Trident Booksellers and Cafe

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As NSYNC famously did not say, “it’s gonna be May!” Happy May! The flowers are finally blooming and the weather is perfect for enjoying some delicious first flush tea on the back patio. This month we’re looking forward to some awesome events, more great coffee (ice drink season is upon us), and fresh new and used books. As any reader knows, it’s important to prep for summer by updating your reading list; how else are you meant to enjoy laying in the park on a sunny day? Below are some of our suggestions, but stop in and hear first hand from the book sellers what they’re most looking forward to reading! We look forward to seeing you soon!

New Books Releases this Month!

Check out our May Best Sellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/may-bestsellers-and-staff-picks) for more recommendations!

NEW from Idle Hands:
Guatemala Santa Irene Washed Catuaí (https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/guatemala-santa-irene-washed-catuai)

Carlos is dedicated to improving the coffee grown at Santa Irene and surrounding area with better education, innovation in farm maintenance and modern processing techniques. And even outside of coffee, him and his family are committed to preserving the surrounding rainforest’s flora and fauna. Less than a fifth of the land that Carlos and his family occupy is devoted to coffee production - making a total of 24ha for coffee growing and processing.

May Event (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) Calendar!

5/1 Mon 7-9p Language Exchange Night
5/4 Thurs 6-8p Acoustic Duo: Jimmy Mitchell & Jon Sherman
5/5 Fri 6:45-8:45p Band: Lucky Me
5/6 Sat 6-8:30p Jazzetry
5/7 Sun 7-9p Community Art Night
5/8 Mon 7-9p Language Exchange Night
5/10 Wed 6-8p Community Writing Circle
5/11 Thurs 6-9p Boulder Old-Time Jam
5/12 Fri 6-9p Double Bill: LETXUE and Will Thomas
5/13 Sat 11a-5p Confluence Artisan Market
5/13 Sat 6-8:45p Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
5/15 Mon 7-9p Language Exchange Night
5/18 Thurs 6-8p Variety Show: And Now... Featuring
5/19 Fri 6-8p Singer/Songwriter: Peter Stone
5/20 Sat 6-8p A Human Named David: Alive and Dead
5/21 Sun 7-9p Community Art Night
5/22 Mon 7-9p Language Exchange Night
5/23 Tues 6-8p Music Student Showcase
5/24 Wed 6:45-8:45p Vacancy: An Open Mic for Poets
5/26 Fri 6-8p Band: Husks
5/29 Mon 7-9p Language Exchange Night

All events located on our back patio.

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

The Trident Tea Spotlight

Darjeeling, the “Land of Thunder”, is famous worldwide for the delicate high aroma teas it produces, though most of it is made into light oolong-style or black teas depending on the harvest time. The White Lightning Darjeeling really captures the best of both worlds, with the sweet roundness of a Chinese white and the active aromatics of a first flush Darjeeling.

Interested in learning more about fine teas?
Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

It's gonna be May (Trident Edition) Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Happy April y’all! Colorado has been giving us her best with some beautiful, sunny days and a good mix of snowy ones too (hope y’all enjoy some spring skiing!). Trident has some great first flush teas, well balanced coffees, and exciting new reads coming your way this month. Don’t forget to check out our variety of events happening each weekend (as well as our classy selection of wines and beers in the bookstore!).
Hope to see you soon!

New Books Releases this Month!

Don't forget to check out our April Best Sellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/april-staff-picks-bestsellers) or more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

NEW from Idle Hands: Ethiopia Halo Beriti (https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/ethiopia-konga-boledu)

Abeyot Ageze is a Gedeo farmer who has been running the Halo Beriti washing station for many years, and in 2017 he partnered with Mebrahtu Aynalem to form Boledu Coffee, who we have had the honor of working with for two years now. Abeyot, being a Gedeo farmer himself, and Mebrahtu work to with local farmers, developing farmer trainings, sharing profits with farmers, and by processing farmer lots individually to achieve the highest price possible for the farmer.

The result of this longstanding and intimate relationship with the local Gedeo farmers is a cup that ensures equity across the supply chain with maximum value remaining at the birthplace of coffee. This partnership between the growers and Halo Beriti continues to export a beautiful coffee profile of raspberry candy, lemon sorbet, sweet tropical fruit with a vibrant and syrupy mouthfeel.

April Event (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) Calendar!

