
This is a FREE event, open to all!
Bobbie Louise Hawkins will speak about and sign her new book, Selected Prose.
We are currently working with Bobbie to figure out a new date for this signing some time in Early July.
Alan Gilbert will speak about and sign his new book, Black Patriots & Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence, on Thursday, May 31st at 7:30pm.
About the book:
We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. But that independence applied to only a portion of the American population—African Americans would still be bound in slavery for nearly another century. In Black Patriots and Loyalists, University of Denver professor Alan Gilbert asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War. There were actually two wars being waged at once: a political revolution for independence from Britain and a social revolution for emancipation and equality.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
It’s time to get involved—and have your voice heard! The election to decide who sits on the next County Commission for Boulder County is rapidly approaching. Come learn more about this critical election by meeting candidate Elise Jones at the Boulder Book Store on Saturday, June 2, from 1-3pm.
Your vote is crucial because County Commissioners play a powerful role in ensuring the quality of life here in Boulder County. The three Commissioners:
· Oversee the County’s $320 million budget and nine departments (Land Use, Parks & Open Space, Transportation, Administrative Services, Housing & Human Services, Community Services, Budget, County Attorney and Commissioners’ Office).
· Manage the social services safety net that provides assistance to those in need.
· Decide what open space to buy and how it’s managed.
· Make land use and development policy and decisions in unincorporated Boulder County.
Current County Commissioner Will Toor is termed out this year, and the election to fill his seat will be decided in the Democratic primary on June 26 (there are no Republicans in the race). This will be an all-mail ballot primary—ballots will arrive around June 6. To vote in the primary, you must be registered to vote by May 29. (If you’re registered but not as a Democrat, May 25 is the last day to affiliate or change your party affiliation to vote in the primary -- you can change it back afterwards if you like.)
County Commissioner Candidate Elise Jones will be at the Boulder Book Store from 1-3pm on Saturday, June 2nd, to answer your questions about what a County Commissioner does, and talk about key issues in the County and how she would address them. You can learn more about Elise and her experience at www.elisejones.org.
John Brehm will be here to speak about and sign his new book, Help Is on the Way, on Tuesday, June 5th at 7:30pm. Poet Marilyn Krysl will also be present for a poetry reading!
About the book:
Help Is On the Way takes readers from the subways of New York City to the savannas of Paleolithic Africa to the transplant ward of Kyoto University Hospital. But whatever their setting, these poems are enlivened by the subtle music, penetrating wit, and remarkable emotional honesty that won high praise for John Brehm’s earlier collection, Sea of Faith, and constitute his singularly engaging voice.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.
Ben Fountain will be speaking about and signing his new book, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, on Wednesday, June 6th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
In Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, the new novel from Ben Fountain (Brief Encounters with Che Guevara), a firefight with Iraqi insurgents transforms the men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Sent on a media-intensive Victory Tour to reinvigorate support for the war, on a rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part of the halftime show alongside Destiny's Child. Over the course of this day, Billy Lynn, a 19-year-old Texas native, begins to understand difficult truths about himself, his country, his family, and his brothers-in-arms.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.
Austin Kleon will speak about and sign his new book, Steal Like an Artist, on Thursday, June 7th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide that will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
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