Smart narratives and thoughtful storytelling born in the Rocky Mountains and Southwest.
Join authors and WE CAN SEE INTO ANOTHER PLACE: MILE-HIGH WRITERS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE contributors at Tattered Cover Book Store next Wed, August 14th at 6pm, for a reading to celebrate this powerful anthology: Andrea Rexilius R Alan Brooks Carolina Ebeid TaraShea Nesbit Rachel Weaver Steven Dunn! Follow the link for tickets!
https://www.tatteredcover.com/pages/we-can-see-into
Thank you to Sandra Dallas for a fantastic The Denver Post write-up of We Can See into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice edited by Andrea Rexilius and co-published by Bower House and The Bookies Bookstore!
“Three Keys,” “Colorado Hiking” and more books of regional interest
We're so excited to share this multi-genre anthology with readers! Releasing in 2024, We Can See into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice is an incredibly powerful collection of writing. Huge thanks to HR Hegnauer for this gorgeous cover! design
I'm thrilled to share a sneak peek of the beautiful cover for the upcoming We Can See Into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice published by local indie press BookBar Press! It was such an honor to be the anthology editor on this incredible collection of short stories, comic panels, essays, poetry and plays. Take a look at this amazing list of contributors: Olivia Abtahi, R. Alan Brooks, Steven Dunn, Steven Cole Hughes, Kristen Iversen, Traci L. Jones, Tarashea Nesbit, Lori Ostlund, Khadijah Queen, Jenny Shank, Suzi Q. Smith, Christine Sneed, Mathangi Subramanian, Addie Tsai, Denise Vega, Rachel Weaver, Erika T. Wurth and David Heska Wanbli Weiden. We're also incredibly lucky to have each of these writers on the faculty.
We Can See into Another Place will be available for sale in April 2024...stay tuned for details!
Hey Rocky Mountain Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators members! Will you be at the Letters & Lines Conference in Golden on September 9? We will and we're actively seeking regional middle grade fiction, so come say hi!
Letters & Lines 2023 Letting Our Lights Shine! September 9-10, 2023 Denver Marriott West, Golden, CO REGISTER TODAY Faculty Books Can’t wait for the conference? Order books written, illustrated, or worked on and recommended by our fabulous faculty members. Bookstore RMC Calendar Contest Congratula...
We’re so excited to be singing Happy Birthday to Ginger Mancino who turns 1-year-old today! 🥳🎂🎉To celebrate, readers can stop by The Bookies Bookstore...with every purchase of Ginger Mancino, Kid Comedian, you’ll get a birthday goody bag with a signed bookplate by author Wendi Aarons, fun Ginger activity worksheets, and your very own “microphone”! (Okay, it’s actually a Hammondscandies lollipop. But that just means it’s 2x the fun!😉)
“We are at a pivotal point in history where all of us must speak out and act against any insinuation that drag has an agenda to indoctrinate children—an accusation that blatantly misunderstands LGBTQ experiences and is rooted in homophobia and transphobia.” Love this piece by Angela Engel of The Collective Book Studio! We at BookBar Press and The Bookies Bookstore (and formerly at BookBar) are proud supporters and hosts of Drag Queen Storytime, and will continue to be!
Collective Book Studio founder and publisher Angela Engel urges the book community to stand firm against homophobia and transphobia.
Big congrats to the award winners! 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all the winners of the 33rd annual Reading the West Book Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted. Keep supporting your local independent booksellers who make this award possible.
Find out more about the books and see the authors accept their awards now at readingthewest.com
Our publisher and The Bookies Bookstore owner Nicole Hann Sullivan visited 9News today to talk about the new digs…check it out!
Independent bookstore, Bookies, is opening a store in Denver.
So much to digest in this thoughtful article about how AI will turn the publishing industry upside down. What do YOU think? We'd love to hear!
The latest generation of AI is a game changer, Thad McIlroy writes. And the change won't be incremental, but scary fast. If he's right, then the trade book publishing industry as we know it will soon be obsolete.
Will you be at the Lighthouse Writers grand opening on Friday too? We’re excited to check out the new space!
This space is heaven for readers, writers and all lit-lovers.
Show your favorite small, rural library some love by nominating it for the Best Small Library in America Award! The winning library will receive $5k and two finalists will receive $1k each. Click the link for details.
Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America, made possible by Ingram, was founded in 2005 to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. It honors the U.S. public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less...
We ❤️ Colorado authors! We had soooo much fun visiting with 30+ authors and illustrators at The Bookies Bookstore this past Saturday! Don't worry if you weren't able to make it in...you can still pick up a signed copy 📖📚from all the authors in attendance if you pop over to The Bookies this week. But better hurry before they're sold out! 😉
Big news! Our sister bookstore, The Bookies, will be relocating to a new location at 2085 S. Holly Street…and they’re taking us with them! 🙌🏼 🎉
The new space will not only house all the fantastic inventory of books, games, toys, and educator supplies, but will also provide a new gathering space for author readings, story times, book clubs and other events. And, for the first time ever, BookBar Press will have an official headquarters!
Read more about the future of BookBar Press, The Bookies, and even BookGive on The Bookies blog: https://thebookiesbookblog.wordpress.com/
Meet Nicole Sullivan, although many of you know her already! Nicole is the BookBar Press publisher, The Bookies () owner and operator, and BookGive () founder. She is passionate about books and the local community. 💜
The book she's currently reading: Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein 📖
This neurologist says reading fiction benefits our cognitive function in the long term. Yay! Bookworms just got permission to stock up on novels and call it health care! 😉
Reading fiction doesn't just boost emotional intelligence, concentration, and critical thinking. It also helps prevent memory loss.
