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A Slice Of Life
West of Magdalena and Datil on U.S. 60 sits that New Mexico community with the unforgettable name of ...
Intrigue and romance in Louis’ reign
All three of Karlene Koen's historical novels have had strong males. With her newest, "B ...
Thurman the turtle a good mentor to help kids want a cleaner planet
Review by Iliana Archuleta The book is about a turtle, Thurman. He gets mad because humans threw tr ...
Winner of Pulitzer to read in Taos
Gail Caldwell, who received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, is the keynote reader at the upco ...
HELP THY NEIGHBOR
In 1900 you didn’t receive government checks if you were laid off. In November of that year a group of men in Antonito, Colo., led by Celedonio Mondragon, organized a... Read more »
Curious case of the trader, park service
Paul Berkowitz, a criminal investigator for the National Park Service, took over a case after another investigator spent 18 months and hundreds of thousands of dollars, but found no evidence... Read more »
Espionage tale puts LANL at heart of action
Present-day Santa Fe and Los Alamos – including Los Alamos National Laboratory – are settings for Michael Gamble’s new espionage thriller, “Zeroscape.” In an email, Gamble described the book’s main... Read more »
Author finds her true love in romance
In 24 hours Katie Lane’s fortunes as an author skyrocketed. Lane, a longtime Albuquerque resident, had gotten her share of rejection letters for her contemporary, light-hearted romances. One day her... Read more »
Wide-open skies helped imagine what’s beyond
Like George Washington, Robert Goddard had his own, though nondestructive, relationship with a cherry tree. The young scientist-to-be climbed up a cherry tree to look skyward. Author Loretta Hall quotes... Read more »
King Of The Wild Frontier
The long-perpetuated myth of Davy Crockett’s attire and exploits was reinforced in the mid-20th century with a “Wonderful World of Disney” TV series and a pop song. In a personal... Read more »
Cleopatra as a teen, before it all went so wrong
Near the back of “Cleopatra Confesses,” Carolyn Meyer’s new historical novel for young readers, there are two pages of bibliography that list the books and the Internet sources the author... Read more »
Plan to enjoy a real odyssey on Bloomsday
The 13th annual Bloomsday celebration in Albuquerque will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at a private residence at 1211 Roma NW. The event, which is named for... Read more »