4/3 7-9p Language Exchange Night
4/7 6-7p Acoustic Guitarist: Derek DeMuth
4/8 6-8:45p Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
4/9 6-8:45p MCMR: An American History Film Series
4/10 7-9p Language Exchange Night
4/12 6-8p Community Writing Circle
4/13 6-9p Boulder Old-Time Jam
4/14 7-8:30p Student Showcase: CU Boulder MFA Writing Candidates
4/15 6-8p Songwriter: Pamela Machala
4/17 7-9p Language Exchange Night
4/19 5:45-8:45 Gender Justice League: Art for Healing
4/20 6-8p Variety Show: And Now... Featuring
4/21 6-8p Songwriter: Emily Margaret
4/22 6-8p Songwriter: Cory Simmons
4/23 6-8p Songwriter Duo: Moonstruck Melodies
4/24 7-9p Language Exchange Night
4/26 6:45-8:45p Vacancy: An Open Mic for Poets
4/27 6-8:45p Musician/Poet/Artist: Sneaky Bandit
4/28 6-8p Reading/Interview: Erika T. Wurth
4/29 6-8p Songwriter: Lauren Frihauf
4/30 6-8p Acoustic Duo: Whiskey Revolution

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

All events located on our back patio.

The Trident Tea Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas?
Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

It is April (at Trident but maybe other places too?) Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Spring is in the air, the many street glaciers around Boulder are beginning to melt, we’re losing an hour (on March 12th) and the equinox is nearly upon us. This month we transition to an inventory system for our bookstore (for the first time in our 42-year history) and we’ll be bringing back cold brew starting on the equinox. Lots of things to look forward to! We hope you’ll stop in and say hi!

Coming soon to the bookstore!

Don't forget to check out our March Staff Picks and Bestsellers (https://bookshop.org/lists/march-staff-picks-bestsellers) for more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

NEW from Idle Hands: Brazil Fazenda Das Almas (https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/brazil-fazenda-das-almas)

Brazil has a complex history of conservation in the agricultural sector and the Muniz family came to understand early on that protecting the natural habitat of the farm not only benefited the environment, but also increased production yields and lowered the need for fertilizers. Today an impressive 37% of the farm is a protected forest area, 18.5% more than is required by the Brazilian Forest Code, including 7,000sq km of APP and ecological corridors including 21 natural springs. In 2017 the family set up a generator that runs off of biogas from the decomposing coffee fruit, making the farm fully self-supported by their own electricity.

The Muniz family continue to keep up-to-date extraordinarily well with modern processing techniques and methods and have continued their education more formally with courses in 2019 and 2020 to increase the production of exemplary lots. The coffee presented in this lot is a Catucaí, a naturally occurring cross between Icatu and Catuaí, which was machine pulped to remove the exocarp (skin) before being placed into sealed tanks and finally heading to the drying patios after roughly 69 hours of anaerobic fermentation. This “slow” process and care keeps the coffee astoundingly sweet with plenty of yellow fruit, stone fruit, mango and passionfruit, with a snappy apple like acidity. A true example of expertly produced coffee.

Check out these March Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) !

March Events

3/1 Wednesday 7-8:30p: Book Event: Alexia Parks and Dr. Joel Rauchwerger
3/2 Thursday 6-8p: Songwriter/Poet: Raef
3/3 Friday 6:30-8:30p: Acoustic Guitarist: Dominick Antonelli
3/4 Saturday 6-8:30p: Jazzetry
3/6 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
3/7 Tuesday 7-9p: Static Parade Reading Series
3/8 Wednesday 6-8p: Community Writing Circle
3/9 Thursday 6-9p: Boulder Old-Time Jam
3/10 Friday 6p: Solo Guitarist: Jimmy Mitchell
3/11 Saturday 6p: Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
3/12 Sunday 6-8:45p: MCMR Presents: An American History Film Series
3/13 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
3/16 Thursday 6-8p: Variety Show: And Now... Featuring
3/17 Friday 6-8p: St. Patrick’s Day Irish Music: Bangers and Blunders
3/18 Saturday 7-8:45p: Band: Ambush
3/19 Sunday 6-8p: Film Featurette: Van Abbey Visual Art
3/20 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
3/21 Tuesday 5-7p: Music Student Showcase (TBD)
3/22 Wednesday 6-8p: Neuroscience of Psychedelics Ramzy Abueita
3/23 Thursday 6-8p: Reading: J.P. Greene
3/24 Friday 6-8p: Songwriter: Kohanna McCrary
3/25 Saturday 6-8p: Band: Emerson & Goldwoman
3/27 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
3/28 Tuesday 6-8:45p: Double-Bill: Blvck Hippie w/ Shadow Work
3/29 Wednesday 6:45-8:45p: Vacancy: An Open Mic Night for Poets
3/30 Thursday 6:30-8:45p: Songwriter: Xue
3/31 Friday 6-8:45p: Double Bill: Unicorn Hits + TBD
4/1 Saturday 6-8:30p: Jazzetry

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

All events located on our *heated* back patio.

