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Three books that inspired J.A. Tyler while writing Only and Ever This

Three books that inspired J.A. Tyler while writing Only and Ever This

LIGHT BOXES

Courtesy Dzanc Books

“But then there’s the other half, embodied in the mother character, of wanting to freeze her kids right where they are, because she knows things are gonna get rough, and there’s gonna be a lot of obstacles for them,” he says. “And what if you could just pause them right there?”

But there’s more to Only and Ever This than parental angst and poetic prose.

“I was also trying to make sure it had a nice cinematic throughline that was visible from start to finish. Because I can definitely get off on poetic tangents and lose myself in those because I love to write in that

“I was just writing them in as I was seeing them,” he says. “Because I feel like even though it’s a fantastic book, and it has mummies and allusions to vampires and ghosts, and all these things … we have a weird world around us, if we just pay attention to it.”

ON THE SHELF: Only and Ever This is available now in hardback via Dzanc Books.

BY SHANE JONES

BY SHANE JONES (Publishing Genius Press / Penguin, 2009)

“I read it all the time. He’s a fantastic writer. He’s got a lot of books that have surreal or magical realist elements. And I think they’re so fantastic.”

MOTORMAN

MOTORMAN

BY DAVID OHLE

BY DAVID OHLE (Knopf /

Calamari Press, 1972)

“That novel is just so wonderful because it picks up in a future world, and it’s just apocalyptic. He goes for it, and he doesn’t explain anything. It just moves forward and it stays poetic and beautiful and light the whole time. And he doesn’t bog down with having to world-build. He just puts you into it and you move forward with him. And there’s something really graceful and magical about that.”

THE FISH AND THE NOT FISH

The Fish And The Not Fish

BY PETER MARKUS

BY PETER MARKUS (Dzanc Books, 2014)

His books are like gold. I just love them. He manages to write about real people, fathers, mothers, sons, brothers in a way that seems so totally natural. And yet they do these things that are far fetched and outlandish and often border on the magical if not seeping into it.

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BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

4-10 p.m. Thursday, March 2 and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday, March 3-5, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $18 (individual); $450 (passes)

Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) is back for its 19th year. Featuring a variety of acclaimed movies, local screenings and a host of film icons like last year’s Javier Bardem, BIFF is a can’t-miss event celebrating the art of cinema. Get your tickets now and join 25,000 others in the star-studded festivities. 3

TRASH THE RUNWAY:

COUTURE 2023

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LEPRECHAUN GAMES

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 4, Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont. Free

Strong men and women in kilts toss tele phone poles, heavy sacks (with pitch forks), large stones and more, at this event whose proceeds benefit the St. Baldricks Foundation for childhood cancer. Need we say more? Get the family down to Boulder County Fairgrounds this Saturday for an unforgettable Scottish-Irish charity event.

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VENUS VICTROLA PRESENTS: DIVINE

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 4, Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. $15

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Recycled

7 p.m. Friday, March 3, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. $31

Creativity and sustainability meet Friday, March 3 at Trash the Runway, an event featuring stunning couture that would otherwise be going to the landfill. Local middle and high school students work for months to curate this unique event — scoop up a spot in the crowd for this trashto-treasure fashion show.

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STARS & LASER GALACTIC ODYSSEY

2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Dr., Boulder. $12

Sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in Fiske Planetarium’s laser show, featuring the music of Galactic Odyssey: Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song,” “Intergalactic” by Beastie Boys and more will flood your senses under a sky of liquid light. Reserve a space to experience the simulated cosmos before it’s too late.

THE NORTH FACE PRESENTS: REEL ROCK 17 (WORLD PREMIERE)

7 p.m. Saturday, March 4, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. $30

As exhilarating as it is death-defying, there’s perhaps no sub-genre of action cinema that makes the heart pump quite like climbing films. Reel Rock 17, a movie tour for the best offerings from this last year — like a wild expedition on Nameless Tower in Pakistan and a journey to Palestine’s West Bank — makes its stop at Macky Auditorium on Saturday, and will feature appearances by RR17 athletes and gear giveaways.

Let your hair down, put on your best duds, and head to Trident Bookstore’s back entrance for a night of local drag entertainment at this LGBTQ-centered dance party. Host Venus Victrola and MC Markie Arendelle invite the public to a a safe, fun, comfortable evening of moving and shaking on Pearl Street — dancing shoes strongly recommended. 7

CHEESEMAKING 101 WITH CHEESE & CIDER PAIRING

6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, St. Vrain Cidery, 350 Terry St., Suite 130, Longmont.. $45

There’s something comforting about dynamic duos: peanut butter and jelly, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, and wine and cheese. But what about cheese and hard cider? St. Vrain Cidery and The Art of Cheese has cracked the code on a new pairing, and invites you to a night of education and indulgence, featuring certified cheese professional Kelly Liebrock.

Live Music

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND. 7:30 p.m. Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver.

JXDN WITH BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $35

WHETHAN WITH KANDY SHOP, GUSTED. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. $40

BIFF SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE (NIGHT 1) 6:30 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

FRIDAY, MARCH 3

MIDDLE AMERICA SOUL MUSIC WITH ANDY EPPLER LIVE

6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

ROLLING HARVEST AT MOUNTAIN SUN. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. $10

WALKER & ROYCE WITH STRM, HANKIS 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $35

OTOBOKE BEAVER WITH CHEAP PERFUME. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $25

BUNNY BLAKE 7 p.m. Morris & Mae Market,18475 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 132, Golden. Free

SATURDAY, MARCH 4

LUCKI. 7 p.m. Summit, 1902 Blake St., Denver. $112 (standing room only)

WAX TAILOR WITH KUF KNOTZ & CHRISTINE ELISE 9 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $25

OTT WITH MARK FARINA, RANDOM RAB, TONE RANGER. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $30

BIFF SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE (NIGHT 2) 6:30 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

ELDERBROOK. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $80

MATERIAL GIRL WITH THE HOT LUNCH BAND 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $15

SUNDAY, MARCH 5

THE CBDS 4 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland. Free

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $40

RIVERSIDE WITH THE CYBERIAM DUO 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $35

ERIC JOHNSON 8 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm, Denver. $45