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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 this as a gift for someone, do yourself a favor and buy two: You’ll want to keep one for your own she...

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 authors, as well — and now she’s doing it in a new way, with BookBar Press and its debut publication...

In honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the Boulder Chamber Players commissioned an intriguing theatrical-musical event: Incessant Hum: Beethoven 2020, featuring the later works, which were composed after Beethoven became deaf. Artistic director Barbara Hamilton enlisted the aid of award-winning actor-director Mare Trevathan and playwright Jeffrey Neuman, himself profoundly hearing impaired, to create the piece. The task was daunting, Neuman says, “because I wanted to serve Beethoven well — both the music and the man — and because I’d never really written about hearing loss, a sub...

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 deal with books in some way and touch upon such au courant topics as social justice, prisoner right...