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« Thursday September 23, 2010 »
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Panel Discussion: From the Paintbrush to the Pen with Linda Sue Park, David Wiesner and Dinah Stevenson
Start: 7:00 pm
Highlands Ranch: Three-time Caldecott Medal-winner David Wiesner is the author of the wonderful new picture book Art & Max ($17.99 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Newbery Medal-winner Linda Sue Park is the author of the delightful novel for young readers Keeping Score ($6.99 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and the upcoming novel Long Walk to Water ($16.00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, to be published November 15, 2010). Wiesner and Park will discuss the creative and editorial process behind their books with their longtime editor Dinah Stevenson, VP and publisher of Clarion Books. Guests will get an inside look at the author-editor relationship and learn about the creating of several beloved children’s books. Claire Martin, children’s book reviewer for the Denver Post, will moderate. Visit David Wiesner’s website. Visit Linda Sue Park’s website. Request signed copies: books@tatteredcover.com
Terry Frei - Playing Piano In a Brothel: A Sports Journalist’s Odyssey
Start: 7:30 pm
Historic LoDo: Sportswriter Terry Frei, author of the acclaimed book ‘77: Denver, the Broncos and a Coming of Age, will discuss and sign his new book Playing Piano In a Brothel: A Sports Journalist’s Odyssey ($24.95 Taylor Trade). This entertaining and thought-provoking collection of essays combines reporting, historical research, memoir, and opinion—taking readers behind the scenes of some very high-profile events and settings in the world of sports. Throughout the collection, Frei displays his abilities to observe, to explore, and, perhaps most important, to listen. Visit Terry Frei’s website. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com
Rita Mae Brown - A Nose for Justice
Start: 7:30 pm
Colfax Avenue: Rita Mae Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of the Mrs. Murphy mystery series (which she writes with her tiger cat, Sneaky Pie) and the Sister Jane novels, as well as Rubyfruit Jungle, In Her Day, Six of One, The Sand Castle, and the memoirs Animal Magnetism and Rita Will. Brown will read from and sign A Nose for Justice ($25.00 Random House), the first in a tail-wagging new series starring Baxter, an urbane wirehaired dachshund. Explosive sabotage and the startling unearthing of a hundred-year-old skeleton on a Nevada ranch offer a thrilling start to this new mystery. Visit Rita Mae Brown’s website. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com
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