Scribes, Scholars & Storytellers Series...Final Stretch into May

Featuring Allison Cotton and Lee McQueen

Wednesday May 1st @ 6:30pm Allison M. Cotton, Ph.D. Dr. Cotton is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Dr. Cotton has published several papers on criminal justice topics, including but not limited to the death penalty, eye-witness identifications, lethal behavior, and expert witnesses. Her first book, Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants was released in the summer of 2008. Her latest book, co-authored with Gregg Barak and Paul Leighton; Class, Race, Gender & Crime: the Social Realities of Justice in America 4th edition is forthcoming. Dr. Cotton is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, and Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. 

Monday May 6th @ 6:30pm Lee McQueen In 2012, Lee traveled from Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and then back to Colorado to promote Windrunner, her self-published romance novel. In the spirit of Jack Kerouac and Johnny Appleseed, Lee fell in love with the byways and adventures of the road. Forthcoming 2013 is Road Romance: Tales From the Book Tour that reveals surprises on Lee's journey through Middle America in a series of journal entries, blog postings, narration in retrospect, and watercolors. Author will be selling copies of her book.  http://www.mcqueenpress.com

MAY: May 13 ~ Leilani Henry, Monday @ 6:30 p.m. May 20 ~ Dana Myles, Monday @ 6:30 p.m. May 22 ~ Charlene Porter with Special Guest Councilman Christopher Herndon, Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.

Interested in learning about how you can participate in the next Scribes, Scholars & Storytellers series? Please contact the Blair-Caldwell Library at 720-865-2401 or email blairstaff@denverlibrary.org.

Visit http://aarl.denverlibrary.org/events_exhibits/scribes.html for the complete bio of each participating author.

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