Under the Covers: The 4th Annual Boulder Book Store Talks to Bookclubs

Are you a member of a book club? Want to start a bookclub? Want to know what a bookclub is? Come join us at the Boulder Book Store to hear suggestions, ask questions, and/or share your bookclub experience. Bookclubs from all over the Boulder area are invited to come to this annual event where we will be discussing anything and everything that has to do with bookclubs. No matter what genre, no matter how old your bookclub is, we'll help you out by providing suggestions for new books to read, new bookclubs to start, and even bookclub etiquette! Any and all of your questions will be answered, you will be able to meet other bookclub members, and you will find some great new ideas for your bookclub for the upcoming year. This is a great resource for all current and future bookclub members!

We'll be meeting on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH at 7PM in the BALLROOM, but please RSVP by NOVEMBER 1ST to bookclubs@boulderbookstore.com. We'll have plenty of refreshments and giveaways to go around, so get ready for a night of fun and conversation!

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Bridge to Terabithia Book Discussion

Join us for our One Book One Boulder Bridge to Terabithia Bookclub on Wednesday, April 15th at 7pm. Our discussion will be held in the Upper North Room and is open to all ages.

One Book, One Boulder County is a community-wide reading program presented by Boulder County's Libraries, planned to bring the community together through the reading of a single book. One Book, One Boulder was initiated by the Boulder Public Library and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

New Bookclub for Independent Businesses

Boulder is a hub for independent businesses, and the Pearl Street Mall is a great example of how independent businesses can work together and thrive, thanks to their community. We're starting a new bookclub this fall, specially designed for independent businesses. Our new Independent Business Bookclub seeks employees from other independent businesses, as well as any others who are interested, in joining to discuss books that address the concerns, challenges and needs of independent businesses.

This unique bookclub's first pick is Bo Burlingham's book, Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, which discusses how maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill—and focused on greatness instead.

Some entrepreneurs have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside fourteen remarkable privately held companies, in widely varying industries across the country, that have chosen to march to their own drummer. He searches for the magic ingredients that give these companies their unique "mojo" and the lessons we can learn from them.

The Independent Business Bookclub will meet to discuss Small Giants by Bo Burlingham on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at noon in the Upper North Room of Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO. Bring your lunch and join us!

Boulder Bucks The Trends Once Again

Studies show reading is on the decline, but you wouldn't know it from the number of bookclubs that exist here in Boulder. Boulder Book Store services over 90 area bookclubs, some with memberships as high as 20 people. That's quite a lot of reading!

In celebration of Boulder's love of reading, Boulder Book Store is holding its 2nd Annual BOULDER BOOK STORE TALKS TO BOOKCLUBS event. On Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00pm we'll be sharing our picks for the best new bookclub reads for the coming year. We'll also be handing out fabulous gifts and prizes throughout the evening. So, spread the love! Invite a friend and join us for wine, cheese and great conversation. Whether you already belong to a club or you're looking to join, we invite all Boulder area booklovers to share your favorite literary moments.

And if you can't make it but want to know more about how Boulder Book Store can make your bookclub shine, just send an email to bookclubs@boulderbookstore.com and our fabulous Bookclub Coordinator, Besse, will help you out.

Poetry Bookclub to start in November at Boulder Book Store

Living Poets Society Inaugural Meeting

Fall isn't the only thing in the air this November—so is poetry! The newly formed Living Poets Society poetry bookclub will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at the Boulder Book Store, and will focus predominantly on contemporary, living poets. Our first pick will be Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser. All are welcome, so pick up a copy and join us for our kick-off meeting.

Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate and Iowa native, is the author of ten collections of poetry, and is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. He has been widely praised for his plainspoken style, his gift for metaphor, and his quiet discoveries of beauty in ordinary things.

The meeting will be a moderated discussion on the book and will include audio of the author reading his work. Sorry, the author will not be present, but there will be refreshments. The first meeting of the Living Poets Society bookclub will be on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 6:30pm in the Upper North Room of the Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO. Please contact stephaniew (at) boulderbookstore (dot) com for more information.