BOOK NOTES
Garrett Peck to discuss 鈥楾he Bright Edges of the World鈥� at Garcia Street Books
Books on the Bosque to host two author events this week
AT GARCIA STREET BOOKS
Garrett Peck will talk about his new book 鈥淭he Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop鈥� at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Santa Fe bookstore.
Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, was the subject of Cather鈥檚 famous book 鈥淒eath Comes for the Archbishop.鈥� It was one of three Cather novels that grew out of six trips she made to the Southwest.
The year 2027 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of 鈥淒eath Comes for the Archbishop.鈥� Peck, a historian and a Santa Fe-based tour guide, said the Willa Cather International Conference will hold its 2027 meeting in Santa Fe.
Garcia Street Books is at 376 Garcia St. in Santa Fe.
AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE
The Albuquerque bookstore will host two author events this week.
At 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, there is a panel discussion on 鈥淢en, Boys and Public Policy鈥� with author and former State Rep. Bill McCamley of Las Cruces and current New Mexico House members Andr茅s Romero of Albuquerque and Reena Szczepanski of Santa Fe.
The discussion celebrates the publication of McCamley鈥檚 book 鈥淩ight My Dudes 鈥� Now What?鈥� The book discusses what it means to be a man and a boy in 21st-century America, examining how disconnection and loneliness can lead males to dangerous addictions, economic problems, jail and even suicide.
At 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Maddie Mozley of Albuquerque will chat about her book 鈥淪eraph鈥檚 Flight: A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure (McCades in Space Book 1).鈥� In a galaxy where children are illegal, the young siblings Kieran and Tallulah McCade are the most wanted fugitives in the stars.
Books on the Bosque is at 6261 Riverside Plaza Drive NW.
AT COLLECTED WORKS
Native American poets Laura D谩 and James Thomas Stevens will read from their work at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Santa Fe bookstore.
D谩, who is Eastern Shawnee, lives in Washington state. Stevens, who is Akwesasne Mohawk, lives near Santa Fe. He is a professor in the undergraduate Creative Writing Department of the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Collected Works is at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe.
IN TAOS
Authors-poets-essayists Steven Law and Renata Golden will read from their work at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at Somos Salon.
Law鈥檚 writings include the essay compilation 鈥淕one: Encounters with Awe, Wonder and Reverence While Exploring the American West.鈥� He lives in northern Arizona.
Golden, of Santa Fe, has some of her work in the new collection 鈥淎 Year of New Mexico Poetry.鈥�
At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Celia Persephone Gregory of Taos will read from her new historical novel 鈥淗ippie Wars: Some Things Are Worth Fighting For.鈥�
It鈥檚 about land and belonging, love and grief. Eighteen-year-old Daisy must decide if freedom is something you escape to or something worth fighting for.
Gregory will also engage the audience in a conversation about the movement that returned Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo.
Somos Salon is at 108 Civic Plaza Drive in Taos.
