Bookworks Presents Terry McMillan, Reynaldo Reyes, & More, 10/11 - 11/19

Thursday, October 10
7pm •Terry McMillan • Who Asked You? at the
South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway SE
Bookworks presents #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale. Tickets are $27.95 and include a copy of the book. $5 add-one tickets also available. More »

Saturday, October 12
3pm • Paul deBlassie • The Unholy
A young curandera intent on uncovering the secrets of her past is forced into a life-and-death battle against an evil Archbishop. More »

Sunday, October 13
11am to 4pm • Local Food Festival at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House 6029 Isleta SW
Free samples, chef demos, food trucks, live music and much more.
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3pm • As/Us Literary Journal Reading
Contibutors from the lastest issue of the indigenous women's literary journal. More »

Tuesday, October 15
7pm • Reynaldo Reyes • Learning the Possible
Reyes chronicles the struggles and triumphs of five Mexican American students in their first year of college.

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Wednesday, October 16
7pm • Harilyn Rousso • Don't Call Me Inspirational
Empowering yet at times confrontationalmemoir by author with cerebral palsy. More »

Thursday, October 17
7pm • Margaret Randall • Che on My Mind and More Than Things
Che on My Mind is an impressionistic look at the life of Che Guevara andMore Than Things is a collection of essays on political, cultural, and literary issues all exploring power. More »

Saturday, October 19
3pm • Bob Spude, Arthur Gomez and Joseph Sanchez • New Mexico: A History
New history reminds readers that the world has been beating paths to New Mexico for hundreds of years. More »

FOR KIDS

Wednesday, October 16
4:30pm • American Girl Book Club
Each Month we read an American Girl Book. At the meetings we talk about the book, do a craft project & have refreshments. More »
5pm • Bookworks goes bowling at the Lucky 66 Lanes More »
6pm • Teen Advisory Board & Book Club
Free and open to all interested teen readers. This month's book selection is Freaking Green by Laura Sanchez. More »

Thursday, October 17
10:30am • STORY TIME!
It's Wear Something Gaudy Day! Featured book will be You're Wearing That to School? More »

Friday, October 18
4:30pm • Middle School Read
Middle School readers and their families are welcome to join us in celebrating a new book The Treasure Hunters with choclolate coins. More »

Saturday, October 19
10:30am • BOA (Big On Animals)
BOA presents Black Dog Rescue. October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog month. More »

LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, November 1
3-5pm • The Wimpy Kids Truck Visits
Come celebrate Jeff Kinney's The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The Wimpy Kid Truck visits Bookworks on tour.

Friday, November 1
7pm • Kim Henderson with Anne Cummings
Kim Henderson's collection The Kind of Girl ponders the ways girls and women find themselves defined-whether by their own hand or others', their fantasies, or their unyielding environments.

Saturday, November 2
4pm • Nikki Giovanni at UNM Anthro Room 163
World renowned African American teacher, poet, essayist, and scholar Nikki Giovanni graces Albuquerque for an event cosponored by the University of New Mexico English and Africana Studies departments. Ms. Giovanni will be presenting on her new book, Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid.

Friday, November 8
5:30pm • Daniel Alarcon • At Night We Walk in Circles
The breakout book from a prizewinning young writer: a breathtaking, suspenseful story of one man's obsessive search to find the truth of another man's downfall.

7pm • Tara Conklin • The House Girl
Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York, this is a searing tale of art, history, love and secrets.

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