The Trident Tea Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas?
Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Spring! Is! Coming! March at Trident Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Hello and happy February! It’s been a cold, snowy winter, ideal for cozying up with a tea and a good book. This month we’re looking forward to some exciting new books, coffees, and music events. Late nite events are picking up on our back patio, so grab your friends and go show off those dance moves! And as the chilly days continue, make sure to pop-in to warm up by the fireplace with a hot cuppa chai! See you soon!

Coming soon to the bookstore!

Don't forget to check out our February Best Sellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/february-bestsellers-and-staff-picks) for more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

NEW from Idle Hands: Ethiopia Aricha Anaerobic (https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/ethiopia-aricha-boledu)

We have been lucky enough to work with Mebrahtu Aynalem directly, one of the founders of Boledu Industrial, who owns and operates the washing station in partnership with Abyote Ageze and local farmers. "We are the 2nd generation of coffee growers and now traders in our families. We decided to build a natural coffee processing site in Aricha to be used by the smallholders living in the region. Roughly 1500 growers use the facility, and we have 220 raised African beds for coffee drying," explains Mebrahtu.

The coffee is grown by local farmers typically apart of subsistence farming practices usually found across many parts of more forested parts of Ethiopia. Once the cherries are picked and brought to the washing station, Meb and the team sort the cherries to make up a 140kg lot. This “lot” is then placed in sealed fermentation tanks for 3-5 days. The objective here is to balance the conversion of sugars present in the cherry to alcohol with the overall pH of the solution – primarily by removing all nitrogen and oxygen. Once the desired fermentation is complete, the cherries are then moved to raised drying beds for 16-21 days. During the first two days the coffee is rotated every two hours to ensure even drying and consistent exposure to the air and sun. The lot is separated further by size and we’re left with an ultra consistent coffee to share with you. Super sweet citrus, vanilla buttercream, tropical fruits and florals make up this cup giving an impression of cream soda or Inca Kola.

Check out these February Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) !

2/3 Friday 6-8p: Songwriter Justin Nuñez
2/3 Friday 10p-2a: LATE NITE: Femme Future
2/4 Saturday 6-9p: Jazzetry
2/6 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
2/7 Tuesday 7-9p: Static Parade Reading Series
2/8 Wednesday 6-8p: Community Writing Circle
2/9 Thursday 6-9p: Boulder Old-Time Jam
2/11 Saturday 6:45-8:45p: Musicians: Slingshot
2/12 Sunday 6-9p: MCMR: An American History Film Series
2/13 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
2/18 Saturday 6-8p: Funk Band: B*Love
2/18 Saturday 10p-1a: LATE NITE: Yugs/Citrus/PoolSharks/RadicalChic
2/20 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
2/22 Wednesday 6:45-8:45p: Vacancy: An Open Mic for Poets
2/24 Friday 7-9p: Band: Husks
2/25 Saturday 6-8:45p: Songwriter Chris Clauss
2/27 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

All events located on our *heated* back patio.

The Trident Tea Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas?
Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

February at Trident Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Happy New Year!
We hope 2023 will bring much joy and fulfillment to you and your loved ones. Trident is entering its 43rd year here in the Boulder community and the 3rd year of being employee owned! Thank you for your decades of support and kindness. We wouldn’t be Trident without you. Here’s to another year of delicious coffee, fantastic reads, and great events!

Start the new year with a good book (https://bookshop.org/shop/tridentboulder) !

Don't forget to check out our January Bestsellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/january-bestsellers-and-staff-picks) for more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

Mexico Cup of Excellence #21 Arroyo Natural Typica (https://idlehandsroasting.com/shop/p/mexico-coe-arroyo-natural-typica)
from Idle Hands!

The Typica lineage goes back to one of two genetic lines that can be traced to Yemen and from there to Ethiopia. It is thought to be one of the most genetically and culturally important varieties of coffea arabica and it was in this year’s competition that they used this coffee and placed 21st;

“We see that we have always been producers of quality coffee and that fills us with enthusiasm to continue participating. It’s the fourth time we participate in the Cup of Excellence, this being the first time our coffee is among the 30 best coffees in Mexico.”

