Nicole Sullivan – January 2022 How to even recap a year that felt like a decade? This time last year we were heading into the new year with trepidation but so many reasons to feel hopeful. A vaccine was on …
Don’t Worry. Read Happy.
We’ve heard you. Life has been particularly fraught with anxiety and fear these last few years. Coming out of a terrifying and isolating pandemic accompanied by racial reckoning on par with that of the civil rights movement, only to potentially …
We’re Celebrating Banned Books Week by… Selling Books
“We honor your right as a reader to make your own decisions about which authors and titles you wish to consume…” On its surface, this seems like such an obvious statement, coming from a bookstore. Of course, we’ll also join …
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It’s Been a Year
By Nicole Sullivan It has been two weeks short of one year since I wrote this blog post while everything was shut down. Little did any of us know then what a long and tumultuous year was ahead of us. …
New Hours and Operations January 4th
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 …
Giving Thanks for all the Giving
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 …
Happy 10th Anniversary Denver Book Exchange!
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 …
Black Booksellers Matter
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.
March Cookbook Club Pick: Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
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
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
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 …
December Cookbook Club Pick: Eat Joy edited by Natalie Eve Garrett & What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street by Felicita Sala
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 …
Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple Edition
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.
November Cookbook Club Pick: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerard
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
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
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
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!
Raising Readers
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 …
The 7 New Releases We’re Excited About in September
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
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 …
Book Club Suggestions From BookBar’s Cookbook Club: Tex-Mex Edition
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
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 …
Book Club Suggestions from BookBar’s Cookbook Club: The Peach Truck Cookbook edition
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
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
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
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 …
June Cookbook Club Pick: Aloha Kitchen by Alana Kysar
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
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
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! …
Staying Power: Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s Sabrina & Corina
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
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
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 …
Amy Irvine Sits Down With Rachel Hamalian To Talk About Edward Abbey, Writing, and The Desert
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. …
Icelandic Book Exchange Comes To BookBar
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, …
How Audiobooks Made Me a Runner
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 …
Happy Women’s Month, Fellas! 5 Recommendations for your ‘2018 Feminist Book Club for Men’
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 …
Sandhya Menon is Coming to BookBar and the BookWorms Are in Love
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
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 …
The Hearts of Men Are …
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 …
Simply Julia: June’s Cookbook Club
By Becky LeJeune Julia Turshen has a massive following. People are passionate about her cookbooks, which is why we’ve picked her latest, Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food as our June Cookbook Club pick! Healthy and comfort …
A Fully Booked School Year: Thank You Authors & Educators!
From Watson to Applegate, 30 children authors share their books with students in the Denver area during the year of COVID. This past school year, BookBar has had the honor of hosting 30 of the best (really, the best of …
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People of BookBar
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, …
My Dear White Friends,
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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