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.

Celebrate Spot the Dog's 30th birthday and shake paws with Spot himself at our storytime!

We also have $5 goody bags available that include treats and a Spot board book! 

To purchase priority seating tickets, please call us BEFORE 12pm 4/18 - after that, please buy your tickets at UNM starting at 2pm (we still have plenty of those!)

3pm Sunday, April 18

Psychology Today contributor Eileen Garvin's memoir How to Be a Sister: A Love Story with a Twist of Autism explores the simultaneously awkward, hilarious, and heartbreaking situations she (The Experiment, $15.00) experienced as a younger sister to Margaret, diagnosed with severe autism at age 3.

Meta Chaya Hirschl, founder of Gold Street's YogaNow, finally has a book!  Join her at Bookworks for an off-the-mat yoga demonstration and relaxing homemade chai.

Bookworks will be hosting a poetry reading featuring several local poets, lots of coffee, and a moderated discussion focusing on the current state of poetry - developments and challenges facing the genre.

Patricipants will include V.B. Price, Rebecca Aronson, Anne Valley-Fox, and Myria Mandell.  Please call Bookworks with questions.

Seasoned New Mexico anthropologist and psychotherapist Stephen Powell's Apocalyptic Grace: The Evolution of Culture and Consciousness (Ocean Tree, $24.00) illuminates the hunter/gatherer, horticultural, agrarian, and industrial/technological Worlds that have prevailed until the present moment.

As he turns 40, Rouse (Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler,
2007) admits to becoming “the ultimate cliché”: he’s mentally and
physically exhausted, hates his job, and realizes there is a void in
his life that the city is no longer filling. He and his partner, Gary,
take a vacation in Saugatuck, Michigan, “a Midwestern Martha’s
Vineyard,” and on the spot decide to sell their home in St. Louis and
move to the woods. Rouse vows to become a “modern-day Thoreau” and sets
out to follow 10 life goals, roughly along the tenets espoused by
Thoreau in Walden, Rouse’s favorite book. Rouse chronicles the
hilarious escapades of these “two neurotic urbanites” as they ensconce
themselves in the woods without magazine subscriptions, malls, Trader
Joe’s, HGTV, or lattes. Rouse feels like a Martian confronting the
locals at the general store, and suffers extreme anxiety when
attempting ice fishing and karaoke. Gay or straight, any reader who has

Beloved writer Rudolfo Anaya returns to Bookworks for a storytime and signing of his newest children's book Juan and the Jackalope (UNM Press, $18.95).

Known for his position as news anchor for PBS News Hour, and frequent moderator ofpresidential debates, Jim Lehrer is also a prolific writer!  Lehrer returns to Bookworks to discuss andsign his new novel Super (RandomHouse, $25.00).  This book, his twentiethwork of fiction is one of his most captivating. It’s a story set on the SantaFe railroad’s famous Super Chief – “The Train of theStars.”  Like Murder on the Orient Express, Superbrings together a fascinating cast of characters – including Clark Gable andHarry Truman – and as the train gains speed, a series of deadly events unfolds.

Watch the PBS NewsHour on KNME 5.1  Monday through Friday at 5:30pm. 

Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest (Cool Springs Press, $19.95) is a must have resource for any Southwest gardener facing water-shortages, and it's filled with expert advice from proven low-water gardeners, including New Mexico's Judith Phillips!  

The book features inspirational photos of low-water residential landscapes and more than 100 plant recommendations with helpful icons for ease of use. Also included is an extensive reference guide with listings of botanical and water conservation demonstration gardens, educational opportunities, irrigation suppliers, technical support, websites, and professional organizations. Recommend to any gardener facing limited water resources, it's especially applicable to New Mexico gardeners.

Bookworks presents our monthly local author fair. New Mexico is full of creative people; come see what your neighbors have been writing!
 
Trish Porter: Rekindle Your Dreams($12.99). Today's women are discovering they want to fulfill their dreams, in addition to raising a family or after theirchildren leave home. In this book, Trish Porter encourages and shows busy women how to live their dream, even if they think it is too late or they can't find the time. Provided in her book are the tools to successfully pursue your passion.