First Stage brings 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' to life on stage It's one of the most popular children's book series, and now, First Stage is bringing "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" to life on stage. Loosely following the first book of the series, the show blends humor ... 04/21/2024 - 11:18 am | View Link
Orcas teen brings awareness to reading and shelter animals When Ava Berge was a little girl, she’d choose a beloved book and read to dogs or cats through a Santa Cruz Public Library program. 04/16/2024 - 9:30 pm | View Link
Mr. Wimpy Ocean Software in 1984. The game was intended to be a promotional tie with Wimpy restaurants as their logos, company mascots, and theme tunes were reproduced. The game was released on the Oric 1, ZX ... 04/11/2024 - 11:49 pm | View Link
This book has been checked out over 30K times from the Denver Public Library In the past decade, some books at the Denver Public Library have passed through thousands of hands and crossed tens of thousands of e-readers and audiobook listeners. 04/9/2024 - 1:32 am | View Link
First Stage's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' turns middle school ordeal into a comic musical Adapted from Jeff Kinney's popular books, First Stage's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' turns middle school struggles into a high-energy rock musical ... 04/8/2024 - 2:11 am | View Link
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel,” by Shahnaz Habib (Catapult, 2023)
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you.
“The Memory of Lavender and Sage,” by Aimie K. Runyan (Harper Muse)
Tempesta’s father is dead. His will leaves the family fortune to her brother. But to everyone’s surprise, the will gives Tempesta money that had belonged to her mother, who died years before. Tempesta has no reason to remain in New York. Her grandmother hates her, her brother is disdainful, and she’s bored with her newspaper job.
So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
A. J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” was a huge best-seller. “End of Story” is destined to be, too. It’s a mystery more than a thriller, and a tightly crafted page-turner.
Literary critic Nicky Hunter is a huge fan of mystery writer Sebastian Trapp.
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Right now, fans of sci-fi/fantasy films are going ga-ga over “Dune: Part 2” (which certainly is gorgeous).
But I’m here to sing the praises of another space opera.
A young George Lucas talks with Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, for the film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in 1977.
I was a bit late jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon.