Authors On Tour - Live!
Weekly Podcasts of Authors and Their Books, Live From The Tattered Cover Book Store. Authors ranging from Al Franken to Joan Didion read from and discuss their newest books.
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Princeton Review’s Best 371 Colleges by Rob Franek
The Best 371 Colleges is a comprehensive college guide written for any student or parent mystified by the confusing college admissions process. This essential college-planning guide, from the experts at The Princeton Review, provides the facts about the best schools in the country, popular college r …
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AOT #186: Ralph Nader Podcasts Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us!
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and two-time candidate for President of the United States, is a relentless force for grassroots activism and democratic change in America. Nader discusses and reads from his new novel Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!, a vivid fictional account that answers the question …
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Best of AOT: John Grogan Recounts Marley’s Day on a Movie Set
Before Marley Me was a huge Hollywood hit and merely an internationally best-selling book author John Grogan paid a visit to the Tattered Cover book store in Denver to look back on life with Marley, the “worlds worst dog.” The book is full of side-splittingly familiar stories that most dog owners …
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AOT #185: David Cross Podcasts I Drink for a Reason
David Cross, known for roles on the small screen such as “never-nude” Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the role of “David” in Mr. Show With Bob And David, as well as a hugely successful stand-up routine full of sharp-tongued rants and rages, reads from and discusses his first book I Drink fo …
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AOT #184: Diana Gabaldon Podcasts An Echo in the Bone
Diana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Gabaldon reads from and discusses An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume which continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman …
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Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk
Crush It! is Gary Vaynerchuk’s manifesto on business, social media, and life. Progressing on the themes of Gary’s inspirational keynotes, Gary explains why the current social media revolution has opened the door for everyone to pursue a career around what they’re passionate about without sacrificin …
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AOT #183: Helen Thorpe Podcasts Just Like Us
Helen Thorpe, wife of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, is a freelance writer who has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. Thorpe reads from and discusses Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Me …
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AOT #182: T. R. Reid Podcasts The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Faire …
Bestselling author T. R. Reid is a longtime correspondent for the Washington Post and former chief of its Tokyo and London bureaus as well as a commentator for National Public Radio. Reid discusses his new book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, which …
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AOT #181: George McGovern Podcasts Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series
George S. McGoverna Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training, discusses his new book Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865. McGoverns Lincoln is a finely wrought gem. In this small volume McGovern captures …
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AOT #180: Carlotta Walls LaNier Podcasts A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Ce …
When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much …
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Best of AOT: Wally Lamb Reads From Braided Cords Essay
When Wally Lamb packed the Tattered Cover book store in Highlands Ranch, CO in late 2008, many of the people in attendance were fans of Lambs first two novels, She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, both Oprahs Book Club selections. The fact that his new novel, The Hour I First Believed, d …
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AOT #179: Lev Grossman Podcasts The Magicians
Lev Grossman, the book critic for Time magazine, and author of the bestselling novel Codex, reads from and discusses his new novel The Magicians, a thrilling and original coming-of-age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world. At once psychologically piercing and magnificently abso …
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AOT #178: Greg Schwipps Podcasts What This River Keeps
Greg Schwipps reads from and discusses his debut novel What This River Keeps. What This River Keeps bears comparison to the best work of Steinbeckin this case were given the vivid portrayal of the common working men and women of rural Indiana juxtaposed against great forces, without pity or hope, bu …
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AOT #177: Stephen White Podcasts The Siege
Colorado author Stephen Whiteauthor of over a dozen New York Times bestsellersreads from and discusses his new thriller, The Siege. Whites Alan Gregory novels are beloved by both fans and criticsthe most recent, Dead Time, was a USA Today and Book Sense bestseller. In The Siege, Gregorys longtime fr …
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AOT #176: Anne Waldman Podcasts Manatee/Humanity
Internationally renowned poet Anne Waldman co-founded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, where she still teaches. Waldman reads from and discusses her new work Manatee/Humanity. This new investigative hybrid-poem explores the nuances of inter …
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AOT #175: Jason Sheehan Podcasts Cooking Dirty
Jason Sheehan, the food writer for Denvers Westword, won a James Beard Award in 2003. His essay Theres No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue was reprinted in the book This I Believe, and his work has appeared in Best American Food Writing for the past five years. Sheehan reads from and discusses his ne …
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Best of AOT: Joan Didion Reads from The Year of Magical Thinking
Losing those closest to us can be a powerfully tragic and reflective event. In those times, even talking about our deepest feelings can be difficult, a fact that makes Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking an especially remarkable book. Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne an …
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AOT #174: Carleen Brice Podcasts Children of the Waters
Colorado author and former Tattered Cover staff member Carleen Brice was recently named 2008 Breakout Author of the Year by The African American Literary Awards Show for her debut novel Orange Mint and Honey, which was also a selection of the Essence Book Club. Brice reads from and discusses her sec …
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AOT #173: James Rollins Podcasts The Doomsday Key
James Rollins, the New York Times bestselling master of nail-biting suspense and historical mystery, discusses his new thriller The Doomsday Key. Combining cutting-edge biotechnology with a centuries-old secret, Rollins has created an apocalyptic story that reveals where humankind is truly headed. …
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AOT #172: Ali Sethi Podcasts The Wish Maker
Ali Sethi reads from and discusses his debut novel The Wish Maker, a sweeping story of love, friendship, and family ties that brings to life the turbulent world of modern Pakistan. The Wish Maker, in Ali Sethis mature and sure-handed prose, is an engaging family saga, an absorbing coming-of-age sto …
Authors On Tour - Live!
