BOOK NOTES
New Mexico author Elizabeth Rose Quinn will discuss 鈥楶ayback鈥� at two events
AUTHOR HAS TWO EVENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE
New Mexico author Elizabeth Rose Quinn will discuss 鈥淧ayback,鈥� her second thriller, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
Then at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, Quinn will be in conversation with Jeff C. Carter about her book at Books on the Bosque, 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.
Quinn earned praise for 鈥淔ollow Me,鈥� her debut novel about mommy influencers.
She returns now with 鈥淧ayback.鈥� In it, seven inmates reside in Los Angeles鈥� premier minimum-security jail where the privileged serve time Friday to Monday. But New Year鈥檚 weekend arrives and the inmates 鈥� among them a driven campaign manager, a disgraced nurse and a party girl 鈥� discover their abusive guard is dead.
The inmates have to solve the murder before their cushy arrangement turns into a permanent stay in maximum security.
The thriller is filled with Quinn鈥檚 humor layered onto a twisty plot and characters.
AT GARCIA STREET BOOKS
Taylor Brown will be in conversation with Elizabeth Hightower Allen about Brown鈥檚 latest novel 鈥淲olvers鈥� at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Santa Fe bookstore.
The New York Times says 鈥淲olvers鈥� is 鈥渧iolent, tender and thrilling鈥� as it explores the battle between man, wolf and nature through the perspective of three characters 鈥� Murdoch, an assassin; Trace Temple, a member of a local ranching family with a new-found respect for wolves; and the she-wolf herself, number One-Eleven.
The novel is set in southwestern New Mexico.
Garcia Street Books is located at 376 Garcia St. in Santa Fe.
AT COLLECTED WORKS
Fiddler-vocalist Jordan Wax will lead a singalong Yiddish concert at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Santa Fe bookstore. He will use the music to talk about the Yiddish Book Center鈥檚 current theme 鈥淏etween Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion Through Yiddish Literature.鈥�
The Santa Fe Public Library is co-sponsoring the event. The concert is free; seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Collected Works is located at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe.
IN TAOS
SOMOS Salon will host three literary events this week.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7, Taos author Christine Reed discusses her new memoir 鈥淎lone in Wonderland: Longing for Connection and Adventure in the Shadow of Mount Rainier.鈥�
When Reed stumbled across a long-distance hiking blog, she never imagined it would change her life. With little trail experience and no plan, she decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.
Years later and newly single, Reed sets out to hike the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier 鈥� alone.
鈥淎lone in Wonderland鈥� explores themes of grief, relational trauma, personal renewal and healing.
At 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, poets Veronica Golos, Margaret Lee and Jack Jacober will read from their work.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, Kay Matthews will talk about her book 鈥淎ntonio 鈥業ke鈥� DeVargas: Norte帽o Warrior: The Politics of Land, Water and Justice in Northern New Mexico.鈥�
SOMOS Salon is located at 108 Civic Plaza Drive in Taos.
