April, 1999 Schedule of Events April is National Poetry Month Visit the Academy of American Poets web page, www.poets.org.

Maria Nemeth
Tuesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

Maria Nemeth, Ph.D., will speak and sign The Energy of Money: A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment (Ballantine, $24.95). Nemeth helps readers uncover the hidden landscape of beliefs, patterns, and habits that underlie and sometimes subvert their everyday use of money and personal resources.

The Energy of Money: A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment

Jerry Lynch
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Jerry Lynch, author of Working Out, Working Within, will discuss Running Within: A Guide for Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection for Ultimate Training and Racing (Human Kinetics, $15.95). Lynch offers a fresh approach to becoming a better runner, with practical exercises for how the "head can catch up with the feet" in training and competition.

Running Within: A Guide for Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection for Ultimate Training and Racing
Working Out, Working Within ($13.95 paperback)

Elizabeth Roberts & Elias Amidon
Thursday, April 8, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a special evening with the editors of Prayers for a Thousand Years: Blessings and Expressions of Hope for the New Millennium (HarperSanFrancisco, $15.00). Roberts and Amidon have collected hundreds of wishes, blessings, stories, and challenges from a diverse group of teachers, poets, activists, political leaders, artists, and visionaries.

Prayers for a Thousand Years: Blessings and Expressions of Hope for the New Millennium

American Poet Greats Lecture
Tuesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m.

Naropa Institute's Writing and Poetics Chair Reed Bye will explore the poetics of American poet Charles Olson. Inventor of the term "postmodern," Olson is best known for his theory and practice of the "projective" as a means of energizing the verse line. Co-sponsored by The Museum of American Poetics.

John Gierach
Wednesday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.

John Gierach returns for a reading from his latest, Standing in a River Waving a Stick (Simon & Schuster, $23.00), in which he visits his favorite trout-filled waters, from the Colorado foothills to British Columbia and points between, recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish with his trademark wit and wisdom.

Standing in a River Waving a Stick

Baine Kerr
Tuesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.

Boulder author Baine Kerr will read from Harmful Intent (Scribner, $25.00), the story of a disillusioned malpractice lawyer who fights for his client despite overwhelming odds. With a fine sense of drama and an intimate knowledge of how the legal system works in the face of power and politics, Kerr's first novel is sensational.

Harmful Intent

David Gessner
Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

David Gessner covers terrain close to home in his book of essays Under the Devil's Thumb (Univ. of Arizona, $16.95). Gessner pushes his physical limits on the mountain bike trails of Boulder and Utah while deeply reflecting on the cancer he recently survived, finding momentary transcendence as well as adventure and hope.

Under the Devil's Thumb

Turn Off the TV Week
April 22 - 28

Break free of TV! Join TV-Free America and explore life without television. Go for a walk, play the piano, keep a diary, go fishing, talk to a friend, read to your children, start a family photo album, plant a garden, visit the library, repair a bicycle, sing a song, and so much more! Visit www.tvfa.org or call (202) 887-0436 for more info.

Gail Sher
Thursday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.

Gail Sher will discuss One Continuous Mistake: Four Noble Truths for Writers (Penguin, $12.95). The wisdom of great writers meets classic Zen teachings as Sher helps both novice and experienced writers to develop relaxed alertness, avoid distraction – the real cause of "writer's block" – and develop a daily writing practice.

One Continuous Mistake: Four Noble Truths for Writers

Rocky Mtn. High School Poetry Reading
Saturday, April 24, 8:00 p.m.

Students will read their poems at this event celebrating local creative writing talent.

Elena Avila
Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a special event with Elena Avila, author of Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health (Tarcher, $23.95). Avila, a registered nurse and curandera, offers an introduction to curanderismo and shares her own compelling stories of healing.

Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health

Frances Mayes
Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. Note early start time.

Reading and Wine Tasting with Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes will read from and sign Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy (Broadway, $25.00), the companion volume to her bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun. Bella Tuscany is her passionate and lyrical account of her continuing love affair with Italy. Now truly at home there, she writes of her deepening connection to the land, with fresh adventures and updates on the characters introduced in the first book, and explores new themes such as gardening, wine-making, and the experience of primavera – an Italian spring.

This event will begin with a reading by Ms. Mayes at 6:30 p.m. Sally Mohr of The Boulder Wine Merchant will then briefly discuss Tuscan wines and begin the wine tasting. Books will be signed during the tasting. Please note: a large turnout is expected.

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Line numbers for the book signing will be given out at 5:30 p.m. on the second floor. Books not purchased at Boulder Book Store will be signed only if time permits.

Boulder Book Store would like to thank The Boulder Wine Merchant for co-sponsoring this special event. THE BOULDER WINE MERCHANT 2690 Broadway (303) 443-6761

Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun ($15.00 )

Tomie dePaola
Thursday, April 29, 10 a.m.

Don't miss this morning presentation with Tomie dePaola, the beloved children's book author and illustrator who brought us Strega Nona and Big Anthony. Tomie dePaola will sign his books, including his latest Twenty-six Fairmont Avenue (Penguin, $13.99). Line numbers for the book signing will be given out at 9:30 a.m.

Twenty-six Fairmont Avenue
Strega Nona ($6.95 )
Big Anthony ($16.99 ) 

David Korten
Friday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.

David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World, will speak and sign The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism (Berrett-Koehler, $27.95). Korten makes a compelling and well-documented case that capitalism's claims to being the engine of wealth creation, the champion of democracy, and the embodiment of market economy are unfounded.

The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism
When Corporations Rule the World ($19.95 )

If you cannot attend an event but would like an autographed copy, please call or email us to order one.

Thank you for supporting the 1999 Boulder Book Store Reading Series!

Author events are also supported by your purchase of the author's books. These purchases are tracked and used by the publishers in decisions about other authors who might visit.

IAll events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please call us to confirm on the day of the event. For more information, call 447-2074. If you are unable to use the stairs to the second floor where our events are held, please call and ask about our closed circuit television service on the main floor.

Book Fairs This Month

This month we are hosting book fairs to help a local school and community group raise funds. Support the group of your choice by mentioning at the register that you are here for their book fair. (To schedule a book fair for your school or non-profit, please contact Lisa Gesner. During the fair, we track purchases of book fair participants. Your school earns funds based on the total dollar amount of purchases made over the three-day period.) Please note: members of our Frequent Buyer program will not receive a discount on book fair purchases. The 10% is "donated" to the school at the end of the fundraiser.

Friday - Sunday, APRIL 16 - 18 / Monarch K - 8

Friday - Sunday, APRIL 23 - 25 / Collage Children's Museum

Friday - Sunday, APRIL 30 - MAY 2 / Shining Mtn. Waldorf School