By Hannah Evans Since The Denver North Star began in 2019, I have written a book review for every issue as the Denver Public Library Smiley Branch’s senior librarian. I had a great time sharing […]
By Hannah Evans Still looking for a good gift? Staff at Denver Public Library’s Smiley Branch share some of their favorite titles they discovered this year. Find the next great read for someone you know, […]
By Hannah Evans Spooky season may have come to an end, but that doesn’t mean you can’t curl up with a good book and indulge in some frightening tales as the weather gets colder. Leanna […]
By Hannah Evans As schools settle into somewhat of a routine once again, both at the end of this year’s back to school season and in a broader sense after the chaos and disruption of […]
By Hannah Evans Isaac Fitzgerald opens his new memoir, “Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional” (2022, Bloombury) with an attention- grabbing line that he admits to using whenever asked about his childhood: “My parents were married when […]
By Hannah Evans The phrase “fire season” is increasingly one on the minds of those living in western states— every summer the time it describes seems to last longer and pose more of a threat […]
By Hannah Evans In The Denver North Star’s first issue, I reviewed Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s short story collection “Sabrina & Corina,” a beautiful selection of fiction featuring vibrant female characters and their ties and relationships to […]
Signor Speranza’s tiny Italian village of 212 people, Prometto, is in serious trouble, and only this vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor can save it. In Christine Simon’s lighthearted new novel, “The Patron Saint of Second […]
Sasha LaPointe, writer, poet, singer, and artist from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest, is many things. As she states in her new memoir, “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of […]
We are fortunate in Colorado to host four beautiful national parks—Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison—all of which receive a significant amount of admiration and use. Our state […]
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