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In this Denver Women s Press Club program. Dr. Juana Bordas author of the award-winning books
The Power of Latino Leadership and
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age will discuss the connecting points among Latino, Black and Native American communities. It s $5 to register here.
Friday, April 9, 5 to 6 p.m, online
MALINAE, the debut novella of Josh Schlossberg, biological horror author and Denver Horror Collective co-founding member, will be released by D&T Publishing this month, with an e-book available from Godless.com on April 9. During this virtual launch, Schlossberg will read an excerpt from
MALINAE and share the real-life inspiration for his work’s exploration of Alzheimer’s disease. D&T Publishing editor Dawn Ellis Shea will relate her experiences working as a nurse with dementia patients, and Huntington Potter, director of the University of Colorado Alzheimer s and Cognition Center, will discuss the latest scientific progress toward
. Can you talk a little bit about taking part in that collection?
Steve Rasnic Tem: I was beginning this process during the first few months of the pandemic, and the idea of “starvation” took on a particular significance. Many people are now starved for human contact, unable to engage in the social activities which in many cases kept them balanced. Some people have hoarded food and other supplies, afraid they might not have enough. Another effect of the times is a growing distrust of other people. Some folks have started viewing their neighbors as a threat.
All these threads went into the creation of my Wendigo tale. Its title is “An Gorta Mór,” a reference to the historic Irish famine.
This novel has already been recommended by literary voices from all over the spectrum, from Buzzfeed to
Publisher’s Weekly, so I’m not breaking any new ground here by saying you gotta read this book. David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s debut novel is, according to fellow author Tommy Orange (
There, There), “a marvel…a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth…a brilliant meditation on power and violence and a testament to what a crime novel can achieve.” If you’re thinking of this as a gift for someone, do yourself a favor and buy two: You’ll want to keep one for your own shelf.