Shelf Life: Local author talks, events and book sales

Jun. 15----Leah Rothstein will speak about and sign her new book "Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law" at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Teen book club will meet to discuss "When Dimple Met Rishi," by Sandhya Menon, at 1 p.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Longmont Library; longmontcolorado.gov.

—The Bookworms will discuss graphic novels at their June meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday at Louisville Library; louisville-library.org.

—Nina de Gramont and David Gessner will celebrate the work and life of Mark Spitzer, author of "Monster Fishing: Getting Caught in the Ethics of Angling" They will also speak about and sign their new books "The Christie Affair" and "A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Danielle Wednesday will perform a dramatic reading of her new poetry collection "Carrion Calls" at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Trident Booksellers and Café; tridentcafe.com.

—Rachel Nuwer will speak about and sign her new book "I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Finn Murphy will speak about and sign his new book "Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—The Read Queen book club will meet to discuss "Lessons in Chemistry," by Bonnie Garmus, at 6 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the Read Queen Book Store; thereadqueen.com.

—Gregory Barrington will read from his newest picture book "Goldilocks and the Three Knocks" at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at Niwot Children's Park; twjbookshop.com.

—Finn Murphy will sign his new book "Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West" at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.

—Charles Clark will speak about his new book "Growing Magic Mushrooms and Colorado Legal Psychedelics: Psilocybin, Psilocin, DMT, Mescaline and Ibogaine" at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Inkberry Books; inkberrybooks.com.

—Tween Graphic Novel book club will meet to discuss "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at Boulder Public Library; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.

—John Steinle will speak about and sign his new book "Colorado in the Civil War" 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Jen Berlingo will speak about and sign her new book "Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—From Our Shelves book club will meet to discuss "The Cat Who Saved Books," by Sosuke Natsukawa, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.

—The summer book club for 9-12 year olds will meet to discuss "Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies," by Stacy Lee, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, at The Wandering Jellyfish Book Shop; twjbookshop.com.

—Stew Sallo will speak about and sign his new book "The Deadhead Cyclist: Life Lessons on Two Wheels to the Tunes of the Grateful Dead" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Nyasha Williams will read from her latest picture book "I Am Somebody" at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Niwot Children's Park; twjbookshop.com.

—Jon Bassoff will sign his new book "Beneath Cruel Waters" at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Barnes & Noble; stores.barnesandnoble.com.

—First Thursdays book group will meet to discuss "Running With Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero," by Christopher McDougall at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at Longmont Library; longmontcolorado.gov.

—Second Mondays book group will meet to discuss "Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Longmont Library; longmontcolorado.gov.

—Tween book club will meet to discuss "Holes," by Louis Sacher at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at Lyons Community Library; lyons.librarycalendar.com.

—Jeanine M. Canty, Erin Robertson, Tina Asherae Fields and April Tierney will read from their anthology work "Dawn Songs: A Birdwatcher's Field Guide to the Poetics of Migration" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Trident Booksellers and Café; tridentcafe.com.

—Sci-Fi book club will meet to discuss "The Left Hand of Darkness," by Ursula K. Le Guin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Nederland Library; nederland.libcal.com.

—Book Queeries will meet to discuss "A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings: a graphic memoir," by Will Betke-Brunswick at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Out Boulder County; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.

—Gloria Dickie will speak about and sign her new book "Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Philip Plait will speak about and sign his new book "Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Matthew Moseley will speak about and sign his new book "The Soul is Waterproof" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Trident Booksellers and Café; tridentcafe.com.

—Get Lit(erary) book group will meet to discuss graphic novels at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at Louisville Library; louisville-library.org.

—Fran Wilde will speak about and sign her new book "The Book of Gems" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at Boulder Book Store; $5; boulderbookstore.net.

—Melissa Green will read her book "Seymor" at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Canyon Theater; calendar.boulderlibrary.org.

—Laura Resau will speak about and sign her new book "Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Boulder Book Store; boulderbookstore.net.

Public libraries

Boulder Public Library: Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.; Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road; George Reynolds, 3595 Table Mesa Drive and NoBo Corner Library, 4600 Broadway; 303-441-3100; boulderlibrary.org.

Carnegie Branch Library for Local History: 1125 Pine St., Boulder; open by appointment only; localhistory.boulderlibrary.org.

National Science Digital Library: 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder; nsdl.oercommons.org.

Norlin Library: University of Colorado Boulder, 1720 Pleasant St., Boulder; colorado.edu/libraries.

Lafayette Public Library: 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov/library.

Longmont Public Library: 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov/library.

Louisville Public Library: 951 Spruce St., Louisville; louisville-library.org.

Lyons Community Library: 405 Main St., Lyons; lyons.colibraries.org.

Nederland Community Library: 20 Lakeview Drive, Nederland; nederland.colibraries.org.

Book stores

Barbed Wire Books: 504 Main St., Longmont, barbedwirebooks.org, new and used titles

Barnes and Noble: 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, barnesandnoble.com, new titles

Beat Book Shop: 1200 Pearl St., Boulder, beatbookshop.com, used and antique titles

Blue Owl Books: 176 CO-119, Nederland, facebook.com/BlueOwlBooks, used titles

The Bookworm: 3175 28th St., Boulder, boulderbookworm.com, used titles

Boulder Book Store: 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; boulderbookstore.net, new titles

Inkberry Books: 7960 Niwot Road, Suite B-3, Niwot, inkberrybooks.com; new and used titles

Juniper Books: 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Boulder, juniperbooks.com; hand-assembled new titles

Lighthouse Bookstore: 1201 Pearl St. Mall, Boulder, lighthousebookstoreofboulder.com; metaphysical titles

Little Horse Vintage: 820 Main St., Louisville, littlehorsevintage.com, rare and collectable books

The Read Queen Bookstore and Café: 129 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, thereadqueen.com, new and used titles

Trident Booksellers and Café: 940 Pearl St., Boulder, tridentcafe.com, new and used titles

Used Book Emporium: 346 Main St., Longmont, usedbookemporium.net, new and used titles

The Wandering Jellyfish: 198 2nd Ave., Niwot, twjbookshop.com, young adult and children's new titles

Interested local authors can submit new books to the Author Spotlight at bit.ly/BoulderCountyAuthors. Book stores can submit book events to features@prairiemountainmedia.com with "book event" in the subject line.