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My Dear White Friends,

bookbardenver June 19, 2020

By Rahem Mulatu I want to come to you with my raw feelings of pain, anguish, tears, and a heavy heart. I want you to feel and see my vulnerability. I plead with you to not disregard or diminish my …

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Black Booksellers Matter

bookbardenver June 7, 2020

This is my fourth letter in three months. I hope you don't mind that this is turning into a personal blog series. Extraordinary times call for ever greater honesty and transparency.

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BookBar Turns 7: Ch-Ch-Changes (Turn and Face the Strange)

bookbardenver May 25, 2020

Chapter 7: Every person, business, and organization has handled this Covid situation differently. For me, roughly half-way through the shut-down and quarantine, I resolved to come out of this a better person and to make BookBar a better business.

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Peeking Around the Corner

bookbardenver April 27, 2020

It has been a month since my last post. So much and also nothing has happened since then. On March 27th, I had just come out of a couple of weeks of mourning for my business that I knew would …

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A Short History of Mystery and Some Indubitably Great Reads

bookbardenver April 16, 2020

I love most books—as an English major and a bookseller, that comes with the territory. I’m drawn to different books for different reasons: some create beautiful images and scenes, some have complex twisting plots, and others grab me with their …

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THE ANSWER IS YES! DEFINITELY YES!

bookbardenver March 31, 2020

Let me start by immediately answering the question I know you are already thinking. “YES!” Yes! THE ONE AND ONLY BOB is as good as THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN! Yes! You need to preorder it from BookBar so you …

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BookBar in the Time of Covid

bookbardenver March 27, 2020

BookBar was built on a vision of our community socializing through literature and a common love of books and reading. That has been our business model for the past seven years. We’ve witnessed countless touching moments of collaborations, partnerships, friendships, …

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Reading Help is Here for YOU: Parents & Your Kids

bookbardenver March 26, 2020

BookBar has two books that are wonderful resources for parents and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.  These can be ordered online from us with free shipping.  Both books offer extensive lists of books for your child to read and …

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The Colorado Sun Book Club: Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson

bookbardenver October 4, 2019

Guest post by Kevin Simpson from The Colorado Sun. Disruption in the media industry has claimed many casualties, including thousands of jobs nationally and hundreds in Colorado. Avid readers of literature probably have noticed something else in short supply: coverage …

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October Cookbook Club Pick: Antoni in the Kitchen by Antoni Porowski

bookbardenver October 2, 2019

Ted Allen may have left some big shoes to fill in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but Antoni Porowski has taken on the job and made the position of food and wine expert his own. It’s not surprising considering …

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New Hours and Operations January 4th

bookbardenver January 2, 2021

We’ve decided to approach 2021 like Punxsutawney Phil and not just because every day seems like every other day lately. We feel conflicted by the current statistics that are showing Colorado is heading in the right direction with Covid cases …

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Giving Thanks for all the Giving

bookbardenver November 26, 2020

Nicole Sullivan 11/26/2020 Can you stand another post about all of the reasons to feel grateful in such a horrid year? This isn’t the post I intended to write as I fell asleep last night, worrying about the future: the …

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Happy 10th Anniversary Denver Book Exchange!

bookbardenver September 3, 2020

This is kinda where it all began. Ten years ago I was in the midst of a seven year stint as a stay-at-home mother to our two young children. I began craving adult collaboration and missing the satisfaction of working …

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March Cookbook Club Pick: Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman

bookbardenver March 1, 2020

Our March cookbook club pick is one that’s been gaining masses of fans since its release last fall, Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman. This highly anticipated second cookbook from the Dining In author has …

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February Cookbook Club Pick: Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin

bookbardenver February 9, 2020

Toni Tipton-Martin, author of The Jemima Code, is back with another in-depth look at the history of African American cooking, it’s influences on popular dishes today, and, of course, recipes galore, in our February cookbook club pick, Jubilee: Recipes From …

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Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Eat Joy and What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street? Edition

bookbardenver December 30, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from two books: Eat Joy and What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street?. And now it’s time for some themed book club recs perfect for your next …

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December Cookbook Club Pick: Eat Joy edited by Natalie Eve Garrett & What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street by Felicita Sala

bookbardenver December 2, 2019

We’re shaking things up and doing December a little different with the cookbook club. First, we’re recommending not one, but two books this month. Second, they’re a little different from our previous fare. But rest assured, both are amazing titles …

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Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple Edition

bookbardenver November 15, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Tieghan Gerard’s Half Baked Harvest Super Simple.

