SIGNINGS
Book Signing Rocky Shockley and Tim Jones, “Easy Hikes to the Hidden Past: Pikes Peak Region,” 1-3 p.m. June 12, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.
LITERARY EVENTS
Pikes Peak Library District’s Summer Adventure Tuesday-Aug. 14, kids and teens up to age 18 can participate and win prizes through reading, moving and imagining. For information or to register, go to ppld.org/summer-adventure.
Pikes Peak Writers Virtual Open Critique 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday; pikespeakwriters.com/ ppw-events/june-open- critique.
LIBRARY LISTINGS
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Pikes Peak District Library branches now have almost all services, resources and spaces available again. Face coverings are optional inside all of the branches, except for Manitou Springs Library, but strongly encouraged for those 11 years and older who are not fully vaccinated. Some computers and children’s play area remain temporarily unavailable with plans to resume soon. For i
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LITERARY EVENTS
Pikes Peak Writers Virtual Open Critique 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Registration required: pikespeak writers.com/ppw-events/open-critique.
Virtual Write Drunk; Edit Sober With Pikes Peak Writers, learn to write without letting your inner critic get in the way and then use critical analysis to continue to work, 6:30-9 p.m. May 12. Registration required: pikespeakwriters.com/ppw-events/may-2021-write-drunk-edit-sober.
Virtual Writer Night With Pikes Peak Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 24. Registration required: pikespeakwriters.com/ppw-events/april-2021-writers-night-2.
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Recent regional author offerings:
• “The Kingdom’s Sandcastle” by Luai Qubain. Published by Rare Bird Books. Summary: Based on true events that ensued in a Middle Eastern kingdom, Louie, a closeted young gay man, has been forcibly brought back from California because of a drug rumor. Just a few weeks after his regression back into the kingdom, his mother dies under suspic