How Indigenous Storytellers Are Changing the Narrative of History
Bookworks is partnering with Native America Calling for a special reading and panel discussion. A conversation moderated by Native America Calling‘s own Shawn Spruce will follow readings from readings from three New Mexico authors: Deborah Taffa, author of Whiskey Tender and director of the MFA in Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts; […]
Books and Brews at Boxing Bear (Adult Book Fair)
Remember going to those awesome kids’ book fairs? Bookworks is hosting one for grownups! Have a drink while browsing specially selected books and novelties. What could be better?
Contemporary Rebel Woman Reading
Shirley Campbell Barr, Suzanne Barr, and Yashika Graham will share their poetry and prose. Shirley Campbell Barr will read selections from her five poetry collections. She has written De Negro Vengo Ataviada, the seminal Rotundamente Negra y Otras Poemas, and Palabras Indelebles de Poetas Negras. Suzanne Barr is the author of My Ackee Tree: A Chef’s […]
Reading & Signing with Deborah Taffa and Jamie Figueroa
Celebrate the new books by Deborah Taffa and Jamie Figueroa! Whiskey Tender: A Memoir by Deborah Taffa follows the story of a mixed-tribe Native girl raised in New Mexico and is fully of Native history and family stories. Mother Island: A Daughter Claims Puerto Rico by Jamie Figueroa traces the path of a Puerto Rican woman […]
Valarie Kaur: See No Stranger: Building Beloved Community with Revolutionary Love
Join civil rights leader, author, filmmaker, and Sikh American Valarie Kaur for a book signing and the first lecture of the BeAJEDI program. Kaur reframes the present moment in history as one of transition and calls on us to show up in the labor of birthing a beloved community. Registration required. Register HERE.
Blackdom, New Mexico Reading and Signing
Join Dr. Timothy E. Nelson for a reading and signing of his book, Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930. “Blackdom’s civic presence was not lengthy, [but] its significance—and that of the Afro-Frontier—is an important window in the history of Afrotopias, Black Consciousness, and the notion of an American West.”
Albuquerque Comic-Con
Albuquerque Comic-Con is back! Featuring dozens of actors from your favorite movies and TV shows, cosplay, photo ops, and more! Register HERE.
Albuquerque Comic-Con
Albuquerque Comic-Con is back! Featuring dozens of actors from your favorite movies and TV shows, cosplay, photo ops, and more! Register HERE.
Albuquerque Comic-Con
Albuquerque Comic-Con is back! Featuring dozens of actors from your favorite movies and TV shows, cosplay, photo ops, and more! Register HERE.
Local Author Laurel Goodluck: Too Much
Join Bookworks for a reading and signing by local children’s author Laurel Goodluck to celebrate her new picture book, Too Much: My Great Big Native Family! This “sweet story of friendship, family, and community” (Kirkus Review) celebrates Native identities, communities, and kids. Goodluck is the author of Forever Cousins, Rock Your Mocs, and She Persisted: Deb […]