Events

Living Poets Society, the BBS in-store poetry bookclub, will be reading and discussing Help Is on the Way.

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.

Carrie Vaughn will speak about and sign her new book, Kitty Steals the Show, on Wednesday, August 15th at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
Local paranormal author Carrie Vaughn brings Kitty Norville back for more! In Kitty Steals the Show, Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own. With the help of the Master of London, Kitty gets more of a glimpse into the Long Game—a power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries—than she ever has before.

Vouchers are $5 and are good for $5 off the featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.

Doug Fine will speak about and sign his new book, Too High to Fail, on Thursday, August 16th at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
According to Time, the legal medicinal cannabis economy already generates $200 million annually in taxable proceeds from a mere two hundred thousand registered medical users in just fourteen states. Too High to Fail covers everything from a brief history of hemp to an insider’s perspective on a growing season in Mendocino County, where cannabis drives 80 percent of the economy. Investigative journalist Doug Fine, author of Farewell My Subaru,  follows one plant from seed to patient and provides access to the world of the emerging legitimate, taxpaying “ganjaprenneur.”

Vouchers are $5 and are good for $5 off the featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.

Fred Meyer will speak about and sign his new book, Don't Give Up Until You Do, on Tuesday, August 21st at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
With warmth and simplicity, Don’t Give Up Until You Do introduces this experience-based discipline in which the path itself is the goal. Dr. Fred Meyer, a practicing Buddhist for over 35 years, shares his wholehearted approach to attaining realization and offers guidance on central Buddhist concepts—from the spiritual power of humor to the dangers of possessive love. Stories of enlightenment further illustrate the importance of cultivating resolve, meditation as a means for shedding the ego, serenity of the natural world, and the true nature of reality.

Vouchers are $5 and are good for $5 off the featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.

Karuna Cayton will speak about and sign his new book, The Misleading Mind, on Wednesday, August 22nd at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Buddhism asserts that we each have the potential to free ourselves from the prison of our problems. As practiced for more than 2600 years, the process involves working with, rather than against, our depression, anxiety, and compulsions. We do this by recognizing the habitual ways our minds perceive and react — the way they mislead. The lively exercises and inspiring real-world examples in The Misleading Mind can help you transform intractable problems and neutralize suffering by cultivating a radically liberating self-understanding.

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.

Harriet Wrye will discuss and sign her new book, Pulling Up Stakes, on Thursday, August 23rd at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
On a High Sierra packtrip with her husband and their six llamas, psychologist Harriet Wrye felt a millennial call to pull up stakes in her life, as she did with tent stakes and llama stakes each day as they moved along the trail. Inspired, she closed her Los Angeles psychoanalytic, leased her house, and set out on a journey to the back of beyond. Pulling Up Stakes tells the story of how Harriet’s journey became a life-changing spiritual pilgrimage that led to a deep practice of letting go of assumptions and stepping into freedom.

Vouchers are $5 and are good for $5 off the featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door.

Fiction, nonfiction, both old and new, we’ll share our favoritebooks for bookclubs with you!

Join us for refreshments, gifts, conversation, and a special appearance by Scott Lasser, author of Say Nice Things About Detroit!

More about Say Nice Things About Detroit:
David Halpert returns to a place that most people flee. But David is making his own escape—from his divorce and the death of his son. A compelling urban portrait and a touching love story, Say Nice Things About Detroit takes place in a racially polarized, economically collapsing city that doesn't seem like a place for rebirth. David is forced to answer a simple question: if you want to go home again, what do you do if home is Detroit?

Vouchers to Attend: $5
Voucher price includes seating, refreshments, and a coupon good for $5 toward any single purchase on August 27th.

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 Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

Bruce Kawin will speak about and sign his new book, Horror and the Horror Film, on Tuesday, August 28th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
Horror films can be profound fables of human nature and important works of art, yet many people dismiss them out of hand. Horror and the Horror Film conveys a mature appreciation for horror films along with a comprehensive view of their narrative strategies, their relations to reality and fantasy and their cinematic power. Local author Bruce Kawin covers the horror film and its subgenres – such as the vampire movie – from 1896 to the present. It covers the entire genre by considering every kind of monster in it, including the human.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

BBS will be open from 11am-7pm in recognition of Labor Day.

