About this Event
Tattered Cover is honored to welcome author and publisher Karl Weber for a panel discussion between U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Free Speech Attorney Steve Zansberg, and Bookseller Matt Miller to our Colfax location Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at 3:00 PM.
They will be discussing the many topics explored in the new book, !
Registration includes a signed copy of Why Books Still Matter and a seat at the event.
Tickets are limited so don’t wait!
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 30 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them.
In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver's Tattered Cover and became a champion of First Amendment freedoms, a team including some of today's leading publishers, booksellers, authors, and free speech activists offers reflections on the vital role of books in our nation's cultural, civic, social, and economic life.
Why Books Still Matter includes:
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper on bookselling as a mission-driven form of entrepreneurship-a way of nurturing communities and enriching culture while helping city economies flourish
Freedom of speech activist Chris Finan on a century of battles against censorship and the crucial role of books and booksellers in defending liberty
Book marketing guru Carl Lennertz on how a generation of innovative booksellers transformed the magical process by which authors and readers discover one another
Bookseller Clara Villarosa on creating one of the nation's greatest Black-owned bookstores-and why representation on the printed page is so important for Americans of every background
Librarians Nick Higgins and Amy Mikel on why they decided to make banned books available to young people from communities across the U.S.-and how they did it
Civil liberties attorney Steve Zansberg on a new way to think about the right to free expression and its vital role in a democratic society
Bookseller Carole Horne on how independent bookstores from Cambridge to Austin to Salt Lake City pioneered the "buy local" movement, glorifying what makes every city and town unique
. . . and other noteworthy figures from the worlds of publishing and bookselling providing unique insights into the glorious past, the embattled present, and the essential future of books. All proceeds will be donated to the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Karl Weber, publisher of Rivertowns Books, is a writer, editor, and book developer with over forty years' experience in the book publishing industry. He is an expert in general-interest nonfiction publishing, specializing in topics from business and personal finance to politics, current affairs, history, autobiography, self-help, and personal development. Weber has advised and assisted authors in a wide range of nonfiction areas, including, for example, former president Jimmy Carter, author of several New York Times bestsellers, including An Hour Before Daylight (2000), which Weber edited; Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, with whom Weber co-authored the New York Times bestseller Creating a World Without Poverty (2008) and its sequels, Building Social Business (2010) and A World of Three Zeros (2017); and the late Ash Carter, secretary of defense under Barack Obama, whose book Inside the Five-Sided Box (2019) Weber edited. Before founding Rivertowns Books, Weber served as managing director of the Times Business imprint at Random House (1994-1997) and as senior editor and publisher in the trade book division of John Wiley & Sons (1986-1994). Weber is director of the Editing Workshop at the Denver Publishing Institute, a summer program for individuals interested in pursuing or advancing careers in the publishing industry. Weber lives in Irvington, New York, with his wife, Mary-Jo Weber.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tattered Cover Colfax Ave, 2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, United States
USD 19.95 to USD 30.00
