Join the conversation about Indigenous cultural themes, values, and community as we read works by Indigenous authors.
Book Club leader Desiderya Costello is from To’Hajiilee, New Mexico. Desiderya is a member of the Navajo Nation and her clans are the Mexican Clan, Waters Edge, Big Water, and Within His Cover.
Discuss the acclaimed memoir Whiskey Tender with the author, Deborah Jackson Taffa. The book has been featured on many “best” lists including Esquire, Oprah Daily, ELLE, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
“Indeed, while some reviewers have already qualified her book as a “Native memoir,” Taffa’s story is in fact distinctly American, full stop, and one that a country afraid of its own history needs to hear.” — Washington Post
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;
Ramona Emerson, award-winning filmmaker and author of Shutter;
and Brandon Hobson, National Book Award Finalist and author of The Removed, Where the Dead Sit Talking, and numerous other books.
Don’t miss these moving stories and conversations!
Jean Whitehorse will discuss the missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives crisis in New Mexico, with actions we can take in our communities to help end this crisis.