Join us for our monthly local author fair - the lineup is coming soon!

Mayan literature is among the oldest in the world, spanning an astonishing two millennia from deep pre-Columbian antiquity to the present day. Here, for the first time, is a fully illustrated survey, from the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions to the works of later writers using the Roman alphabet. Dennis Tedlock--ethnographer, linguist, poet, and award-winning author--draws on decades of living and working among the Maya to assemble this groundbreaking book, which is the first to treat ancient Mayan texts as literature. Tedlock considers the texts chronologically. He establishes that women were among the ancient writers and challenges the idea that Mayan rulers claimed the status of gods. 2000 Years of Mayan Literature expands our understanding and appreciation not only of Mayan literature but of indigenous American literature in its entirety.

Volunteers for Samaritans, a humanitarian organization, Kathryn Ferguson, Dr. Norma Price and Ted Parks, and artist Debbi McCullough discuss the book Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail, which tells the stories of migrants treated and rescued by Samaritans on desert trails near the Arizona-Mexico border.  Art to be displayed was created by Debbi McCullough from items found on the desert - using Levis, shoes, wallets, photos and tuna cans she creates cloth books, sculptures and prayer wheels.

Steven Clevenger, a registered member
of the Osage tribe, has documented the role of Native American
soldiers in the war in Iraq, following them into battle and home
again. This book is an evocative collection of rare photographs and
personal interviews that records the warrior tradition and war
experience.

Excerpted:My name is Bill Cody Ayon. I'm Tsitsistas, Southern Cheyenne, a human being.  I was brought up and given language, customs, and songs
that honor those who have given their service to America's military,
to my tribe, and to all indigenous people.  It is with this
background I follow the military road-like my father, my uncles, and
my ancestors before me.  To serve my family, my tribe, and my
country is the greatest honor of all.  Tradition has mandated
this for me-from the echoes of warriors from the Little Bighorn to
Iwo Jima to the streets of Baghdad.

Jan Brett arrives at the Albuquerque Little Theater (224 San Pasquale Avenue SW) in her stylish artwork-decorated bus with Hedgie the Hedgehog to celebrate her new book The Easter Egg (Putnam, $17.99).

Everyone is invited to the event & will receive gorgeous signed bookplates for books purchased at Bookworks or at the event.

275 families who purchase the new book will get to meet Jan - tickets will be distributed at Bookworks beginning 3/27 at 9am (bring your receipts if you purchase The Easter Egg in advance).  

The first 100 ticketholders get a free signed poster!

Howard Bryan, historian and author of the New Mexico Tribune's "Off the Beaten Path" column, has been delving into obscure corners of Southwest history for decades. His latest book, Santa Fe Tales and More (Clearlight, $16.95), collects true stories of Old Santa Fe that Bryan uncovered both researching 19th century newspaper archives and personal interviews. Their recollections provide a vivid recreation of both everyday life on the frontier and extraordinary events and developments that shaped the history of the Southwest. The stories range from humorous to touching to tragic and violent - all told with frankness and candor. In honor of Bryan's 90th birthday, Bookworks is having a party - come share a few stories and celebrate with us!

Poet & UNM faculty V.B. Price and architectural photographer Robert Reck have created the photographic portrait The University of New Mexico (UNM Press $34.95). This book explores the lure and magic of the university, which has become more than just an alma mater to its graduates. Price writes, "It has querencia, a place in our hearts, like a homeland... [T]he main campus is an oasis of cultured civility, at once brimming with the youthful vigor of its student body and rooted in the American West's most venerable social and aesthetic traditions. It's what makes UNM an academic symbol of the mind-opening sense of enchantment that New Mexico is known for around the world."

The authors will discuss and sign the book, as well as present a slideshow of Reck's photography, highlighting the campus's unique architecture..

Stephen Fried presents a slideswow and discusses his new book Appetite for America (Random House, $27.00), the incredible real-life story of Fred Harvey-told in depth for the first time ever-as well as the story of this country's expansion into the Wild West. As a young immigrant, Fred Harvey worked his way up from dishwasher to household name. His eating houses and hotels along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad were patronized by princes, presidents, and countless ordinary travelers looking for the best cup of coffee in the country. Harvey's staff of carefully screened single young women-the celebrated Harvey Girls-were the country's first female workforce and became genuine Americana, even inspiring an MGM musical starring Judy Garland.

Inspiring, instructive, and hugely entertaining, Appetite for America is historical biography that is as richly rewarding as a slice of fresh apple pie-and every bit as satisfying.