In “Strangers,” one of 12 stories in the linked collection “Bratwurst Haven” by Rachel King, the author juxtaposes loss with a tentative search for connection.
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“Babies Don’t Make Small Talk” offers tips on parenting for introverts
In “Babies Don’t Make Small Talk,” author Julie Vick helps identify personality types that struggle with social situations of parenthood — and then adds comic relief.
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In “Soil,” the broad biodiversity of the author’s garden takes root
In her new book “Soil,” Camille T. Dungy challenges her neighborhood’s homogenous plant policies in this melding of nature and environmental justice.
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In “Again and Again,” scenes of nausea from a tragi-comic journey
In “Again and Again,” Chloe, a terminal cancer patient in Juliet Wittman’s novel, wrestles with surreal impacts of treatment as well as her anger and loneliness.
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“Reading Colorado” matches writers with all corners of the state’s diverse landscape
Edited by Peter Anderson, “Reading Colorado” reveals the quirks and grandeur of Colorado — with historian Tom Noel providing the road map.
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“Finding My Way” winds through one woman’s battle with her family’s secrets
PROLOGUE 2019 Whenever I open one of the fabric-covered photo albums my mom saved, I find myself tracing the scalloped edges of each picture, captioned with the narrow cursive of my mom’s writing. 1957—Hoffman’s Farm, 1960—Queen Mary. Though I’ve looked through this album, and the others she kept, countless times, I am continually hoping that […]
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A chile festival, tea leaves and a colorful cast converge in “Woman of Light”
This excerpt from Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s novel “Woman of Light” introduces protagonist Luz Lopez ;and her family in the vivid light of 1930s Denver.
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“Full Circle” goes inside the plan to race a dream car at Daytona
With “Full Circle,” author Petra Perkins has the inside track on the true story of space engineers and computer geeks who set their sights on the finish line at Daytona.
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“Searching for Closure” moves across time and space with an ultimate eye toward…karma?
In “Searching for Closure,” author Iona Morrison melds elements of the supernatural with a present-day mystery unfolding in the Old West town of Tombstone.
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“Gangbuster” paints a portrait of an innovative, overlooked Denver crime fighter
“Gangbuster,” Alan Prendergast’s deeply reported book on Philip Sidney Van Cise, charts a legendary career confronting scourges from grifters to the KKK.