Read Alert: Infidels and Self-Publishing
One thing I’ve learned about book reviewing: It’s hard to know what to review. Obviously I can cover the top-sellers, throwing in my two cents on what everyone else has already trashed or praised. And I get a lot of review copies from aspiring authors, though sometimes, I must admit, it’s not the most appealing selection....
Read Alert: DPL Book Sale
You might remember last year when I attended the used book sale of all used book sales, and–thank God!–just like every year, the Denver Public Library is at it again. During last year’s sale, I had a few glorious finds, novels that I’d heard of but never gotten around to reading right at my fingertips...
Read Alert: Download at the Digital Library
Now that I’m on-board with this whole e-reader thing, I’m discovering all sorts of neat stuff. Here’s one particularly fascinating tidbit: Did you know that you can check-out digital library books on your smartphone or e-reader? And that’s for free, just like a hard copy library book. And the best part of checking out an e-book? At...
Read Alert: Childhood Stories
My parents have recently moved into a new house in the foothills with plenty of room to spread out. Between that and their first grandchild, my daughter, starting to show an interest in “big kid” things, in the past few weeks I’ve seen boxes come out of storage, filled with things I’d long since packed...
Read Alert: Leather Journals
Spring, we hope, is now officially here. For me, the season’s arrival is reminiscent of strolls and bike rides through parks, with long stops on benches to gaze at the flowers, people watch, and ultimately, write. I’m a big journaler. Sometimes it’s just a matter of the day’s record; sometimes it’s a story idea or...
Read Alert: National Library Week
What a great thing to celebrate–that likely gorgeous building just down the street from you, filled with fantastic, old-smelling books and infinite knowledge at your fingertips. It’s National Library Week, in fact, we’re smack-dab in the middle of it. Denver Public Libraries are recognizing National Library Week from April 8-14, encouraging local readers to get out to their...
Read Alert: Shatter
I’m always down for a mystery. Make it a murder-mystery and I’m totally in. And if you really add a twist and a demented psychopathic character or two? Well, them I’m very likely hooked. If this sounds like you, Shatter is the book for you, for, my friends, it has every sort of sickness imaginable. Michael...
Read Alert: The Paris Wife
One of the best parts of reading an expatriate classic–think Hemingway, Fitzgerald as obvious choices–is that they are real. Hemingway especially based his writing on his own life, travels, even relationships. Yet vulnerable and open as the stories were, they were still fiction; there’s still information left to the imagination, truths stretched into lies, holes...
Read Alert: Hunger Games Fangirling
I’ve read all of the Hunger Games books, sure. And I’ve hyped on the hype about the books and the upcoming movie–oh, you know, the one that drops tonight at midnight. But honestly, to be fair, I’m not sure I could do the hype justice, not for the true fans anyway. No, for a day like...
Read Alert: Mockingjay
When I finished Mockingjay, the last of the Hunger Games series a few weeks ago, I was sad. I was sad I was done reading the books, sad that the story had come to a close, and even a bit sad at the ending. It wasn’t that the story didn’t resolve–it did! And it wasn’t even that...
Read Alert: Success Over Statistics
So often I fall victim to my circumstances. Sure, I call myself organized, self-motivated, determined; but I’m not above letting a failure get the best of me. I chalk it up to normal “humanness,” grant myself every excuse, and likely stop for a pint of Ben & Jerry’s on my way home. Hey! If it’s...
Read Alert: Fords, Flappers & Fanatics
I’m very much looking forward to DFW this weekend. It’s the excitement of so many events, seeing a huge production come together, looking forward to summer–it’s all of those things. But more than anything, I can’t wait to watch the 1920s Circus show. Vintage inspired? I’m there. And I’m particularly excited to see how Denver’s...
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