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November Cookbook Club Pick: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerard

bookbardenver November 6, 2019

Followers of Tieghan Gerard’s crazy popular Half Baked Harvest blog will be excited to see that she finally has a second cookbook out! If you haven’t heard of her, now is the time to introduce yourself to this fantastic Colorado …

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The Eight New Releases We’re Excited About In October

bookbardenver October 4, 2019

Here are some of the new titles we're excited for you to read in October: 

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Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Double Awesome Chinese Food Edition

bookbardenver September 15, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Andrew, Irene, and Margaret Li’s excellent Double Awesome Chinese Food: Irresistible and Totally Achievable Recipes From Our Chinese-American Kitchen. 

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8 Books the Cool Kids are Reading This Fall

bookbardenver September 14, 2019

The BookBar BookWorms present the 8 favorite new books of the fall for kids and teens. See what the cool kids are reading and stop by to pick up the best new read for the season!

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Raising Readers

bookbardenver September 6, 2019

By Marilyn Robbins Raising a reader is one of the most important gifts you can give your child.  Learning to read is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work for several years for any child to master reading …

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The 7 New Releases We’re Excited About in September

bookbardenver September 6, 2019

Here are some of the new titles we're excited for you to read in September!

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September Cookbook Club Pick: Double Awesome Chinese Food: Irresistible and Totally Achievable Recipes From Our Chinese-American Kitchen by Andrew, Irene, & Margaret Li

bookbardenver September 2, 2019

Andrew, Irene, and Margaret Li didn’t initially set out to with the intention of helming a food truck and a restaurant together, but fate intervened. In 2012, they opened the Mei Mei Street Kitchen food truck, introducing eaters to their …

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Book Club Suggestions From BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Tex-Mex Edition

bookbardenver August 19, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Ford Fry’s Tex-Mex: Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods From Both Sides of the Border.

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August Cookbook Club Pick: Tex-Mex: Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods From Both Sides of the Border by Ford Fry

bookbardenver August 8, 2019

In the food world Tex-Mex is an entity all of its own. Mexican cuisine, brought north to Texas in the early nineteenth century, adapted according to ingredients more at home in Texas than across the border and the railroad expanded …

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Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: The Peach Truck Cookbook edition

bookbardenver July 30, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Stephen and Jessica’s Rose’s The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach.

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July Cookbook Club Pick: The Peach Truck Cookbook by Jessica N. Rose and Stephen K. Rose

bookbardenver July 10, 2019

July in Colorado means peaches! Which is why, for our July Cookbook Club pick, we’ve selected a peachtastic cookbook full of recipes perfect for showcasing Colorado’s Palisade peaches: The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach by …

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Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Aloha Kitchen edition

bookbardenver June 19, 2019

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Alana Kysar’s excellent debut, Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai’i. Well, in addition to choosing a new cookbook each month, we’re taking it one step further …

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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Review

bookbardenver June 13, 2019

by Chris Moncaleiden As a student of counseling, I have read many books that stray deep into theories of human growth. I have noticed that while fields such as "self-help" are flourishing, there are few books that pull back the …

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June Cookbook Club Pick: Aloha Kitchen by Alana Kysar

bookbardenver June 4, 2019

Our June Cookbook Club pick is Alana Kysar’s Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai’i. You might wonder what constitutes Hawaiian cooking. You might even suspect that it’s just Spam and/or pineapple heavy cuisine - but you would be sorely mistaken. Yes, …

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Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered & Come to Our Murderino Release Party

bookbardenver May 22, 2019

By Sarah Dealy Being a woman is scary and hard. You have to hold your keys in between your fingers as you walk to your car, make sure you dress pretty (not sexy, sexy is asking for it), have 911 pre dialed if …

