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A huge thank you to Teague Bohlen at Denver Westword for interviewing anthology editor Andrea Rexilius and me on how *We Can See into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice* came into being! And without Nicole Hann Sullivan and Derek Lawrence we would never have been able to get this out into the world. Friends, I’d love if you ordered a copy…it features the works of an incredible group of writers including R Alan Brooks Steven Dunn Lori Ostlund Christine Sneed Jenny Shank Rachel Weaver Suzi Q. Smith Kristen Iversen and many more! Or come to the reading at The Bookies Bookstore next Friday!

Mile High Writers Share Their Stance on Social Justice in New Collection Authors will read from We Can See into Another Place: Mile-High Writers on Social Justice at the Bookies on Friday, October 25.

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!

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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!

SCBWI RMC Letters & Lines 2023 | Children's Book Conference 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!

The Book Business Needs to Be a Better LGBTQ Ally 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

Humor author Wendi Aarons talks with the LibrariesTransformTX podcast about her middle grade novel, Ginger Mancino, Kid Comedian, and her funny memoir, I’m Wearing Tunics Now, and…
⭐️ Finding your place in the world (whether you’re in middle grade or middle-aged!)
⭐️ Guiding kids toward finding their own inner funny
⭐️ Using humor to process hard things
Check out the full conversation below!

Summer Reads with Humor Writer Wendi Aarons Listen to this episode from Libraries Transform Texas Podcast on Spotify. Whether you are middle grade or middle-aged, this episode has a book recommendation for you! Join us for a laugh and a chat with Austin area humor writer Wendi Aarons. In the last year she has written two books with funny lead...

Our publisher and The Bookies Bookstore owner Nicole Hann Sullivan visited 9News today to talk about the new digs…check it out!

The Bookies Bookstore opening new location 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!

AI Is About to Turn Book Publishing Upside-Down 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.