If Wroblewski is good enough for Oprah, he’s good enough for Denver

David Wroblewski. Whenever I suggest a book for the city's One Book, One Denver program, it seems doomed. But my jinx worked just fine for David Wroblewski, a local author whose first novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, was just picked as the next selection for Oprah's Book Club. Even...
By Patricia Calhoun
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David Wroblewski.

Whenever I suggest a book for the city’s One Book, One Denver program, it seems doomed.

But my jinx worked just fine for David Wroblewski, a local author whose first novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, was just picked as the next selection for Oprah’s Book Club. Even though the book, which was published in June, isn’t yet out in paperback — a requirement for Denver’s program. And even though it tops out at more than 500 pages — another no-no for Denver.

Oprah says it’s “everything you want a book to be” — and about fifty pages more. — Patricia Calhoun

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
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