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by Marilyn Robbins

BookBar has two books that are wonderful resources for parents and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.  These can be ordered online from us with free shipping.  Both books offer extensive lists of books for your child to read and ideas to keep us all reading during our self-isolation.  Remember you can read to your children, read with your children, and read alongside your children.

We’re shaking things up and doing December a little different with the cookbook club. First, we’re recommending not one, but two books this month. Second, they’re a little different from our previous fare. But rest assured, both are amazing titles that we know you’re going to love!...read more

Followers of Tieghan Gerard’s crazy popular Half Baked Harvest blog will be excited to see that she finally has a second cookbook out! If you haven’t heard of her, now is the time to introduce yourself to this fantastic Colorado cook’s amazing dishes...read more

Guest post by Kevin Simpson from The Colorado Sun

Disruption in the media industry has claimed many casualties, including thousands of jobs nationally and hundreds in Colorado. Avid readers of literature probably have noticed something else in short supply: coverage of books and their authors.

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Ted Allen may have left some big shoes to fill in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but Antoni Porowski has taken on the job and made the position of food and wine expert his own. It’s not surprising considering he came to the show on Allen’s own recommendation! And after four seasons, Porowski has debuted his very first cookbook, Antoni in the Kitchen...read more 

The BookBar BookWorms present the 8 favorite new books of the fall for kids and teens. See what the cool kids are reading and stop by to pick up the best new read for the season!

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By Marilyn Robbins

Raising a reader is one of the most important gifts you can give your child.  Learning to read is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work for several years for any child to master reading independently.  Educators can teach students to read, but the love of reading is learned at home. And, it’s important to get a jump on the process before kindergarten begins.

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Here are some of the new titles we’re excited for you to read in September!...read more

by Becky LeJeune

by Becky LeJeune

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Ford Fry’s Tex-Mex: Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods From Both Sides of the Border... read more. 

By Becky LeJeune

In the food world Tex-Mex is an entity all of its own. Mexican cuisine, brought north to Texas in the early nineteenth century, adapted according to ingredients more at home in Texas than across the border and the railroad expanded those ingredients further. Flour tortillas, cheese, even cumin were all additions that came from this blend of cultures. And while crispy tacos, chile gravy, and queso may not be authentic Mexican, they are true Tex-Mex!

By Becky LeJeune

If you’ve followed the club, then you know that this month we’ve been cooking from Stephen and Jessica’s Rose’s The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach.

By Becky LeJeune

July in Colorado means peaches! Which is why, for our July Cookbook Club pick, we’ve selected a peachtastic cookbook full of recipes perfect for showcasing Colorado’s Palisade peaches: The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach by Jessica N. Rose and Stephen K. Rose...