Baiza’s debut novel named Treasure Valley Reads featured work Founded in 2001, Treasure Valley Reads is a community-wide reading and literary project sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council, the Cabin, regional library agencies and local booksellers. This year ... 04/16/2024 - 5:29 am | View Link
House of Wisdom Book Club unravels layers of history and humanity in its newest edition Between April and June, the Book Club will discuss the evocative poem Mural", The Sympathizer, and Granada Trilogy ... 04/16/2024 - 1:02 am | View Link
National Poetry Month: Rahul Mehta’s ‘Feeding the Ghosts’ is food for the poetry lover’s soul By Constance Alexander NKyTribune contributor Until Rahul Mehta’s “Feeding the Ghosts,” I – a night owl – clung to a lifelong aversion to morning people and their “Early bird catches the worm” ... 04/15/2024 - 5:32 pm | View Link
‘Ghosts’ Cast Just Had A Spirited Visit To The Library Of Congress The human embodiment of five of the spirits on CBS comedy "Ghosts" visited the Library of Congress to see artifacts curated from their characters' eras. By all accounts, it was a moving experience. 04/15/2024 - 3:25 pm | View Link
Suzanne Scanlon Reclaims the Power of Crazy Women Writers Suzanne Scanlon is the picture of a successful literary artist. Born in Aurora and currently a professor of creative writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an artist-in-residence at ... 04/15/2024 - 8:16 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.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
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.