This Week at Bookworks Features Margaret Randall, Sarah J Maas, Poetry Workshop and More!

This week at Bookworks includes Margaret Randall, Sarah J Maas, Poetry Workshop and more. For more information, visit bkwrks.com/event.

Saturday, Sept 5
3pm • Margaret Randall • Haydee Santamaria, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression
Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953, enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiance, assuming a leadership role in the underground movement, and smuggling weapons into Cuba, Haydee Santamaria was the only woman to participate in every phase of the Revolution.

5pm • Sarah J. Maas • Queen of Shadows
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past.

Tuesday, Sept 8
7pm • Christina Squire • Murder at the Observatory
Caroline Steele is a hag without a future, tired of her housewife routine, bored with marriage, beaten down by teaching, and confused by her growing sons. But when she becomes a prime suspect in the murder of her arch nemesis, a prominent astronomy professor, she is shocked out of her mind-numbing routine. Caroline resolves to clear herself by finding the real killer.

Thursday, Sept 10
7pm • Dos Gatos Wingbeats Poetry Workshop with Nickole Brown • FREE WORKSHOP

Saturday, Sept 12
3pm • Nicole White • Upgradeology: Upgrade Your Food, Upgrade Your Life
What if you could STOP looking for the next diet and begin to honor and understand your foodie habits and cravings, by simply upgrading the foods you love? How it works: Upgradeology is based on materials and best practices. These concepts allow people to embrace the foods and drinks they love, while caring for their whole health.

Southwest Writers Memoir Conference at the New Life Presbyterian Church 5540 Eubank NE
9am• Bookworks sells books at the conference
Speakers include: Judy Avila, Steve Brewer, Jeff Herman (agent), Lynn C. Miller, Miriam Sagan, Sandy Toro and Grace Menary-Winefield.

516 Arts: HABITAT: Exploring Climate Change Through the Arts at 516 Central NW
4pm • Bookworks sells books at a pop-up climate change book shop at 516 Arts.

For Kids

Saturday, Sept 5
5pm • Author Sarah Maas at Bookworks!
Her latest is Queen of Shadows. It is book four in the Throne of Glassseries. Join us for fabulous opportunity to meet an outstanding author. A spot in the signing line requires purchase of Queen of Shadows. Click on "More" to reserve your book/ticket.

Thursday, Sept 10
10:30am • Story Time about farm animals!
With a nod to the state fair, we are reading books about farm animals. Stories, songs and snacks!

Clubs

Monday, Sept 14
7pm • Coloring Coffee Klatch •
Bring your coloring book (or buy one here) and a cup of coffee or tea and relax with a few fellow colorists.

Monday, Sept 21
7pm • Reading Purls Knitting Group • Canterbury Sisters
by Kim Wright
Bring your knitting or crocheting or other portable fiber arts projects and enjoy a bit of conversation and tips and woes sharing. You are welcome to bring a cup of coffee or tea.

Monday, Sept 28
7pm • Austen Project Book Club • Emma
by Alexander McCall-Smith
Our book club recognizing Jane Austen's six novels being recast in a modern voice continues. Whether you are new to reading Jane Austen books or if she your "go to" author please join us. This month we will be discussing the contemporary Emma by Alexander McCall Smith.

Looking Ahead

Thursday, Nov 19 • Bookworks presents
Isabel Allende at the KiMo Theatre
7pm • Isabel Allende • The Japanese Lover

In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco's parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family's Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair begins to blossom. A $35 ticket includes a signed hardcover and a $5 donation to the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation. Click on "More" for info and tickets.

Thursday, Oct 8
7pm • TJ English • Where the Bodies are Buried
For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI.

Thursday, Oct 15
7pm • Lincoln Peirce • Big Nate
Join Big Nate and his classmates Gina, Artur, Francis, Jenny, and Teddy, as they navigate the halls of P.S. 38. One thing's for sure: Nate is definitely not the teacher's pet!

Saturday, Oct 31
3pm • Craig Johnson at the ABC Main Library
501 Copper NW • Wait for Signs: Twelve Longmire Stories
Wait for Signs gives Longmire fans a chance to own these beloved stories published for the first time in a single volume.