BOOK NOTES
Gary Paul Nabhan to discuss his new book on water and conservation at Collected Works
Hope Ferdowsian to discuss her new children鈥檚 book 鈥楾he Adventures of Lacy Ghost and Sugar鈥� at Books on the Bosque
AT COLLECTED WORKS
Well-known agrarian activist and ethno-biologist Gary Paul Nabhan will discuss his new book, 鈥淲ater in the Desert: A Pilgrimage,鈥� at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23.
The book is described as an inspiring account of interspecies belonging, collaborative conservation and the sacred work of caring for the earth.
Nabhan will be in conversation with Chris Merrill, director emeritus of the University of Iowa鈥檚 International Creative Writing Program.
Collected Works is located at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe.
AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE
Hope Ferdowsian will chat about her new book, 鈥淭he Adventures of Lacy Ghost and Sugar,鈥� at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25.
The story is about two dogs, Lacy and Sugar, who are best friends.
They share everything until Lucy has to say goodbye. But love has a way of finding its way back.
When Sugar falls ill, Lucy returns as a gentle ghost, reminding her friend that she鈥檚 never alone.
Together, they discover a secret world of animal ghosts who bring hope and healing to those who need it the most. The book is for ages 5-10.
Books on the Bosque is located at 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.
AT BOOKWORKS
New Mexico authors Tasia Young and Jerry Ortiz y Pino will present their newly published books at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23.
Young is the author of 鈥淭he Changemakers: How New Mexico Became the Land of Women鈥檚 Equality.鈥�
Part memoir, part history, 鈥淭he Changemakers鈥� is the story of the changes that occurred in New Mexico before and after the enactment of the state Equal Rights Amendment in 1972 as documented by Young, who was at the center of it all.
Young served as executive director of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women from 1975 to 1985.
Ortiz y Pino鈥檚 book, titled 鈥淏eyond the Edge of the Known World,鈥� is part historical novel and part coming-of-age adventure story.
It tells of the four-year journey of Don Pedro Bautista Pino from Santa Fe to Spain to represent New Mexico at the 1812 Cortes de C谩diz; the journey is narrated by his Gen铆zaro grandson Juanito, who accompanies Don Pedro.
They travel down the Camino Real and over the Atlantic Ocean to Spain for the drafting of a liberal constitution by delegates from across the Spanish empire. The document briefly established a constitutional monarchy.
Ortiz y Pino, a longtime social worker, served as a New Mexico senator from 2005 to 2025.
Bookworks is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