We’re excited to share Torres Cortés family’s first award winning coffee with Trident. A natural processed Typica, this lot is filled with notes of cola candy, pineapple, berry cordial, maple syrup, and intense florals. Truly an outstanding coffee that showcases the quality of the Juquila area of Oaxaca.

Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) every weekend on our *heated* back patio.
Stop by the bookstore bar for some beer & wine!

January Events
1/2 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
1/7 Saturday 6-8p: Book Launch: Kelly Weber/ Stephanie Hempel
1/8 Sunday 6-8:45p: MCMR: An American History Film Series
1/9 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
1/11 Wednesday 6-8p: Community Writing Circle
1/12 Thursday 6-9p: Boulder Old-Time Jam
1/13 Friday 9:30p-1a: Late Nite: Friday !3th Graverave
1/14 Saturday 6-8p: Band: Mercy Club
1/16 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
1/19 Thursday 6-8p: Variety Show: And Now... Featuring:
1/20 Friday 6-8p: Songwriter: Emily Margaret
1/21 Saturday 7-8:45p: Band: Peter Stone
1/22 Sunday 6-8p: Songwriter: Racyne Parker
1/23 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
1/26 Thursday 6-8:45p: Chris Clauss w/ Pink Lady Monster
1/27 Friday 6-8p: Songwriter: Alex Wirth
1/28 Saturday 6-8p: Songwriter: Leo Treviño
1/30 Monday 7-9p: Language Exchange Night

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

The Trident Tea Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas?
Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Happy New Year from Trident! Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Happy Holidays from Trident! It’s that time of year again where the sun goes behind the hills at 3:30 and we’re left with 14 hours of night to enjoy the stars and moon. ‘Tis the season to enjoy music (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) and festivities, crackling fires and hot cocoa, and that book (https://bookshop.org/shop/tridentboulder) you’ve been wanting to read all year. As we reflect on this past year we want to give thanks to all the new and old faces that have come through our doors in 2022. Stop back in to cozy up with a cup o’ joe and a good book. We hope to see you again soon!

Not sure what to read next? Try these!

Don't forget to check out our December Bestsellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/december-best-sellers-and-staff-picks) for more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

The Newest Coffees from Idle Hands (https://idlehandsroasting.com/) :

Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) every weekend on our *heated* back patio.
Stop by the bookstore bar for some beer & wine!

December Events
12/1 Thurs 7-9p: Kohanna McCrary
12/2 Fri 7-9p: Emerson and Goldwoman
12/3 Sat 6-8p: Book Launch Band: Colleen Scanlan Lyons & Ambush
12/5 Mon 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
12/7 Wed 6-8:45p: MCMR Film Series: This is [Not] Who We Are
12/8 Thurs 6-9p: Boulder Old-Time Jam
12/9 Fri 6-8p: Songwriter: Gah-Bé
12/10 Sat 7-9p: Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
12/11 Sun 6-9p: MCMR Presents: An American History Film Series
12/12 Mon 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
12/14 Wed 6-8p: Community Open Mic Nite
12/15 Thurs 6-8p: And Now: Featuring...
12/16 Fri 5-6p: Catered Entrepreneur’s Meeting
12/16 Fri 6:30-9p: Music: Laurie Dameron and Poet Val
12/17 Sat 7-9p: Jazzetry
12/18 Sun 7-8:45p: Irish Music: Bangers and Blenders
12/19 Mon 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
12/26 Mon 7-9p: Language Exchange Night
12/30 Fri 6-8p: Ruby Begay

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

The Trident Tea Spotlight: House-made Herbal Teas
Available in-stores

As we travel down the chamber of Autumn and Winter, our immune systems are working in overdrive to ensure that we maintain the strength we need to ward off all the mighty smalls - microbes, viral pathogens, and every invader in between. For our immune systems to function at maximum capacity, it is important to support ourselves nutritionally, so that we may gather and weave all the vitamins and minerals we need to create a vital force field as we hibernate into the months ahead.
Here are two herbal teas on our brick and mortar shelves that we recommend:

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

'Tis the Season to Drink Cocoa at Trident! Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

It’s harvest season! A time for community, warm beverages, cozy books and squash. While we don’t serve squash at Trident, we do have the other three, plus on cold days you’ll find a fire flickering in our hearth. We hope to see you here!

Bookstore (https://bookshop.org/shop/tridentboulder) Book Reviews!

Don't forget to check out our November Bestsellers and Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/november-best-sellers-and-staff-picks)
for more recommendations! Or stop by to see us in-person!

