Events

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.

Join us for an afternoon of readings and discussion with local authors Julie Golden, author of Vagilantes, and Lila Sophia and David Tresemer, authors of One Two One, Don't Go Back to Sleep, and The Venus Eclipse of the Sun.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

About Vagilantes:
Rayanne kills a pedophile—at least she thinks she did, until someone else confesses to the murder. Four Boulder women are drawn into Rayanne’s drama. Their attempts to save this damaged soul are sidetracked by the death of another pedophile, then another. Still questioning if murder is ever justifiable, they learn they are not alone in finding answers outside the law.

About One Two One:
The authors have been celebrants for weddings, and decided to write down what they had taught couples about healthy relationships. Many illustrations help to lead couples through a process that can be profound and satisfying, though often isn’t.

About Don't Go Back to Sleep: A Novel:
“Exceptionally written, Don’t Go Back To Sleep portrays vivid characters with deep psychologies and sensibilities. The story engages through real individuals confronting urgent and historical situations, discovering and learning together the new-ancient wisdom ways of how to be alive in the world.”~Bob Richards, Social/Spiritual Entrepreneur

About The Venus Eclipse of the Sun 2012:
Is December 21, 2012, the end of the world, as some have claimed? No. All that talk has obscured an actual rare celestial event in June 2012—Venus eclipsing the Sun. This book explores the mythic meaning of Venus, of eclipse, and of the degree in the heavens where this occurs—a location that will increase the allure and dangers of technology.

Living Poets Society, the BBS in-store poetry bookclub, will be reading and discussing The Best American Poetry 2011. 

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.

Ernest Cline will speak about and sign his new book, Ready Player One, on Tuesday, June 12th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
In Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel Ready Player One, the year is 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. When Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle, he may have to face up to life—and love—in the real world.

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.

Terry Tempest Williams will speak about and sign her new book, When Women Were Birds, on Wednesday, June 13th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Terry Tempest Williams’s mother told her: “I am leaving you all my journals, but you must promise me you won’t look at them until after I’m gone.” Readers of Williams’s memoir, Refuge, well remember that mother, who developed cancer as a result of nuclear testing. It was a shock to Williams to discover that her mother had kept journals. But not as much of a shock as what she found when she read them. In 54 chapters, Williams creates a lyrical meditation of the mystery of her mother's journals. When Women Were Birds is a kaleidoscope that keeps turning around the question “What does it mean to have a 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 and over the phone.

For two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force in the growing sport of ultrarunning. He was one of the elite runners profiled in Born to Run. In Eat and Run, Scott Jurek opens up about his life and career—as an elite athlete and a vegan—and inspires runners at every level.

Run and celebrate with Boulder champion ultramarathoner and American record holder, Scott Jurek, for the release of his new book, Eat & Run.

*6:00-7:00pm*: Group Fun Run (5 mile, all paces) starting and finishing at the Boulder Running Company  http://boulderrunningcompany.com

7:30pm: Short Film, Reading, Q&A and Book Signing at *the Dairy Center for the Arts* (2590 Walnut Street) http://thedairy.org/.

NOTE: The Dairy Center is just a few blocks from the Boulder Running Company and those doing the group run can walk to the Dairy Center.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased through the Dairy Center (click HERE to buy tickets). Proceeds benefit the Micah True Memorial.

Co-Sponsored By Boulder Running Company, Brooks Sports, Udo's Oil, and Native Foods

Susan Gillis Chapman will speak about and sign her new book, The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Good communication is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it’s between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers, and mindfulness—the practice of nonjudgmental awareness—can help us communicate more effectively and meaningfully with others in our personal and professional lives. In The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, Susan Chapman, a psychotherapist and long-time Buddhist practitioner, explains how the practice of mindfulness awareness can change the way we speak and listen, enhance our relationships, and help us achieve our goals.

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.

Kristen Iversen will be at Unity of Boulder Church 
(2855 Folsom Street  Boulder, CO 80304) to speak about and sign her new book, Full Body Burden, on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about Kristen Iversen’s childhood in a Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and—unknown to those who lived there—tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. As this memoir unfolds, it reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalism and a book about the destructive power of secrets.

Vouchers to attend are $10 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.

Anthony Swofford will speak about and sign his new book, Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir, on Tuesday, June 19th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Following the success of Jarhead, Anthony Swofford assumed he had exorcised his military demons—but as veterans know, that isn’t how it works. Consumed by drugs, booze, fast cars, and the wrong women, Swofford almost lost everything and everyone who mattered to him. Embarking on a series of road trips with his dying father, a Vietnam vet, Swofford begins to grapple with his volatile past and forge a path toward redemption. Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails is a must-read memoir that raises essential questions about masculinity, about fathers and sons, and about love.

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.

