Jason Heller Book Reading/Signing
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August 6, 7:30 pm-8:30pm |
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414 Elk Ave |
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Townie Books will host author, Jason Heller for a reading and signing of his new book, Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded on Monday, August 6th at 7:30PM. Heller is a Hugo Award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR, and Entertainment Weekly. He is also in the internationally touring post-punk band, Weathered Statues and is a resident DJ at various events in the Denver area. Strange Stars explains how science-fiction and music came to depend on each other throughout the seventies. With Bowie as their leader, Heller ties pop music’s most influential names into a single narrative including: Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Parliament-Funkadelic, Kraftwerk, Rush, and Devo. This event will feature special guest, National Book Award Finalist and Hugo-Nebula Award winning author, Paolo Bacigalupi (BAH-chee-GAL-ooo-pee). The event is free and open to the public. Townie Books is located at 414 Elk Avenue and can be reached at 349-7545.
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