Book of the Month

Every now and then we encounter a new book that we’re so excited about we want to shout it from the rooftops, so we've created a special tag to distinguish it from the rest: Tattered Cover Book of the Month (formerly called Tattered Cover V.I.B.)!  

Our latest selection is:

Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

I declare Sabrina & Corina required reading for all Denverites (transplants especially)!

You’ll find some familiar place names here: Colfax, Cheesman, Central Library, Tacos Jalisco, and the neighborhood formerly known as the Northside, for example. They are the backdrop to Fajardo-Anstine’s perspective on the gentrification of the West and the lives of its all but entirely displaced residents. Follow her cast of indigenous Latinas, among them a young girl at home in the shadow of the Sangres, a just-released prisoner, a sex worker, a grandmother on Galapago, and a pair of cousins, one who lives, one who dies, as they grapple with their histories and, often, their Mile High roots. If nothing else, read the title story—it’s haunted me for months!

Fajardo-Anstine is the new local literary talent to brag about. Her voice is necessary and indomitably clear, and she shines a true, unwavering light on our neighbors, our coworkers, ourselves. She takes no guff, and neither do her heroines. —Lainie Formby, Adult Frontlist Buyer

Purchase this and previous Book of the Month below: