Bookworks Presents Events This Week

Featured Events:

Friday, November 1
7pm • Kim Henderson • That Kind of Girl
This collection ponders the ways girls and women find themselves defined. The author appears with Ann Cummings and her book Red Ant House. More»

Friday thru Sunday, November 1-3
Jack O'Con and Steampunk Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Jack O'Con is a comic, anime, horror, film and steampunk convention. More»

Friday thru Sunday, November 1-3
Council of the Great City Schools at the Hyatt Regency Downtown • More »

Saturday, November 2
3pm • Miguel Gandert • Hotel Mariachi
In Boyle Heights muscians have gathered at the Hotel Mariachi for more than 50 years. Joining the author will be Enrique Lamadrid and Catherine Kurland. More »

4pm • Nikki Giovanni at the UNM Anthro Rm 163 • FREE
Chasing Utopia
World renowned African American teacher, poet, essyist, and scholar graces Albuquerque with a visit. More »

Sunday, November 3
7pm • Evelyn Rosenberg • Detonography
Experimenting with an Israeli explosives engineer, Rosenberg discovered a unique process to design large scale works of art. More »

Wednesday, November 6
7pm • Stephen Jimenez • Book of Matt
Tangled web of secrets surround Matthew Shepard's death. More »

Thursday, November 7
7pm • Kelley Jacquez • Holding Woman
Unforgettable characters emerge in this book of short stories. More »

Friday, November 8
5:30pm • Daniel Alarcon • At Night We Walk in Circles
Suspenseful story of one man's obessive search to find the truth of another man's downfall. More »

7pm • Tara Conklin • The House Girl
Searing tale of art, history, love, and secrets that intertwines the satories of two remarkable women. More »

Saturday, November 9
1pm • Sage & Jared's Happy Gland Band CD Release •
Sage and Jared's Happy Gland Band is a band of whimsy and unbridled glandulosity. More »

3pm • Catherine Zuromskis • Snapshot Photography
Snapshots commemorate the private & personal and reflect cultural conventions. More »

For Kids:

Friday, November 1
3-5pm • Wimpy Kid Van Tour in the Flying Star Plaza!
Get a picture of you standing by the van! More »

Saturday, November 2
12:30pm • Dia de los Muertos Celebration!
Featured book will be Clatter Bash, plus a craft activity and refreshments. Please RSVP. More »

Sunday, November 3
12:30pm • BOA (Big on Animals)
Fish in the desert? Daniel Shaw has a new book, Southwest Aquatic Habitats on the Trail of Fish in a Desert. More »

Wednesday, November 6
4pm • STORY TIME
Today is saxophone day. More »

Thursday, November 7
10:30am • STORY TIME
It is Tongue Twister Day. More »

Saturday, November 9
10:30am • For Parents to read to children •
Michelle Holtby • Meet My Bi-Polar Brain
Children should be courageous and honest about their experiences and their needs. More »

Clubs:

Monday, November 4
5pm • Vamos a Leer Book Club for Educators & other interested readers • Marcelo in the Real World
by Francisco X Stork
Book Club open to all educators and readers interested in dynamic Hispsanic young adult literature. More »

Thursday, November 7
10:30am • Knitting Group
Bring your knitting problems and joys. Enjoy good conversation, good time and learn from one another. More »

Wednesday, November 13
7pm • Bookworks Book Club • The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz: A True Story of WWII by Denis Avey
Extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the concentration camp, Buna-Monowitz known as Auschwitz III. More »

Looking Ahead:

Thursday, December 5
7pm • Governor Bill Richardson
High level neogiations in How to Sweet-Talk the Sharks. More »

Tuesday, December 10
7pm • Peter Maguire • Thai Stick
Smuggling marijuana in the mid 1970's. More »

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