"Known for hosting readingsby big stars in theliteraryfirmament,Tattered Cover Book Store originallyopened in 1971 in a mere950 square feet of space in the Cherry Creek North area. The enterprise has grown to include six additional outposts around the city(including three at Denver International Airport—one foreach of the three concourses), but it hasn't lost sight of the reader or the writer. The locations offer cozycouches and overstuffed chairs in whichto settleand get lost in a book, magazine, or even a newspaper; they also sponsor readings, discussions, and book signings involving over400 authors, illustrators, and speakers each year."