The Used Books Office will be CLOSED. Drop offs will be accepted at the main registers. 

Paul Thomas Murphy will speak about and sign his new book, Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy, on Tuesday, September 4th at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
During Queen Victoria’s 64-year reign, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. In his new book, Shooting Victoria, local author Paul Thomas Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria and the evolution of the attacks in light of evolving social issues and technology. While thrones across Europe toppled, the Queen’s would-be assassins contributed greatly to the preservation of the monarchy and to the stability that it enjoys today.

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.

Mattea Kramer will speak about and sign her new book, A People's Guide to the Federal Budget, on Wednesday, September 5th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget is for every American who wants to understand and participate in a process that affects all of us. It serves as a foundation for the novice reader, a reference tool for a more advanced audience, and is perfect for high school and college classroom use. Released to coincide with the fiscal year 2013 budget process and the 2012 presidential election, this guide includes up-to-the-minute numbers and explanation of President Obama's 2013 budget request.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

Carolyn Rose Hart will speak about and sign her new book, Step Up Step Out, on Thursday, Septmeber 6th at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
Two years into retirement, Carolyn Rose Hart became aware that the trappings of success were not making her happy. She sold her 2500 square foot home and most of the possessions she’d collected over 25 years and embarked on a 4 year journey around the globe to connect with other human beings who lived a life much different from hers. Her travels provided her with answers to burning questions about life. She gained the tools to create a sense of peace with her past, and has now combined all she learned on her journey in her new book, Step Up Step Out: Share Your Gifts and Be An Agent For Change.

This is a FREE event, open to all!

Click this link to hear an interview with Carolyn: 
http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=30002646 

BBS is joining with Reading Village and 100 Book Day for a Story-a-Thon, where local personalities share their passion for books with children of all ages. Proceeds benefit Reading Village's work in Guatemala. There will also be a Bookmark Project Station, set up by Clementine Art Studio, and the chance to win door prizes!

Readers Include:Mark Megibow (Beat-boxer for vocal band Face) ° Jeff Kagan (Environmental musician and performer) ° Paige Doughty (Environmental musician and performer) ° Congressman Jared Polis (Representative for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District) ° Judy Volc (Storytime Reading Expert)

About Reading Village:Reading Village provides leadership development training and scholarships for Guatemalan teenagers to finish high school. In return, these teens lead story-time activities for children, teaching them to read, imparting a love of books and the chance to dream.

Living Poets Society, the BBS in-store poetry bookclub, will be reading and discussing Ideal Cities by Erika Meitner.

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.

Timonthy Weston will speak about and sign his new book, China In and Beyond the Headlines, on Tuesday, September 11th at 7:30pm.

About the Book:
In China In and Beyond the Headlines, edited by CU Professor Timothy Weston, leading experts provide fascinating and unexpected insights into critical issues of culture, economy, politics, and society in today's China. This world, outside the reach of state control and either misunderstood or unreported in Western media, gains clarity and dimension from the fresh insights of a prominent group of activists, investigative journalists, lawyers, scholars, and travelers, who share a common interest in lessening the profound information gap between China and the rest of the 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, over the phone, or at the door.

Stephen Graham Jones will speak about and sign his new book, Growing Up Dead in Texas, on Wednesday, September 12th at 7:30pm.

About the book:
It was a fire that could be seen for miles, a fire that split the community, a fire that turned families on each other, a fire that it's still hard to get a straight answer about. A quarter of a century ago, someone held a match to Greenwood, Texas's cotton. Local author Stephen Graham Jones was twelve that year. What he remembers best, what's stuck with him all this time, is that nobody ever came forward to claim that destruction. And nobody was ever caught. Jones’ new novel, Growing up Dead in Texas, is a narrative lens onto the past, to see where things started. And where they keep starting again and again.

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.

Join Shannon Paige for an All Levels Conscious Flow of the Colorado Fall. Enjoy energy gathering, offering, and flowing in esteemed alignment to optimal personal expression of integrative arm balances, fluid asymmetrical backbends, inventive inversions and radical relaxation! A little bit of everything... Just like Fall in Boulder!

 This event is co-sponsored by Yoga Journal and will be FREE and open to all!