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	<title>Books Archives | Denver Westword</title>
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		<title>How Poetic: Colorado&#8217;s First Poets Laureate Anthology Will Help Sustain the Program</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Denver Writer Explores Publishing, Social Media in Satirical New Novel</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:05:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Ellen O’Clover Imagines a Place Where Broken Hearts Come to Heal in New Romance Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Why You Seriously Need to Stop Trying to Be Funny at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 08:16:14 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/arts-culture/stop-trying-to-be-funny-at-work-40787176/">Why You Seriously Need to Stop Trying to Be Funny at Work</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rock, Scissors, Paper: Central Library to Host Nearly 100 Zine Exhibitors for Zine Fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:19:48 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>The Boy Who Created The Boy and the Thing and a Lot of Other Things</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Take This Book on the Road: Denver Teachers Take Their Book Van Around the City</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>What Happened to Silver Dollar Tabor? Rebecca Rosenberg Uncovers the Story of Baby Doe&#8217;s Daughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-35/silver_echoes_-_lion_heart_publishing.webp" alt="A photo of a woman sitting on a tiger" /><p>Author Rebecca Rosenberg writes a second book in her <i>Gold Digger</i> series, this time focusing on Baby Doe Tabor's daughter.</p>
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		<title>Best-Selling Boulder Author Orbits Into the World of Martians With New Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:03:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Romantasy and Ice Hockey Collide: Rebecca Yarros Apologizes After Fourth Wing Night Tickets Sell Out Immediately</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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