Events

« Week of September 12, 2010 »
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Start: 3:00 pm

Joaquin Lujan, David Montoya, Ruth Contreras, and Susan Seymore present a slideshow of the SouthWest Organizing Project's reissue of 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures (SWOP, $24.99).

 

13
Start: 7:30 pm

Please call us to order a book - we're almost out of reserved seats, so to ensure your order is processed as one of those, calling us is the best method.  We may have seats available due to no-shows or library registration/preorder overlap, and will certainly have standing room.

Influential, fantastic science fiction author William Gibson - of Neuromancer fame - will be at Bookworks September 13 for his new novel Zero History!  Note the time change - the event will be held at 7:30.  Doors open at 7pm for those who've purchased Zero History and 7pm to the general public.  Also: parking at the garage on the corner of 5th and Copper is free with validation at the library!  

14
Start: 7:00 pm

NYT Bestselling author Margaret Coel presents her newest addition to the Wind River Mystery series, The Spider's Web (Berkley, $24.95).

 

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Start: 6:00 pm

Ingrid Law, whose book Savvy received a Newbery Honor Award and is a nominee for the Land of Enchantment Book Award, discusses and signs her follow-up to the novel, Scumble (Dial, $16.99). 
  
Nine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen... 

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Start: 3:00 pm

 This event is back on.  Mr. Baca's students won't be attending, but he'll be here - same time, same place.

Award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving voice to the voiceless.  He returns to Bookworks to discuss and sign new book Stories from the Edge(Heinemann, $12.44)and A Glass of Water (Grove, $14.00), now in paperback.