Tag: books
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Pikes Pick: New book on Larry Bird explores lesser known chapters
The forgotten place? Small town Indiana. The impossible dream? A poor kid and others like him coming together to achieve basketball glory. The miracle of Larry Bird? A question worthy of a book. If you think you know Larry Legend, check out “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird.”…
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Renowned Colorado Springs children’s book illustrator dies
Fantastical dragons, adorable woodland creatures and whimsical unicorns. Children’s fantasy book illustrator and longtime Colorado Springs resident Michael Hague died March 10. He was 77. Hague is survived by his wife and frequent artistic collaborator, Kathleen Hague, and three children, one of whom, Devon Hague, he also collaborated with on a graphic novel. After studying…
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Pikes Pick: Get ready to cry, marvel at ‘The Correspondent’ novel
I’ve read the most brilliant book: “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans. Caveat: Don’t read if you don’t like or want to cry, because you will likely find a few teardrops crinkling the pages or dripping onto your e-reader. In Evans’ 2025 epistolary novel, we meet Sybil Van Antwerp, who emails and writes letters to everyone…
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PIKES PICK: Get ready to read after the library’s spring book sale
Time for big book finds at the Spring Book Sale at East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. Hours for nonmembers: Noon to 4 p.m. March 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15. friendsofppld.org/big-book-sales — Linda Navarro
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Barnes & Noble opening third store next week in Colorado Springs; ‘Fourth Wing’ author to attend
American book giant Barnes & Noble is opening its third store in Colorado Springs. The New York City-based retailer officially opens at 9 a.m. March 4 at 3173 Cinema Point, inside the bustling First & Main shopping center on the city’s east side, the company announced Wednesday. It is located next to Ulta and Dick’s…
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The ridden word: Mobile bookshop roams Colorado Springs
Tally Kerr believes books sustain us, like food. And if there are food trucks, let there be book trucks. Let there be Roadrunner Bookshop, this book-filled trailer Kerr has been hauling around Colorado Springs this year. She’s often been parking next to food trucks, like this one at this brewery this afternoon. Kerr has been…
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Colorado Springs area literary events starting Oct. 19
SIGNINGS Emily Anne Hickman — Illustrator of “The Parable of Seamus Sheep,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Born Again Used Books, 4810 Old Farm Drive; 719-528-8622, bornagainusedbooks.com. LITERARY EVENTS Toddler Time — Songs, rhymes and stories for ages 1-2 with an adult, 9:30-9:45 a.m. and 10:30-10:45 a.m. Thursday, Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St., Fountain; ppld.org/events. Sand…
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Colorado Springs area literary events starting Oct. 12
SIGNINGS Book Signings — With Margaret Mizushima, “Dying Cry,” and Kathleen Donnelly, “Colorado K-9 Secrets” and “Killer Secrets,” 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com. Book Signings — With Doug Freed, “Over Hill and Over Dale: A Walk through Legend & Lore on the Colorado Trail,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Andrew…
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Publishers Weekly Bestsellers for Oct. 12
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Iron Flame” (Wing and Claw Collection) by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 2. “Fourth Wing” (Wing and Claw Collection) by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 3. “Alchemised” by SenLinYu (Del Rey) 4. “The Secret of Secrets” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 5. “The Impossible Fortune” by Richard Osman (Viking/Dorman) 6. “Vince Flynn: Denied Access” by Don Bentley (Atria/Bestler) 7. “The Academy” by Hilderbrand/Cunningham (Little, Brown) 8. “The Portrait” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 9. “Tourist Season” by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn) 10. “Circle of Days”…
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‘Jungle Book’ author was more than a great storyteller and Nobel Prize laureate
The enchanting stories of Rudyard Kipling owe their imaginative settings to the place he grew up: India. Born in Bombay in 1865, young and quite privileged, Kipling spent his youth inspired by the vibrant colors and customs of colonial India. His voice rose out of the people he met, the jungles he explored, and the…