Events
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Phil Lapsley - Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell
Start: 7:30 pm
Colfax Avenue: Phil Lapsley will discuss and sign his eye-opening new book Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell (GroveAtlantic), a riveting history of the telephone hackers of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. He has spent the last several years documenting the history of
phone phreaking through hundreds of interviews,
document searches, and Freedom of Information
Act requests. “Lapsley uses his main subject as a jumping-off point for a highly engaging history of the telephone itself and plenty of intrigue. Sure, these guys, these [phone] phreaks, were breaking the law, but they were also innovators, technological geniuses, precursors of today’s computer hackers. A fascinating book.” —David Pitt, Booklist Can’t make it to the signing? Request an autographed copy here: books@tatteredcover.com Phil Lapsley’s website
Start: 7:30 pm
Historic LoDo: Kent Haruf, the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide, will read from and sign his new novel Benediction (Knopf), a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. In his new novel, Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants. Free numbered tickets for a place in the booksigning line will be handed out at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only. Can’t make it to the signing? Request an autographed copy here: books@tatteredcover.com
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