Barbara Ellis

Denver

Features Editor at The Denver Post

Guest commentaries editor at The Denver Post, coordinator of the Colorado Voices program.

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Articles

The Book Club: A ‘Read With Jenna’ pick explores the imagined effects of artificial intelligence

1 week ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: a Colorado shooting, a Jo Nesbo thriller and more

2 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: One will leave you in tears, another you’ll want to read twice

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: A NYT best-seller and a debut novel set in Colorado

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: “Dream State,” by Eric Puchner, is an Oprah pick

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected]. “Dream State,” by Eric Puchner (Doubleday, 2025)Set in contemporary Montana, this is a multi-generational tale of friendship, betrayal, commitment, taking a leap of faith and living with no regrets.
Gardening: Turn to Coloradoscaping with native plants, less water

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving less, but we’re less likely to focus on gardening to heal our beleaguered environment. But it turns out that changing our gardening practices may be one of the most impactful ways we can aid the Earth.
The Book Club: A Read With Jenna title and a Denver author’s newest

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

“Tough Luck,” by Sandra Dallas (St. Martin’s Press, 2025)Our plucky, resilient, inventive yet no-nonsense heroine is no angel, yet seems to be protected by her own guardian angel. Fourteen-year-old Haidie, along with her younger brother, sets off in 1863 from an Iowa orphanage to find the father who left them years before for the allure of Colorado gold mines.
The Book Club: A long-awaited Eowyn Ivey novel, “Dinners With Ruth” and more

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: An Asimov AI tale, a ramen-shop fantasy and more reader reviews

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].
The Book Club: An attack of crows, how to control anxiety, and more reader reviews

2 months ago | denverpost.com | Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected]. “The Wild Hunt,” by Emma Seckel (Tin House, 2022)Each year, for the bleak month of October, crows inundate a small Scottish island.