At the Denver Book Society, natural light from the skylight roof floods into a backroom filled with cooking books, puzzles and board games. An arch greets kids into the children’s section decked with bean bag chairs and reading nooks.
Soon, the new independent bookstore in Uptown Denver will offer coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages. Non-alcoholic, as well.
The Denver Book Society was founded by a joint venture between Richard Garvin and Kwame Spearman, the former CEO of Denver’s famous bookstore Tattered Cover before it fell into bankruptcy. The duo also attempted to acquire Tattered Cover but were outbid by Barnes & Noble…