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Inkberry Books: September 3, 2026, at 7 p.m.

Local Writers Reading

Boulder author and journalist Christine M. Tracy has launched a monthly reading night at the newly expanded Inkberry Books in Cottonwood Square. Local writers will read from a variety of genres followed by a lively discussion. Nibbles and wine served too.

Christine M. Tracy is a writer, journalist, rhetorician, and and Teilhardian scholar. Inspired by Teilhard's 'noosphere,' Tracy coined the term "newsphere" and wrote TheNewsphere:

Understanding the News and Information Environment, The Mystic As Everyman, and most recently Just Trust Life: A Journey with Teilhard de Chardin.

Socials: JustTrustLife.com OurNoosphere.com @justtrustlife

Jenny Dandy will be reading from the opening pages of the third Houses of Crime Mystery: The Loft at Broadway and 14th. Lou Berney says: THE LOFT AT BROADWAY AND 14th is a wonderfully rich and twisty crime novel, full of surprises and vibrant characters. Dandy makes terrific use of alternating points

of view, with Frank and Ronnie opening up the world of the story to its fullest potential. Highly recommend."--Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of Crooks.

Megan Walrod is the author of It's Always Been Me and is currently writing her second novel, a feminist reclamation of the Siren myth. Through her writing and her work with entrepreneurs, she explores voice, self-trust, and what becomes possible when a woman chooses herself. She believes stories--and women-- were never meant to behave.

Megan will read an excerpt from It's Always Been Me in which Sabina's attempt to paint her way through heartbreak is interrupted by a mysterious voice that invites her to question everything she believes about blame.

September 5th at 3:00 PM

Creative Prompt Writing Workshop

with Author Rachel Turney

Join local author, Rachel Turney, in a creative prompt writing workshop. Together we will explore several prompts with time to write, edit, and share our work. All genres of writing are welcome! If you arenâ€™t a writer, come join us to listen and enjoy the literary community at Inkberry.

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About the Author

Rachel Turney, Ed.D. (she/her) is the Writer in Residence (2026) at NKollectiv in Englewood, Colorado and runs the Trident Women's Writing Group in Boulder. She is a poetry mentor with the Association of Writers

& Writing Programs. Rachel is passionate about immigrant rights, teacher support, and empowering other artists. She is a Writers' Hour prize winner and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. Rachel is the founder of the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief) and EIC of PiB (the Magazine). She is on staff at Bare Back Magazine with her monthly column Friday Night in the Suburbs. She reads for The Los Angeles Review. Her debut poetry collection, Record Player Life (the b-side), is available with The Poetry Lighthouse. Her second poetry book, Retired Wannabe Club Kid, is out now with Parlyaree Press. Website: turneytalks.com Instagram: @turneytalks Bluesky: rachelturney

Retired Wannabe Club Kid features an expansive collection of poems spanning decades and continents, all celebrating the power of music, parties, and the night.

Record Player Life spins through the intimate, the strange, and the deeply human. Rachel's poems wander through neighborhoods and airports, hospitals and city streets, kitchens, cemeteries, and distant landscapes. They capture the small rituals that hold a life together: the sound of a train passing, or a cup of coffee cooling on a Saturday morning. Yet beneath these ordinary scenes lies a restless mind asking larger questions about identity, loss, time, and what it means to keep living after life fractures. Like the unexpected songs on the reverse side of a beloved album, these poems surprise, unsettle, and linger.

Inkberry Books: September 12th at 7:00 PM

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Author Pardeep Toor

Hands

What happens if hard work doesn't pay off and dreams don't come true? Do bad times last forever? Hands, the remarkable debut from Pardeep Toor, follows Hans, a downtrodden and aimless immigrant pursuing the so-called American Dream by any means necessary. A racist incident forces Hans to quit school and drive a taxi. An unhinged fare and unjustified arrest make Hans question whether he belongs

in this foreign land. And a toxic relationship confirms his cultural isolation within his own community. Illuminating a degenerate immigrant experience littered with hope and failure, Hands interrogates the contradiction between the lofty ideals of assimilating in America and the brutal comedy of the journey.

About the Author

Pardeep Toor is the winner of the PEN American Dau Prize, and his writing has appeared in the Best Debut Short Stories 2021, Southern Humanities Review, Electric Literature, Catapult, and Longreads. His short story collection, Hands (Cornerstone Press), was published in April 2026.

He grew up in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and currently lives in Colorado. More: pardeeptoor.com

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Inkberry Books: September 26 at 7:00 PM

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Lynne McNamara

Paths Not Paved

When you read Paths Not Paved, a debut collection of poems written as stories easily understood, you will find yourself immersed in the language and the rhythms of the everyday and the occasional, of love and life challenges, of art and nature. Lynne McNamara takes you on life journeys here and there, in the mind and real time, around the world and right at home.

Throughout this poetry collection, you will see familiar examples of humanity expressed in your own day to day living. Yearning for More, Fleeting Mortality, and Trusting Truths--are sections of the book that invite you to reflect on passing events of your life. This book of poetry is filled with descriptions and moments of reflection that parallel your own, bring you into the written words on the page that keep you involved. You can walk down the path or be part of the scene in this collection of feelings and wonderment.

As well-known poet Diane Glancy observes in her review, "Lynne McNamara’s poetry collection...is marked with craft...these poems have been cultivated...Her work makes a lovely terrain. McNamara finds the courage to speak her experiences as she finds them, 'urging spirits to sprint high / succumb to fascinating black holes / non-existent except as we create.' O yes. Nice work."

About the Author

Lynne A. McNamara, as a US administrator in international education, lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia--gifting her the music of lives lived differently. As part of her writing life, Lynne taught English, writing, poetry, and cross-cultural issues; established poetry readings; served as poetry judge for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, the Arizona State Poetry Society, and Art in Public Places (Loveland, CO); and is a member of the

Columbine Poets of Colorado (Vice President) and the WyoPoets of Wyoming (Chair of Members’ Contest). Retired and living in Longmont, CO, Lynne considers herself an emerging author in later life with recent poems in the California Quarterly and in several anthologies. Lynne's debut poetry collection, Paths Not Paved, was published in December 2025.

Recognized as a Colorado Poet, more details are available at the Colorado Poets Center: https://coloradopoetscenter.org/poets/mcnamara_lynne/index.html

Inkberry Books offers a wide variety of new and gently used books. We are happy to order new books, and the selection of books on our $1.00 sale cart outside changes every day.

Euros are as good as cash at Inkberry Books. If you happen to have a pocketful of Euro leftover from a visit to Europe or maybe a canceled trip, you can now spend it at Inkberry Books in Niwot. The store will accept your Euro for purchases at the current exchange rate.

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7960 Niwot Road, Niwot
United States