CU Mathematics Professor Karl Gustafson will speak about and sign his new book, The Crossing of Heaven: Memoris of a Mathematician, on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Among the group of physics honors students huddled in 1957 on a Colorado mountain watching Sputnik bisect the heavens, one young scientist was destined, three short years later, to become a key player in America’s own top-secret spy satellite program. One of our era’s most prolific mathematicians, Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to write the first US spy satellite’s software. The project would fundamentally alter America’s Cold War strategy, and The Crossing of Heaven, Karl’s autobiographical account of a remarkable academic life spent in the top flight, tells this fascinating inside story for the first time.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

Amanda Padoan will speak about and sign her new book, Buried in the Sky, on Thurday, June 21st at 7:30pm.  ***Eric Meyer and Chhiring Dorje will be her special guests at this event!***

About the book:
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. For as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalayas, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In 2008, when 11 climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their story.

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.

Christopher Ransom will speak about and sign his new book, Killing Ghost, on Monday, June 25th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
James Hastings once enjoyed a career pretending to be someone else. But when his wife Stacey dies, James finds himself spiraling into grief. Salvation comes in the form of Annette, a beautiful widow who moves into the house next door. James and Annette bond quickly over the spousal losses they have suffered, but as their romance escalates, Annette begins to exhibit uncanny manners and desires that belong to Stacey. Killing Ghost is at once a descent into psychological terror, a midnight meditation of the addictive nature of love, and a novel that redefines the ghost story for a culture obsessed with dark entertainments.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

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!

We will be discussing Train Dreams by Denis Johnson.

Tsoknyi Rinpoche will speak about and sign his new book, Open Heart, Open Mind, at UNITY OF BOULDER on Tuesday, June 26th at *7:00pm*.

About the book:
In Open Heart, Open Mind, Tsoknyi Rinpoche explains that a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt is not only possible, it’s our birthright. We long for peace, for the ability to love and be loved openly and freely, and for the confidence and clarity to meet the various challenges we face in our daily lives. As he recounts his own efforts to strike a balance between the promptings of his heart and an obligation to preserve and protect the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, Rinpoche provides a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern life, and encourages each of us to rediscover the openness, fearlessness, and love that is the essence of our own life.

This is a FREE event happening at Unity of Boulder Church (2855 Folsom Street  Boulder, CO 80304).

Alex Cequea, Editor-in-Chief of iPhone Life Magazine, will be here on Thursday, June 28th at 7:30pm to discuss the future of mobile technology.

About Alex's Presentation:
What will mobile technology look like in the future? Join Alex Cequea, Editor in Chief of iPhone Life magazine, as he dissects the mobile trends that will shape our lives in the coming years. Take a peek at the future of augmented reality, mobile payments, location-based technology, publishing, and much more. This talk will explore the underlying motivations behind mobile innovation, and what we can expect to see in the next few years. 

About Alex:
Boulder local Alex Cequea is the Editor in Chief of iPhone Life magazine and a Managing Partner at Mango Life Media. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business, and he writes and speaks about mobile technology, business, and activism.
This is a FREE event!

Bobbie Louise Hawkins will be speaking about and signing her books Fifteen Poems and Selected Prose of Bobbie Louise Hawkins on Tuesday, July 3rd at *6:00pm*.

More about Bobbie's books:

Fifteen Poems is a republication of a lyrical sequence of poems that Bobbie Louise Hawkins wrote in 1971 in Bolinas.

"Bobbie Louise Hawkins is a remarkable master of the witty understated prose sentence...she is also a fabulous storyteller with a great ear for the 'very thing': quip or bon mot...This collection is a terrific revival!" —Anne Waldman (about Selected Prose)

Hawkins has written more than twenty books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and performance monologues, and has performed her work all over the world. Anne Waldman and Alan Ginsberg invited her to begin a prose concentration in the writing program at Naropa University where she taught for twenty years.

This event is FREE and open to the public! 

In recognition of the holiday, Boulder Book Store will be open only from 11am until 7pm on the 4th of July/Independence day.

The Used Books office will NOT be open but they will accept drop-offs at the front counter. Nothing will be processed, however, until at least Thursday. 

We apologize for any inconvenience but hope you have a fun and safe July 4th!

Nathan Kumar Scott will use traditional Indonesian puppets to help narrate his newly published children’s book, The Great Race, on Saturday, July 7th at *11:00am*.

The story is an Indonesian variation of the tortoise-and-hare fable, and features the trickster character Kanchil the mouse deer. 

Rather than simply read from the books, Nathan will be on his feet, enlivening the story of Kanchil. After story time, the author will discuss the relationship between Indonesian puppetry and storytelling, and will offer kids a chance to play with the puppets. 

Recommended for ages 4 to adult

This is a FREE children's event, open to all!