Colorado Matters invites our audience to read along with host Ryan Warner. A few times per year, we choose a book and host a live Q&A with the author. Later, audio from the event is aired during an episode of Colorado Matters.
Every Turn the Page show is different from the last. We’ve picked books from a variety of genres, and we've hosted the events both in-person and on virtual platforms. However, one thing is always consistent: the authors we choose are connected to Colorado.
Upcoming Turn the Page with Colorado Matters
Read with Colorado Matters. Our selection for “Turn The Page” is called “Penitence.” A novel. By Boulder author Kristin Koval, who wanted to write about forgiveness:
"I had a really profound experience with forgiveness years ago where I forgave another person that I had been trying and failing to forgive, and the forgiveness kind of came to me out of nowhere one day, and it sort of washed over me from nowhere. And it was this amazing feeling of kind of peace or sort of an assurance that I could let go of and anger that I'd been holding onto."
Get a copy of “Penitence,” then join us at Lit Fest in Denver, from Lighthouse Writers Workshop, June 6.
Explore past Turn the Page events
We hope to see you at the next Turn the Page with Colorado Matters!
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February 2025
Book: “Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation.”
Author: Grace L. Williams
Event location: History Colorado
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September 2024
Book: "The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity"
Author: Timothy C. Winegard
Event location: Love Recital Hall on the Colorado Mesa University campus in Grand Junction
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June 2024
Book: "Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed The Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are"
Author: Rebecca Boyle
Event location: Armstrong Hall on the Colorado College campus
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February 2024
Book: "Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey"
Author: Florence Williams
Event location: Rialto Theater, Loveland
September 2023
Book: "Go As A River"
Author: Shelley Read
Event location: Colorado Mesa University
June 2023
Book: "Soil"
Author: Camille T. Dungy
Event location: Denver Botanic Gardens
February 2023
Book: "Western Journeys"
Author: Teow Lim Goh
Event location: Virtual
September 2022
Book: "Tracing Time"
Author: Craig Childs
Event location: Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction
June 2022
Book: "Tell Me Everything"
Author: Erika Krouse
Event location: Lighthouse Writers Workshop's LitFest in Denver
February 2022
Book: "All That Is Secret"
Author: Patricia Raybon
Event location: Virtual event with live online audience
September 2021
Book: "The Guide"
Author: Peter Heller
Event location: Virtual event with live online audience
June 2021
Book: "As A Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned"
Author: Paula Stone Williams
Event location: Virtual event with live online audience
February 2021
Book: "Other People's Pets"
Author: R.L. Maizes
Event location: Virtual event with live online audience
September 2020
Book: "The History of White People"
Author: Nell Irvin Painter
Event location: Virtual event with live online audience
May 2020
Book: "All The Impossible Things"
Author: Lindsay Lackey
Event location: Virtual event with Facebook Live audience
