BOOK NOTES
ABQ author Kellie Tinnin to launch book ‘This Taught Me That’ at Placitas event
Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos author events for Sept. 6-12
IN PLACITAS
The launch of author Kellie Tinnin’s debut book “This Taught Me That” will be from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at La Estrella Event Center, 664 New Mexico 165 in Placitas.
Tinnin’s book is subtitled “Bitter Truths, Transitions and Transformations That Will Help You Look Back in Order to Move Forward.”
She said in a press release the book is designed for organizations and individuals who want to embrace adaptability and resilience in life’s ever-changing environments.
An Albuquerque entrepreneur, Tinnin said she is co-owner and chief operations strategist at Resilient Workplace Innovations.
AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE
The Albuquerque bookstore hosts these author events this week.
Stuart Mascair of Albuquerque will discuss and sign copies of his book “A Gradient into Shadows” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7. It’s a collection of stories for those who like speculative fiction.
Judy Willmore will chat about her new book “The Menagerie” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. It tells the story of Francoise-Athenais, who must have Louis, King of France — but his other mistresses stand in her way. She meets a helpful sorceress and gets her wish but soon the king hears about tales of witchcraft and poison, and a conspiracy spreads through his court.
Larry Johnson will talk about his book “Into the Fire: A Paramedic’s Battle with Waco and the Aftermath” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
It is billed as the first first-hand account of the Waco, Texas, siege published from the viewpoint of the emergency medical response. Johnson treated the wounded, flew out the dying and rotated on the medical perimeter for all 51 days of the standoff, the FBI negotiations, the siege and the fire that followed. The incident ended on April 19, 1993, with the death of 76 Branch Davidians, including 22 children, and four Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents.
The book delves into the psychological aftermath of sustained trauma exposure that paramedics, firefighters and law enforcement officers take home.
Books on the Bosque is located at 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.
IN SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE
Two authors, Betsy Gaines Quammen and Annette McGivney, will share the stage at two bookstore events — 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Collected Works in Santa Fe, and at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Bookworks in Albuquerque.
Quammen will read from her book “This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories that Shape America.” It investigates some of the country’s most enduring ghost stories and how they can help us come to terms with our unsettled past.
McGivney will read from “Plastic Shaman: The True Story of a Deadly Self-Help Retreat and America’s Misguided Quest for Wellness.”
McGivney’s book is about how more than 50 people attended a $10,000-per-plate wellness retreat led by a celebrity self-help guru. It culminated in a fake sweat lodge ceremony. Three attendees wouldn’t make it out alive.
Collected Works is located at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe. Bookworks is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
IN SANTA FE
Collected Works hosts these two author events this week.
At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, author Robin Maguire will be in conversation with Joan Tewkesbury about Maguire’s book “The Weight of Sunshine,” a novel that explores grief, desire, fractured loyalties and how they reverberate across generations.
Tewkesbury, a director of film, stage and television, is Maguire’s mother.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Elizabeth Kendall will discuss her book “Balanchine Finds His America: A Tale of Love Lost and Ballet Reborn.”
Facing stiff odds, George Balanchine emigrated from Russia to the ϼ States in the Great Depression and began to envision a new, modern language for American ballet. The book is a close-up of Balanchine’s first 13 years in the U.S.
Kendall will be in conversation with Catherine Oppenheimer, who danced with the New York City Ballet under Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She co-founded the National Dance Institute of New Mexico and the New Mexico School for the Arts.
Collected Works is located at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe.
IN TAOS
Somos Taos presents two authors this week.
Robert Jensen will read from and discuss his book “This I Don’t Believe: A Fulfilling Life Without Meaning” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.
Jensen suggests that a joyful inquiry into a wonderfully complex world coupled with ordinary labor is enough to create a fulfilling life.
Kate O’Neill will read from and talk about her book “Harp in Hand: Poems of Ireland” at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
The events will be at Somos Salon, 108 Civic Plaza Drive in Taos.
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