SunLit
The SunLit Interview: Debbi MacLeod’s unsung Colorado library helps bring books to the print-disabled
Part of a national network, the Colorado Talking Book Library serves about 7,000 book lovers statewide. MacLeod wants to serve more.
The SunLit interview: Clara Villarosa’s Hue-Man Experience finds unexpected new life
The brand she launched in 1984 in Denver to advance books by and about people of color, and later revived in New York City, now will become a curatorial service within the Tattered Cover
The SunLit interview: A conversation with “Wimpy Kid” creator Jeff Kinney
With a new book of spooky stories coming out, the wildly successful author brings a drive-thru experience to four Front Range book stores
Half of the duo known as Linda Keir explains how two authors forged an “almost flawless working relationship”
Denver's Linda Joffe Hull and Chicago's Keir Graff, separated by a thousand miles, have combined their talents on three novels, including their latest, "The Three Mrs. Wrights"
“The Three Mrs. Wrights” explores how protagonists fell victim to an emotional grifter
In this excerpt, one of the women enchanted by the same unscrupulous guy awakens from a dreamlike nap to a whirlwind romantic wedding on a Mexican beach
“Runes for Writers”: How solving writer’s block is kind of like recalling where you left your keys
Though it may sound "a bit woo-woo," author Marc Graham writes that understanding where stories live in our minds can help us tell them better
In “Scholars of Mayhem,” a real-life WWII secret agent’s exploits remained hidden for years in a tin box
Co-author Daniel Guiet knew from an early age that an aura of mystery surrounded the man he called Dad, but it wasn't until years later that his stories could be told
In “Feeling Left Behind,” the widowed author recounts the persistent trauma of a mundane errand
Simple trips to the grocery store nearly brought Kim Murdock to her knees, and to the realization others shared her feelings
Author Kim Murdock’s experience as a young widow taught her that feelings need validation
The books she read taught her how to move on, but what she needed was someone to teach her that her experience was normal
Cindy Burkart Maynard’s visits to the archeological sites of ancient Puebloans sparked a novel idea
The author of "Soyala: Daughter of the Desert" produced a work of historical fiction that adds to the speculation about abandonment of a Four Corners civilization
In “The Body in Griffith Park,” a period-piece mystery combines interrogation with romance
While the authorities seek to unmask a killer in early 20th-century California, two of the questioners mix police work with flirtation
Jennifer Kincheloe built her stories around a relatively little-known venue for women’s rights
In the early 1900s, women in police custody were at the mercy of an entirely male system. Police matrons addressed that problem, and provided rich characters for her novels.
In one selection from her collection “Lucid Life,” the poet offers a father’s wish for his daughter
In a second poem, Catherine R. Berra reflects on the process of growing older and wiser -- but not alone
In this sci-fi fantasy, the imposing WindRunner arrives to call Owen to a dangerous quest
Dragons, magic and evil lie ahead as the giant stallion prepares to transport the uncertain son on a journey to find his parents, missing soldiers and an amulet
Christmas Eve with grumpy grandchildren inspired Natli VanDerWerken to write her book
With family tempers rising, the author sat in her living room and restored calm with a magical tale that became "WindRunner," one in a series of novels
Jared Smith evokes sunrise across America in the title piece of his poetry collection
In a few dozen lines, the poet describes the glitz and especially the grit of the nation as it awakens, from sea to shining sea
In “That’s How It Is,” poet Jared Smith celebrates the struggle and dignity of the American worker
From traveling to all 50 states to a wide-ranging work history -- including as an advisor to President Clinton -- the author's life experience laid a broad foundation for his writing
