Laurel Goodluck will talk about her two new picture books for young readers at Bookworks
AT BOOKWORKS
Laurel Goodluck of Albuquerque will talk about her two new picture books for young readers at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
One of Goodluck鈥檚 books is 鈥淔ierce Aunties.鈥� In an author鈥檚 note, Goodluck tells readers that fierce aunties can be found anywhere. And they鈥檙e not just a parent鈥檚 sister. 鈥淭hey can be a family member or a favorite teacher, coach or friend in the community. Fierce Aunties are women who you look up to and admire,鈥� the author writes in the note.
Steph Littlebird鈥檚 illustrations give the story an exciting visual element.
Goodluck鈥檚 other new book is 鈥淵谩adil谩!/Good Grief!鈥� It tells the story of a young brother and sister helping their grandmother transition from her rural summer sheep camp to their home in the city.
The focus is on Bahe, the grandson who is secretly gathering items 鈥� a bucket of water, yarn, even his sister鈥檚 dollhouse. By the end of the story, Bahe鈥檚 secret is revealed 鈥� he鈥檚 constructed a miniature sheep camp just for Grandmother Nali. Bahe鈥檚 act of love and caring is sure to make her feel at home away from home. And that makes everybody in the family happy.
Goodluck states in an author鈥檚 note where she found inspiration for the 鈥淵谩adil谩鈥� story. The author and a Din茅 coworker ran a leadership training camp for Native teens. The coworker brought her young son and a cousin to care for him at the camp.
鈥淚 was curious how the child would spend his day while his mom was busy. Well, the son and the cousin made do without toys. They used water, twigs, rock and leaves to make their own miniature sheep camp.
鈥淭his really showed a lot of imagination, and I was impressed,鈥� Goodluck writes in the author鈥檚 note.
The illustrations by Jonathan Nelson, who is Din茅, are a sweet complement to the 鈥淵谩adil谩鈥� story.
The two books, she said, have been well received by youngsters of different cultures at readings she鈥檚 given at the San Pedro Public Library and at Vista Grande Elementary in Rio Rancho.
Goodluck is Mandan and Hidatsa from North Dakota and Tsimshian from Alaska. Her husband is Din茅.
AT THE ALBUQUERQUE PRESS CLUB
Carolyn Dawn Flynn will talk about her recently published memoir 鈥淏oundless鈥� at a launch party at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17. Flynn said in a news release that 鈥淏oundless鈥� is a reimagining of the empty nest.
The event is free but those interested are asked to register to .
Flynn is also a novelist and essayist, and is a former editor and columnist at the 近距离内射合集.
With her at the launch will be special guests Dr. Wendy Johnson and Deborah Begel. The launch party is at the Albuquerque Press Club, 201 Highland Park Circle SE.
AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE
Ramona Emerson, a Din茅 writer and filmmaker, will sign copies of her two well-received novels 鈥� 鈥淪hutter鈥� and 鈥淓xposure鈥� 鈥� at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Books on the Bosque, 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.
鈥淓xposure鈥� was named as one of the Washington Post鈥檚 10 Best Thrillers of 2024. 鈥淪hutter,鈥� Emerson鈥檚 debut novel, was longlisted for the National Book Award.
The author lives in Albuquerque but is originally from Tohatchi.
AT COLLECTED WORKS
Three authors 鈥� James Reich, Kurt Baumeister and Constance Squires 鈥� will share the stage at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Collected Works.
Reich will present his futuristic novel 鈥淪kinship,鈥� which penetrates the loneliness of an ecological crisis. Baumeister will talk about his book 鈥淭wilight of the Gods,鈥� which is described as a satire and an alternate history written on operatic, cinematic and cosmic scales and with a cast that transcends time and space. Squires will discuss 鈥淟ow April Sun,鈥� her novel that explores the enduring impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. It鈥檚 also a mystery and a meditation on grief and forgiveness.
The bookstore is located at 202 Galisteo St., Santa Fe.
Laurel Goodluck will talk about her two new picture books for young readers at Bookworks
