Inkberry Books
Cottonwood Shopping Center
7960 Niwot Road
Suite B-3
Niwot, CO 80503
(720) 412-1548

Inkberry Books: June 4, 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. She will read from her memoir Just Trust Life on Thursday, May 7.

Socials: JustTrustLife.com OurNoosphere.com @justtrustlife

Alteration by Claire Ibarra

Margaret is an acclaimed fashion designer, devoted mother, keeper of order and elegance in a city that never slows. But one morning, she simply doesn't get out of bed. She has the startling discovery that here, within her quilted sanctuary, life feels gentler, truer, and more alive.

What begins as a quiet rebellion becomes a daring experiment in stillness. From her antique four-poster bed, Margaret receives a parade of visitors -- among

them are her free-spirited best friend, fretful daughter, young neighbor, and even the echo of her late husband. As secrets and old wounds surface, she begins to confront painful truths.

With wit, wonder, and a sharp eye for the absurd, Alteration invites us to ask what happens when we stop merely performing and begin fully living -- one unexpected revelation at a time.

Claire Ibarra

Claire Ibarra's second novel Alteration is published by Atmosphere Press. Her debut novel Fragile Saints was a finalist for the 2022 CAL Literary Book Award. Claire's poetry chapbook Vortex of Our Affections was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017. She received her MFA in creative writing from Florida International University.

Her work can also be found in many fine literary magazines and anthologies. You can learn more at www.claireibarra.com

The Silence that Remains by Meg Wingerter

The Silence that Remains has the historical sweep of A Gentleman in Moscow, but without the walls of a fancy hotel to keep out Stalin's reign of terror.

A few lines:

I told a series of half-truths to get here.
When the woman stamping travel papers asked, I said I was looking for my late father-in-law's sister, to give her a few of

his things. I would have had to bribe her if I were trying to go to Moscow or Leningrad, or any of the cities where you need a residency permit. But no one was trying to illegally set up in a backwater like Tambov Province. I packed up a few worn-down things in case they decided to search my bag. No one did, though. I've been told I have an innocent face.

Meg Wingerter

Meg Wingerter started writing this book right out of college, because pens, notebooks, and library books were about all she could afford for entertainment on intern wages.

It took nearly eight years, five jobs, four states, one pandemic, and enough research to create a freshman-level course on early Soviet history, but at the end, she had a novel.

Wingerter lives in Arvada with her husband Justin and daughter Claire. She covers health for The Denver Post, and has been published in The Oklahoman, The Topeka Capitol-Journal, The Muskegon Chronicle, and The (Lancaster) Sunday News. She has been recognized for her journalistic writing and beat Mitch Albom for top columnist in Michigan in 2012. Despite what the trolls may tell you, this is her first work of fiction.

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
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