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Nicole Sullivan, founder of BookBar Press and owner of The Bookies, talks complexities of book banning and free speech in the publishing industry.

Humorist Wendi Aarons’s ‘I’m Wearing Tunics Now’ depicts middle-age losses (slower metabolisms) and wins (better friendships).

Nicole Sullivan plans to close BookBar, which she opened on Tennyson a decade ago, on January 31.

Read on, mark your calendars, and enjoy dipping into literary worlds both familiar and new during your summer reading.

Stephen Brackett is proudly “not cool.” At least that’s what he says — though we beg to disagree, because he manages to get an unbelievable amount of cool stuff done for Colorado. Brackett is in constant motion, and where he walks, we’d all be wise to follow. A graduate of East High School, he gained fame early as part of Flobots, the indie-hip-hop act that had a hit with “Handlebars” and, rather than chase national attention, focused instead on community and getting to work on th...

This novel has already been recommended by literary voices from all over the spectrum, from Buzzfeed to Publisher’s Weekly, so I’m not breaking any new ground here by saying you gotta read this book. David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s debut novel is, according to fellow author Tommy Orange ( There, There), “a marvel…a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth…a brilliant meditation on power and violence and a testament to what a crime novel can achieve.” If you’re thinking of thi...

Since its inception in 2013, BookBar has been a major player in the local literary scene, and that’s by design. Owner Nicole Sullivan wanted to make her mark doing something she believed in, bringing together her love of lit and liquor under one welcoming roof. But Sullivan isn’t one to rest on her laurels. She’s started other related ventures: BookBed, BookGive, partnerships with local agencies like Colorado Humanities, and the At the Inkwell reading series. She’s supported local auth...

Denver Indie Bookstore Launches BookBar Press with Debut Release By Claire Kirch | Dec 15, 2020 Another Denver independent bookstore is making news: today BookBar launches its book publishing division, BookBar Press, with its debut release, Bite Size: An Anthology of Micro Theatre. The anthology features 10 short plays that were originally produced in 2018 by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and staged at BookBar. The plays, all written by area playwrights, all ...