Books
New fairy tale novel aims to be ‘Shrek’ for adults
Usually fairy tales start with a beautiful princess waiting for Prince Charming to whisk them away. But in the new book CURSES! A F***ed Up Fairy Tale, Julie Kazimer takes a different approach — Cinderella gets hit by a bus on page two.Left with the mission of ...
Textures of youth
Tina Collen’s story of her relationship with her father is multidimensional. Literally. In her memoir, Storm of the i ($29.95, Art Review Press), Collen tells the trials and tribulations and successes of her life via paintings, photographs, memorabilia. Instead of ...
Pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman: Losing his religion
To write music criticism takes a certain level of self-assurance. That’s pretty obvious: You have to think pretty highly of your own opinion to be motivated to tell others why they should feel that way, too...
101-word fiction contest
Boulder Weekly is launching its first annual fiction contest this spring...
Science fiction for the masses
In a world that plunks authors into brushed-aside categories like science fiction, fantasy and romance, one author is tiring of the “guilty pleasure” label...
Book events | Week of Feb. 6
Thursday, January 6 Karen Douglass. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495- 3303. Caregiving for the Genius — by Jane Barton. 7:30 p.m. The Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070. Scent of Butterflies — by Dora ...
Books bound in yellow
Through works of fantasy and what she calls “alt-history,” Longmont-based author Molly Tanzer pushes forgotten narratives to the forefront. With her novels Vermilion, The...
















