Events & Book Services

UPDATED August 19, 2023: Due to space limitations and some exciting improvements to the bookstore, we are NOT scheduling any AUTHOR EVENTS at our location. We’ll update this policy in a few months. Thanks for your patience!

We would LOVE to bring our BOOKSTORE POP-UP out into the Denver Metro area for conferences, corporate events, or organization fairs and festivals. Contact us with your details.

We create CURATED LIBRARIES for University Department Libraries, Law Office Libraries, Corporate DEI Resource Libraries, and Non-Profit Grant Projects. Reach out with the specifics and we’ll make it easy for you!

We can order your selection or provide suggestions for BOOK CLUBS. We are flexible to arrange for local pick up, ship to each book club member, or deliver the books to one location. We customize solutions to fit your needs. Contact us with your special requests.

Letterpress Printing Workshops

One-Day Workshop: Join us at MATTER for a day of letterpress printing instructed by Rick Griffith. We will kick off the day with some bagels and coffee and letterpress printing talk, then we’ll sling posters and roll out. Attendees will typeset and print whatever words they wish to immortalize. This workshop is beginner-friendly.
Typesetting instruction provided
Color backgrounds provided
Letterpress print anything as a poster
Minors must be accompanied by an adult
Dec. 16th, Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. Limited to 10 people. $220 per person. Register here.
Jan. 13th, Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. Limited to 10 people. $220 per person. Register here.

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

a book club dedicated to Black women writers and Black women readers

Our goal is to introduce a cohort of diverse writers to future generations – contemporary authors who are non-binary, queer, trans, and disabled. To address inequalities and improve communities through reading and reflecting on the works of Black women.

  • Fourth Thursday of each month 6:00-8:30 pm
    To receive an invitation please reach out to maria@shopatmatter.com
  • Hosted by Maria Mims

Design Book Club (coming soon)

A book club dedicated to designers with a broad interest in design, and new discussions about design

The new edition of the Design Book Club will be launched in 2024. Stay tuned.