This past weekend we celebrated ! 📚🌍
Our sister store, The Bookies, has an incredible selection of children's books from all corners of the globe...a way perfect for young readers to learn about different cultures. Stop by The Bookies (4315 E Mississippi in ) to take a peek! ✨
Meet Heather Garbo, the founding publishing director of BookBar Press.
Heather grew up in the Detroit area and moved to Colorado in 1999 to attend the University of Denver Publishing Institute. She’s passionate about books, community-building, and supporting local businesses! 😊
A book she can't stop recommending: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
It's our favorite day! Happy National 📖🤗
Today we encourage you to do absolutely nothing but , it is a holiday after all! Even better...read a book from the Banned Book section at (or your favorite indie bookstore). Knowledge is power, and literature should never be silenced ✊🏼📚
Which book are you most surprised to see in this photo? 👀
What are you reading in honor of ? We hope you’ll add Bite Size: An Anthology of Micro Theatre by Colorado playwrights to your TBR pile!
Bite Size has a special place in our hearts…we published this collection after Denver Center for Performing Arts Off-Center performed the micro plays in BookBar (yep, right in the store!) for a special 3-week run. (Westword even named it the best immersive theatrical performance that year!) Two Bite Size plays feature transgender lead characters, and are especially powerful…
A Pocket Full of Dandelions by Kristen Adele Calhoun
While rebellion thrashes outside, in the library of Denver’s maximum security prison, two women struggle to decide if liberty and justice is indeed for all.
Something to Read at the End of the World by Maureen Biermann
As flood waters rise, a bookseller is surprised by a young patron’s plan for coping with the impending disaster.
Purchase Bite Size at or wherever books are sold. (Preferably an ! 😉)
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ 💞
From all of us at BookBar Press, we want you to know that you are seen and you are valued. Let us continue to stand together in solidarity and strive toward a world where everyone is accepted for who they are. 💜
Here are a few amazing resources (local and non-local) to learn more about and support the transgender community: 👇🏼👇🏼
- The Center on Colfax ()
- The Trevor Project ()
- Gender Spectrum ()
- Transgender Center of the Rockies ()
- Trans Lifeline
Happy ! ✍🏼💞
Today, we celebrate the value of storytelling and the importance of sharing our creative minds with the world.✨ As the great Toni Morrison once said, "If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
Our submission doors are still open, and we'd love to read your work! Pop on over to our website to read all about our requirements and how to submit. 😊
https://bookbarpress.com/submissions
Happy ! 💜
As some of you may know, we are a small publishing company that is owned and run by women. We know firsthand the power of women in the industry and are committed to uplifting strong female stories.
We also recognize that women's rights are not limited to one group in particular. It is especially important to note that our friends in the LGBTQ+ community are celebrated, supported, and loved this month and every month. It is our duty to uplift the voices that have been historically silenced for far too long. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 💪🏽
Is there a better place to be? 📚📖📚📖 BookBar may be closed but we still have many "really good places" here in to patronize! Pay a visit to The Bookies Bookstore, Tattered Cover Book Store, West Side Books, Second Star to the Right Books, Shop at MATTER or any other indie bookstore!
Big congrats to author Wendi Aarons and Ginger for being long listed for the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association 33rd Annual Reading the West Awards!
"Maybe the best preparation for being a woman in our world is a finely-tuned sense of humor." We couldn't agree more! Such a fantastic article on how humor helps us navigate the world featuring smart, funny women including our own middle grade author, Wendi Aarons!
Could comedy be the key to raising a confident little girl?
What's next for BookBar? A sneak peek of what's to come in Nicole's last BookBar blog post...and join us all on January 31 for a farewell party and all the details about what will come next!
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 wack…
What do middle school and middle age have in common? A lot, as it turns out! The fantastically funny Wendi Aarons shares here about the awkwardness, humor and empowerment you'll find in both.
“I’m so embarrassed that I thought I was a failure at age 30,” Austin comedy writer Wendi Aarons told me over Zoom recently, recalling how she’d let go of her Hollywood writing dreams in her late 20s. What she didn’t realize then was just how much writing she’d do in the decades to come....
Check out BookGive executive director Melissa Monforti sharing about the BookGive mission on 9news this morning! Visit www.bookgivedenver.org for free book shop hours and volunteer opportunities!
News flash! BookGive on this morning!
Link in bio or —> https://www.9news.com/video/news/community/book-give-free-books/73-3b2afeb5-94c2-4b71-9bab-f73b1db97a86
BookBar Press author Wendi Aarons has a second book coming out (this time for middle AGE readers!) in November, and Good Morning, America says it’s one to read! We wholeheartedly agree!
Stories include "The Bequest" by Joanna Margaret and "Dinosaurs" by Lydia Millet.
Tomorrow night is the first ever TEDxMileHigh virtual fundraising event, The Ripple Effect, with speaker, author, poet and activist Theo E.J. Wilson whose powerful poem, "Public Service Announcement" is featured in our soon-to-be-published book, Bite Size! BookBar also donated a gift card and bottle of BookBar Blend wine to the event...it's a great opportunity for the winner to use it to pre-order Bite Size! 😉 📚 📚
TEDxMileHigh's first-ever fundraising event, streamed to you in the comfort of your own home. Join us on December 5!
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