Book Club Selections | Explore Book Seller

Explore Booksellers partners with several area book clubs. Find your club's reading selection here. Explore will have copies ready for you to pick up. If you are not in a book club, the following lists are still an excellent resource for spotting great books.

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Aspen Writer’s Foundation (AWF Reads): The Aspen Writer's Foundation on-air book club. Tune in GrassRoots TV Channel 12 in Aspen and join an AWF panel of local literary enthusiasts as they read between the lines of new and notable during the rotating series of half-hour shows. AWF Reads air times: Sunday 11 am; Monday 2 pm; Wednesday 8:30 pm; Thursday 8:30 pm. (Check with GrassRoots TV for additional times and programming changes.)

Dec. 07 -- April 08
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

June 08 -- Sept. 08
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Are We Rome? by Cullen Murphy
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
The God of Small Things by Arundhati
Talk, Talk by T.C. Boyle

Moms' Book Group
Three Cups of Tea (Discussion: Jan. 15, 08)
Crossing to Safety (Discussion: Feb. 5, 08)
The Patron Saint of Liars (Discussion: March 4, 08)
The Treehouse (Discussion: April 1, 08)
TBD (Discussion: May 6, 08)

P n’ P Book Club
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Discussion: Jan 4, 08)
Bad Dirt by Annie Proulx (Discussion: Feb. 8, 08)
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (Discussion: March 6, 08)

Rocky Mountain Book Club
Everyman by Philip Roth (Discussion: March 11, 08)
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (Discussion: April 1, 08)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Discussion: June 10, 08)
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar (Discussion: July 8, 08)
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petersen (Discussion: August 12, 08)
Away by Amy Bloom (Discussion: Sept. 2, 08)

Women of the Western Slope (WWS)
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway (Discussion: Jan 15, 08)

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1,000 Dollars & an Idea

Explore Booksellers may be a quaint independent bookstore, but when it comes to business there is nothing quaint about its owner. Over the past half-century self-made billionaire Sam Wyly has reshaped the American business landscape. Fortune Magazine called him "one of the most, if not the most, important entrepreneurs" of the 20th century. Now with the hailed publication of his memoir, he's also a successful author.
1,000 Dollars & an Idea is a business book... a memoir... an economic history of modern America... and an entertaining tale of the American Dream. It's selling fast at bookstores across the country. But if you want a signed first edition, order it from the author's bookstore.

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Extra special books

At Explore we're surronded by worthwhile books, but some we offer have added value. First, famous authors from around the world visit Aspen and make it a point to come to Explore. As a result, we have a number of author autographed books including many signed first editions. (Click "recommended" on the navigation bar to see a complete list.) Plus our rare and out-of-print section can reconnect you with your childhood favorites, add a classic to your collection or provide the perfect one-of-a-kind gift.

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November 18, 2008. Tuesday

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