This, our last newsletter, is dedicated to all of you – our customers and readers of this past decade. Thanks a million for all of your support, friendships, enthusiasm for our sometimes wacky ideas; for making BookBar your home away …
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It was the Best of Times. It was the Worst of Times
Mostly it was the best of times but after 10 years of dedicating much of my life to BookBar, I’m ready to switch things up. No one was more surprised than I was when it started looking like BookBar would …
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Dear ABA,
I’ve learned so much from you over the years, have enjoyed your support, and am grateful for the friendships you’ve facilitated. My store wouldn’t be where it is without you. I am thrilled, heartened, and encouraged to see the strides …
Colorado Association of Libraries 2022 Julie J. Boucher Community Honor Roll Award for Promoting Intellectual Freedom
This award recognizes a Colorado individual (or group) not directly affiliated with libraries who promotes intellectual freedom. CAL cited Nicole Sullivan’s “brave response to the American Booksellers Association and staunch support of protecting the intellectual freedom of those in the …

And Now For Our Next Act…
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 …

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em
-by Nicole Sullivan April 1, 2021 In a year that saw revenue loss for nearly all independent businesses but revenue for Amazon was up a whopping 38% – during a pandemic and the biggest economic downturn we’ve seen since 2008 …

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
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 state of small …
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, …
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.