The Newest Coffees from Idle Hands (https://idlehandsroasting.com/) :

Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) every weekend on our *heated* back patio.
Stop by the bookstore bar for some beer & wine!

November Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events)
Nov 2 Wednesday 6-8p Static Parade Reading Series
Nov 3 Thursday 7-8p Reading: In Support of the Library District
Nov 4 Friday 7-9p Emelise Munoz
Nov 5 Saturday 6-8:30p Jazzetry
Nov 6 Sunday 6-8p Reading: Anne Haven McDonnell
Nov 7 Monday 7-9p Language Exchange Night
Nov 9 Wednesday 6:30-9p Songwriter: Karaj Lost Coast
Nov 10 Thursday 6-9p Boulder Old-Time Jam
Nov 11 Friday 7-9p Float with Bon Dai
Nov 12 Saturday 7-9p Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
Nov 13 Sunday 6-9p MCMR: An American History Film Series
Nov 14 Monday 7-9p Language Exchange Night
Nov 16 Wednesday 6-8p Community Writing Circle
Nov 17 Thursday 6-8p And Now: Featuring...
Nov 18 Friday 6-8p Reading: Mason Parker, Until the Red Swallows It All
Nov 19 Saturday 7-9p Punketry
Nov 21 Monday 7-9p Language Exchange Night
Nov 27 Sunday 6-8p Singer/Songwriter Emmy Link as Sneaki Bandit
Nov 28 Monday 7-9p Language Exchange Night

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

Trident Tea (https://www.tridentcafe.com/teas) Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas? Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

Harvest Season at Trident Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!

Autumn is in the air! Trident is feeling especially spooky this October and we wish you the most frightful Halloween season. As the days get shorter and colder, it’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good book and a cup of tea. If you haven’t tried it, we suggest our spicy house chai, made fresh in-house! While you’re here you might even catch the smell of toasted spices wafting from our kitchen!

A word from our bookstore:

Don't forget to check out our October Bestsellers & Staff Picks (https://bookshop.org/lists/october-bestsellers-staff-picks) for more recommendations!

Idle Hands Coffee (https://idlehandsroasting.com/) : Blend Edition

Events (https://www.tridentcafe.com/events) every weekend on the back patio.
Stop by the bookstore bar for some spooky beer & wine!

Trident’s October Events

Saturday Oct. 1, 12-4p: Parlando on Pearl
Thursday Oct. 6, 7-9p: Songwriter Emelise Munoz
Friday Oct. 7, 7-9p: Jynx Jazz
Saturday Oct. 8, 7-9p: Cosmic Joke: A Comedy Show
Sunday Oct. 9, 6-9p: MCMR Presents: An American History Film Series
Thursday Oct. 13, 6-9p: Boulder Old-Time Jam
Friday Oct. 14, 7-9p: Soul Bush
Saturday Oct. 15, 7-9p: TBD
Wednesday Oct. 19, 6-8p: Static Parade Reading Series
Thursday Oct. 20, 6-8p: And Now: Featuring...
Friday Oct. 21, 7-9p: Songwriter Ben Guihan
Saturday Oct. 22, 6:30-8:30p: Cold Shoulder Reading Series
Sunday Oct. 23, 6-8p: Reading: Bruce Arlen Wasserman
Wednesday Oct. 26, 6-9p: Trident Chess Night
Thursday Oct. 27, 6-9p: Christopher Roberts Clauss/The Build-Out
Friday Oct. 28, 6-8p: Lucky Me
Saturday Oct. 29, 6-8p: Reading: Molly Kugel & Amber Adams

*Special Halloween Weekend Late Nite Show 10p-1a TBD

For more info visit:
tridentcafe.com/events

Trident Tea (https://www.tridentcafe.com/teas) Spotlight

Interested in learning more about fine teas? Join our Trident Fine Tea Club (https://www.tridentcafe.com/merch/trident-fine-tea-club) !

More About Trident (https://www.tridentcafe.com/our-story) : Trident Booksellers was opened in the summer of 1980 by Hudson Shotwell and James Gimian, two members of Boulder’s Vajradhatu Buddhist community. A year later Trident expanded and added espresso and drip coffee service, becoming the first espresso bar in Boulder. Now Trident Booksellers & Cafe is proud to have a 42 year-old history in Boulder and even prouder to be employee owned since 2020.

Thank you for being part of our community!

*CORRECTION: The first paragraph of "A word from our bookstore" was updated to the correct text. We apologize for any confusion.

CORRECTION*: There's a ghost at Trident! Click here for an update from Trident Booksellers & Cafe!