This Week at Bookworks Features Laila Lalami, Erika Wurth's New Novel and More

Below are this week's events at Bookworks. For more information, visit bkwrks.com/event.

Friday, Sept 19
7pm • Nick DePascal • Before You Become Improbable
Before You Become Improbable (2014), won the inaugural West End Press Poetry Prize. Born in Tucson, he received a BA in creative writing from the University of Arizona and an MFA in creative writing from the University of NM.

Saturday, Sept 20
3pm • David Wagner • Death in the Dolomites
Rick Montoya is looking forward to a break from his translation business in Rome a week of skiing in the Italian Alps with old college buddy Flavio. But Rick's success helping the Italian police with a murder in Tuscany sends the Campiglio cops his way.

Sunday, Sept 21
3pm • Lilian Ukadike • Basic Computing Steps
User friendly content with materials presented in simple English that a beginner in computer technology can easily understand.

Monday, Sept 22
7pm • Laila Lalami • The Moor's Account
In 1527, the conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez sailed from the port of Sanlucar de Barrameda and his goal was to claim what is now the Gulf Coast of the United States for the Spanish crown and, in the process, become as wealthy and famous as Hernan Cortes.

Tuesday, Sept 23
7pm • Jen Sincero • You Are a Badass
In this refreshingly blunt how-to guide, Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, life-changing insights, easy exercises and the occasional swear word.

Wednesday, Sept 24
7pm • Erika Wurth • Crazy Horse's Girfriend
She hates the burnout, futureless kids surrounding her and dreams that she and her unreliable new boyfriend can move far beyond the bright lights of Denver that float on the horizon before the daily suffocation of teen pregnancy eats her alive.

Thursday, Sept 25
7pm • Michael Maddox • Porter & Ike Stockton: Colorado & NM Border Outlaws
Take hold of this book like you would the reins of a skittish horse, find the sweet spot in the saddle, or better yet your easy chair, and settle in for a hell of a ride.

Friday, Sept 26
7pm • Wildewood CD Release Party • Albuquerque Indie Folk Bank Wildewood celebrates the release of their new CD at Bookworks!

Saturday, Sept 27
1pm • Bob Odenkirk AKA Saul Goodman • A Load of Hooey(signing only)
Odenkirk became known as Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad and the new spin-off, Better Call Saul.

3pm • Laura Prichett • Stars Go Blue
Elderly spouses living on opposite ends of their sprawling ranch are faced with the particular decline of a fading farm and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Sunday, Sept 28
1pm • Jennifer Jacobson • Tarot Cards Reading
What do the cards say about your past and future? $10 for a 10-15 minute session.

3pm • Debra Bloomfield • Wilderness
Her photographs do not describe a particular place. Instead, her photographs and soundscapes bring us to the experience of wilderness.

Tuesday, Sept 30
7pm • Mike Smith • Mike Smith reads from his work just published in the Tin House.

For Kids

Saturday, Sept 20
4pm • Teen Book Club

Wednesday, Sept 24
4:30pm • Magic Treehouse Book Club

Thursday, Sept 25
10:30am • Story Time - Elephants!

Saturday, Sept 27
10:30am • Bi-lingual Story Time
Featuring books in both English & Spanish. Free storytime, all families welcome.

1pm • Skype visit with Holly Schindler
Today we will be talking middle grade and teen books with author Holly Schindler in a Skype visit.

4pm • Teen Book Club

Sunday, Sept 28
5pm • Harry Potter Book Club
Open to all Harry Potter fans and readers ages 13-17.

Looking Ahead

Saturday, Oct 4
3pm • Judy Chicago • I
nstitutional Time & The Dinner Party
A revered teacher and the most influential feminist artist of our time, Judy Chicago provides an autobiographical look at higher education in art inInstitutional Time. This is a must-read for aspiring artists and educators in studio art programs. The Dinner Party was an immediate sensation when it debuted in 1979, and today it is considered the most popular work of art to emerge from the second-wave feminist movement.

Saturday, Oct 18
3pm • Rudolfo Anaya, Nicholas Otero & Nasario Garcia •How Chili Came to New Mexico
This is the exciting tale of how New Mexico's premier crop came to the Land of Enchantment. The story shows the importance of Native Americans who helped bring chile to New Mexico through a long journey with many dangers. Intertwined in the book is love and romance and the story of the influence of many cultures in New Mexico's history.

Thursday, Oct 23
7pm • Katie Lane • Ring in the Holidays
Psychologist Ellie Simpson is about to get a healthy dose of sex therapy. Leaving her cheating boyfriend behind, she has everything she needs for a quick rebound: Vegas, plenty of champagne, and a proposition from the sexiest man she's ever seen.

Monday, Oct 27
7pm • Chuck Pahalniuk • Beautiful You
at UNM's Student Union Ballrooms B & C
From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of female pleasure. A billion husbands are about to be replaced. Presented in cooperation the UNM English Department and the Creative Writing Department.

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