Books
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...
Baseball in the summer
Although the team is currently struggling just to hover near .500, not much in Colorado says “summer” like the Rockies. With a great downtown ballpark in Denver, stellar starting pitching and exciting young hitters, the reigning NL Wild Card qualifiers ...
The (nearly) lost art of sportswriting a proud tradition soldiers on
On vacation in Oakland the other night, I had the unique (and arguably profound) experience of 10,000 Athletics fans vocally battling 10,000 transplanted New York Yankees fans throughout a close game, and my thoughts somehow turned to academia, and writing. Over my ...
Natural-born talent? Author sheds new light on nature-nurture debate
Like most Americans, I was given an IQ test in the first grade and was told I fell just short of what my...
David Foster Wallace: An American literary great revealed
“It sounded like the voice that I thought in,” says David Lipsky about the captivating literary style of novelist and essayist David Foster Wallace. “Which of course is what you’re trying to do as a writer. And he’d done it! It was amazing! I was so thrilled. I faxed...
Author Christy Reece walked away from her day job to launch...
After 18 years of working the same job, most of us might...
A peek into the latest novel from author Mark Behr
In Santa Fe, I had a chance to hear 46-year-old College of Santa Fe (CSF) Professor Mark Behr, a Tanzanian-born novelist and essayist, read from his new book Kings of the Water at the O’Shaughnessy Performance Space on the CSF campus...
One couple’s exploration of the best brewpubs in Colorado
When Kathy and Lee Hayward took their final bows and said goodbye to the teaching profession almost two years ago, instead of staying at home and driving each other nuts, they decided to embark on a one-year road trip in their RV, visiting different towns throughout ...
Aussie author Anna Campbell defies the boundaries of historical romance
It’s every writer’s dream. You write the best book you can...
New children’s book deals with domestic violence
In her day job as a detective in the Longmont Police’s...
