Books

Words | Week of April 17, 2014

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Thursday, April 17...

A Fairview science teacher’s guide for the anti-creationist

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When Fairview High's Paul Strode was a new science teacher in the early 1990s, he wasn't ready for the challenge that a student brought to him when he taught evolution...

Homero Aridjis on environmentalism in Mexico

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A statement from poet Homero Aridjis on the dangers of environmentalism in Mexico...

Words | Week of April 24, 2014

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Thursday, April 24...

Water in the desert

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In 2011 Jessie Friedman and her husband Jules Levinson were returning to Boulder after travelling for more than 50 hours from New Delhi. Not having slept, the couple was in a state of delirium when Friedman had a eureka moment...

Words | Week of May 14, 2015

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Monday, May 18...

Looking past the uniform

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A uniform solidifies a sense of sameness, but as Helen Thorpe set out to write her latest book, Soldier Girls, she realized that behind the uniform, experiences are anything but alike...

New York Times bestselling author comes to Boulder

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(Editor's note: Justin Cronin speaks at the Boulder Book Store on Monday, June 6. Doors...

Words | Week of May 8, 2014

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Thursday, May 8...

Poetry

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i stumble out of bed into sweatpants and socks and slippers...

Baron of the bizarre

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Work days can consist of bad coffee and mundane chit chat with coworkers. However, author Christopher Moore doesn’t deal with boring office mates or monotonous stories — his work days are filled with clever banter and fantastical adventures. Granted, it all takes ...

Poetry

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“Dumpster Land” was submitted by Steven Janssen, and it was written by his late son, Noah Preston Janssen, Boulder High graduate, class of 2008, who drowned in late July of the same year...