The Big Freeze: A Reporter’s Personal Journey into the World of Egg Freezing and the Quest to Control Our Fertility

By >> Natalie Lampert

Book >> Memoir, 432 pages

Summary >> A fascinating investigation into the lucrative, minimally regulated, fast-growing industry of egg freezing, from a young reporter on a personal journey into the world of cutting-edge reproductive medicine. Ovaries. Most women have two; journalist Natalie Lampert has only one. Then, in her early 20s, she almost lost it, along with her ability to ever have biological children. Doctors urged her to freeze her eggs, and Lampert started asking questions. A personal and deeply researched guide to the pros, cons and many facets of this wildly popular technology, “The Big Freeze” is a page-turning exploration of the quest to control fertility, with invaluable information that answers the questions women have been afraid to ask — or didn’t know they should ask in the first place.

Author >> Natalie Lampert is an award-winning journalist and author. A TEDx speaker and former Fulbright scholar, she has written for The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Elle, LitHub and The Guardian, among other publications. A faculty member at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, she has received fellowships and grants from Investigative Reporters & Editors, the Logan Nonfiction program and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She lives in Boulder.

Tell Me What You Did

By >> Carter Wilson

Book >> Thriller, 448 pages

Summary >> She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out. Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they’ve committed to her audience. She can’t guarantee the police won’t come after her “guests,” but her show grants simultaneous anonymity and instant fame — a potent combination that’s proven difficult to resist. After an episode recording, Poe usually erases both the criminal and crime from her mind. But when a strange and oddly familiar man appears on her show, Poe is forced to take a second look. Not only because he claims to be her mother’s murderer from years ago, but because Poe knows something no one else does. Her mother’s murderer is dead. Poe killed him.

Author >> Carter Wilson is the USA Today bestselling author of 10 critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers, as well as numerous short stories. Wilson lives in Boulder.

Single Player

By >> Tara Tai

Book >> Romance, 320 pages

Summary >> When gamer Cat Li lands her dream job writing the love interests for Compass Hollow — the next big thing in games — she thinks she’s made it. Then she meets her boss: the infamous Andi Zhang, who’s not only a hater of happily-ever-afters but also impossibly, annoyingly hot. As Hollow’s narrative director, Andi couldn’t care less about love, in-game or out. After getting doxxed by internet trolls, they’re out to prove that they’re a serious gamedev. Their plan falls apart, though, when the Powers-That-Be insist Andi add romance to make the story “more appealing to female gamers.” Forced to give Cat a chance, Andi realizes there’s more to Cat than they initially thought. But admitting that would mean giving up the single-player life that has kept their heart safe for years. And when Cat uncovers a plot to destroy Andi’s career, the two will have to find a way to work together before it’s game over. The story is set in Boulder.

Author >> Tara Tai is an Asian-American writer who spends most of their time playing TTRPGs and romancing video game NPCs. When they’re not lost in imaginary worlds, they are annoying their wife Audrey and dog Gingko. “Single Player” is their debut novel.

Beautiful Solutions:A Toolbox for Liberation

By >> Nathan Schneider

Book >> Nonfiction, 349 pages

Summary >> Our problems are global and interconnected, and our solutions must be too. With over 70 contributors, this toolbox spotlights the collective wisdom that reminds us that another world is not only possible, it’s already under construction. Everything we need to transform our communities already exists. From food sovereignty to debt abolition, from folk schools to energy democracy, and from Argentina to Zimbabwe. If you long for a more beautiful, more just and more livable world — and want to know how to get there — this book is for you.

Author >> Nathan Schneider is an assistant professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he leads the Media Economies Design Lab.