Books
‘Because I like them’
In grade school letters at the top of a piece of printer paper, 6-year-old Ronan carefully spells out the words “Boys” and “Girls.” Using the couch’s ottoman as his desk, he kneels on the floor near his mother, Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, who discusses her self-...
SUBVERSIVE
Bill Ayers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074...
Thompson’s last stand
In 2001, convicted murderer Lisl Auman was 13 months into a life sentence when she wrote a letter to the author of a book that had recently brought her some joy in prison...
Scientifically funny
For their book, The Humor Code, journalist Joel Warner and University of Colorado Boulder Professor Peter McGraw spent a year travelling the world in search of funny. They searched Africa for its infamous laughing disease, strolled through the South American jungle ...
Eyes on the prize
It was a run-of-the-mill Tuesday morning in Boulder for author and longtime University of Colorado professor Marcia Douglas — until it wasn’t. After ignoring...
