Shelf Life: Author visits, book club meetings and literary events coming to Boulder County
Sep. 21----Matt Kirkland will speak about his book "Dracula Daily" at 4 p.m. Friday at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
—Liz Kinchen will speak about her book "Light in Bandaged Places" at noon Saturday at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
—Tween Graphic Novel Book Club will meet to discuss "The Cardboard Kingdom," by Chad Sell at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Meadows Branch of the Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—Tween Book Club will meet at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at Lyons Community Library; lyons.librarycalendar.com.
—Julie Hedlund will speak about and sign her new book "Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews" at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
—Michelle Theall will speak about and sign her new book "The Wind Will Catch You" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—The FI Book Club will meet to discuss books about finance and business at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Lafayette Public Library; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
—Stephen Graham Jones will speak about and sign his new book "Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—William Edge will speak about his book "Quotidian Drag" at noon on Sept. 30, at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
—Good Solve will meet to discuss true crime books at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2, at Louisville Library; louisville-library.org.
—Jennifer Chesak will speak about and sign her new book "The Psilocybin Handbook for Women: How Magic Mushrooms, Psychedelic Therapy, and Microdosing Can Benefit Your Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—Newcomers Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 4, at Lafayette Public Library; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
—Last Word Book Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 4, at Lafayette Public Library; lafayettepubliclibrary.libcal.com.
—Sasha DiGiulian will speak about and sign her new book "Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—First Thursday book group will meet to discuss "The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland," by Jim DeFede at 2 p.m. Oct. 5, at the Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
—Book Queeries will meet to discuss "She is a Haunting," by Trang Thanh Tran at 5 p.m. Oct. 5, at Out Boulder County, 3340 Mitchell Lane; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.
—Chris Chandler will speak about and sign her new book "Stay Sweet: Tales of Quirky Southern Love" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—Grace Yoon will speak about her new book "The Korean Herbal Apothecary" at 6 p.m. Oct. 6, at Trident Café; tridentcafe.com.
—Jack Williamson, Beth Shaw and Susan Josephs will discuss "PIPS SPEAK: Essays by Previously Important People," a collection of essays from a group of 13 writers over the age of 60, Oct. 6, at Inkberry Books; inkberrybooks.com.
—Grace Yoon will speak about her new book "The Korean Herbal Apothecary" at noon on Oct. 7, at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
—Get Lit(erary) teen book club will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 8, at Louisville Library; louisville-library.org.
—Mitali Perkins will speak about and sign her new book "Hope in the Valley" at 4 p.m. Oct. 8, at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
—Second Mondays book group will meet to discuss "Lessons in Chemistry," by Bonnie Garmus at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9, at the Longmont Public Library; longmontcolorado.gov.
—Alix E. Harrow will speak about and sign her new book "Starling House" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—Sci-Fi Bookclub will meet to discuss "Dawn," by Octavia Butler at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, at Nederland Community Library; nederland.libcal.com.
—Lily Williams will speak about and sign her new book "Look on the Bright Side" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11, at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
—Amelie Honeysuckle will speak about her book "What Once Was an Inside Out Rainbow" at 11 a.m. Oct. 14, at Boulder Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.
—James Mitchell will speak about his book "Musical Chairs: A Bow by Blow Adventure" on Oct. 15 at Inkberry Books; inkberrybooks.com.
—Jayna Sheats will speak about and sign her new book "Hanna's Ascent" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
—From Our Shelves book club will discuss "The Daughter of Doctor Moreau," by Silvia Moreno-Garcia at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.
—JB Harris will speak about her book "The Immigrant's Wife" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Trident Café; tridentcafe.com.
—Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer will speak about and sign their new book "Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was" at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.
Public libraries
Boulder Public Library: Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.; Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road; George Reynolds, 3595 Table Mesa Drive and NoBo Corner Library, 4600 Broadway; 303-441-3100; boulderlibrary.org.
Carnegie Branch Library for Local History: 1125 Pine St., Boulder; open by appointment only; localhistory.boulderlibrary.org.
National Science Digital Library: 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder; nsdl.oercommons.org.
Norlin Library: University of Colorado Boulder, 1720 Pleasant St., Boulder; colorado.edu/libraries.
Lafayette Public Library: 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov/library.
Longmont Public Library: 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov/library.
Louisville Public Library: 951 Spruce St., Louisville; louisville-library.org.
Lyons Community Library: 405 Main St., Lyons; lyons.colibraries.org.
Nederland Community Library: 20 Lakeview Drive, Nederland; nederland.colibraries.org.
Book stores
Barbed Wire Books: 504 Main St., Longmont, barbedwirebooks.org, new and used titles
Barnes and Noble: 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, barnesandnoble.com, new titles
Beat Book Shop: 1200 Pearl St., Boulder, beatbookshop.com, used and antique titles
Blue Owl Books: 176 CO-119, Nederland, facebook.com/BlueOwlBooks, used titles
The Bookworm: 3175 28th St., Boulder, boulderbookworm.com, used titles
Boulder Book Store: 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; boulderbookstore.net, new titles
Inkberry Books: 7960 Niwot Road, Suite B-3, Niwot, inkberrybooks.com; new and used titles
Juniper Books: 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Boulder, juniperbooks.com; hand-assembled new titles
Lighthouse Bookstore: 1201 Pearl St. Mall, Boulder, lighthousebookstoreofboulder.com; metaphysical titles
Little Horse Vintage: 820 Main St., Louisville, littlehorsevintage.com, rare and collectable books
The Read Queen Bookstore and Café: 129 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, thereadqueen.com, new and used titles
Trident Booksellers and Café: 940 Pearl St., Boulder, tridentcafe.com, new and used titles
Used Book Emporium: 346 Main St., Longmont, usedbookemporium.net, new and used titles
The Wandering Jellyfish: 198 2nd Ave., Niwot, twjbookshop.com, young adult and children's new titles
Interested local authors can submit new books to the Author Spotlight at bit.ly/BoulderCountyAuthors. Book stores can submit book events to features@prairiemountainmedia.com with "book event" in the subject line.