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CookBook BookClub: Indian-ish by Priya Krishna

bookbardenver May 1, 2019

By Becky LeJeune BookBar is launching a new cookbook club! Each month, BookBar will highlight a different cookbook, inviting the community to ‘cook with us’ throughout the month, sharing pictures and comments about the recipes they try on social media! …

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Staying Power: Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s Sabrina & Corina

bookbardenver April 2, 2019

Sabrina & Corina is a hearth fire in the form of short stories. Colorado author Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s indigenous Latina characters burn with the power of home, beckoning the reader to come closer, to feel the heat.

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BookBar Review: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

bookbardenver January 4, 2019

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Review By Kateri Kramer Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb begins with a mantra I’ve employed myself a few times. Quickly though, the reader finds out that what author and therapist …

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The Collected Schizophrenias Book Review

bookbardenver December 12, 2018

The Collected Schizophrenias Book Review by Stephanie Vessely  “I am trying to say that I am a wife,” writes Esmé Weijun Wang in The Collected Schizophrenias. “I am a good patient, I am an entrepreneur. I am also schizoaffective, living …

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Amy Irvine Sits Down With Rachel Hamalian To Talk About Edward Abbey, Writing, and The Desert

bookbardenver November 27, 2018

Rachel Hamalain: In your new book, Desert Cabal, you confront the claims that Edward Abbey made in his book, Desert Solitaire – on its 50th anniversary. What inspired you to make this confrontation? Amy Irvine: It’s a very odd backstory. …

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Icelandic Book Exchange Comes To BookBar

bookbardenver November 21, 2018

Icelanders really know how to celebrate the holiday season. Each year, families and friends get together on December 24 and exchange books before heading to bed with a book and some chocolate. The tradition is so important to Icelandic culture, …

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How Audiobooks Made Me a Runner

bookbardenver June 3, 2018

We think we have the manual for ourselves memorized and in our back pockets. Two years ago, I would have recited the following about myself: I am not a runner because: a. I get bored after a couple miles, and …

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Happy Women’s Month, Fellas! 5 Recommendations for your ‘2018 Feminist Book Club for Men’

bookbardenver February 28, 2018

Recently, I overheard a man talking with two of my female friends. I watched as their typical politically-charged repartee turned to post-Weinstein wave of sexual harassment allegations. The man jested, saying that the women making all these accusations are probably …

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Sandhya Menon is Coming to BookBar and the BookWorms Are in Love

bookbardenver August 14, 2017

So you’ve probably heard that Sandhya Menon is coming to BookBar on August 20th at 4 PM, right? I, Emma the BookWorm, a young woman who refuses to do anything but hide in her room and read stories about Jack …

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Grown Ups! We Dare you to Read Without Walls

bookbardenver June 28, 2017

A few months ago, I sat with a group of four nine-year-olds on tiny chairs. Most of them were meeting for the first time with the intention of picking out new books and talking about the books they had read …

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The Hearts of Men Are …

bookbardenver March 28, 2017

It’s a strange social political moment to ruminate on the white middle class American male. The patriarchy. The big guys. The ones that ever seem to be in the driver’s seat. In The Hearts of Men, Nickolas Butler crafts a …

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People of BookBar

bookbardenver August 6, 2020

Hi. Nice to see you again. As we sloooowly begin to re-open to our guests, it feels like a good time to (re)introduce ourselves. We have some new faces and new titles for ‘old’ faces. Get to know our passionate, …

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Bookbar’s Pneu Business Model

bookbardenver April 1, 2020

March 1, 2020 Businesses throughout the world have been required to change their models almost overnight due to Covid-19 and BookBar is no exception. We closed the store to the public initially, filling orders online and to-go only. Soon after, …

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January Cookbook Club Pick: Shuk by Einat Admony & Janna Gur

bookbardenver January 1, 2020

Our first cookbook club pick of the New Year, Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking, is a stunning look at the growing Israeli food scene. Balaboosta chef and owner Einat Admony and Al Hashulchan founder …

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