Events

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!

Robert Zubrin will speak about and sign his new book, Merchants of Despair, on Wednesday, July 11th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
There was a time when humanity looked in the mirror and saw something worth protecting and liberating. But now, we are beset by propaganda promoting the viewpoint that human beings are a cancer upon the Earth, a horde of vermin whose appetites are endangering the natural order. This is the core of antihumanism. Robert Zubrin traces the pedigree of this ideology and exposes its consequences in horrifying detail. Combining riveting tales from history with powerful policy arguments, Merchants of Despair provides scientific refutations to antihumanism's major pseudo-scientific claims.

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.

Robert Moss will speak about and sign his new book, Dreaming the Soul Back Home, on Thursday, July 12th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
The greatest contribution of the ancient shamans to modern healing is the understanding that in the course of any life we are liable to suffer soul loss—the loss of parts of our vital energy and identity—and that to be whole and well, we must find the means of soul recovery. Dreaming the Soul Back Home teaches that our dreams give us maps we can use to find and bring home our lost or stolen soul parts. Robert Moss shows us how to recover animal spirits and ride the windhorse of spirit to places of healing and adventure in the larger reality. We discover how to heal ancestral wounds and open the way for cultural soul recovery.

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.

Due to a family medical emergency, Priscilla Gilman has had to cancel her event with us on July 17th. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

G. Willow Wilson will speak about and sign her new book, Alif the Unseen, on Friday, July 20th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Alif the Unseen is the new novel by local author G. Willow Wilson (Butterfly Mosque). In a Middle Eastern security state, Alif, a young hacker shields his clients—dissidents, outlaws, and other watched groups—from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. The woman Alif loves jilts him for a prince, and his computer is breached by the State, putting his clients and his own neck on the line. When Alif discovers the secret book of the jinn, which may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death, aided by forces seen and unseen.

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.

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 The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.

Gerald Meehl will speak about and sign his new book, One Marine's War, on Tuesday, July 24th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
An unusual account of an American in the Pacific during World War II, One Marine’s War describes the experiences of a Marine language officer who was decorated for saving enemy lives. Local author Gerald Meehl recounts how Robert Sheeks overcame his hatred of the Japanese, formed after seeing their brutal treatment of Chinese civilians. Meehl traces Sheeks’ quest to prevent the needless deaths of Japanese soldiers and civilians while serving as a combat interpreter during the fighting on the islands of Saipan and Tinian.

Robert Sheeks will be the Special Guest at this Event!

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.

Joy Harjo will speak about and sign her new book, Crazy Brave: A Memoir, on Wednesday, July 25th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
In this transcendent memoir, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice. Harjo 's tale of a hardscrabble youth, young adulthood, and transformation into an award-winning poet and musician is haunting, unique, and visionary.

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.