Dale DeForest, Matt Gagnon to discuss works at Books on the Bosque

AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE

At 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Books on the Bosque, Dale DeForest will talk about the graphic novel he illustrated, “Johnny Geronimo: Art of Darkness.” In the story, someone or something is killing the Native artists and art collectors of Santa Fe.

Sharing the event is Matt Gagnon, co-author of “Day Men: Complete Collection.” By night, a powerful vampire coven controls the world. By day, human enforcers called Day Men maintain their grip.

At 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, Andrew Singer and Sarah May will talk about their memoirs. May wrote “She Journeys,” a chronicle of healing from an abusive marriage. Singer is the author of the travelogue “Now is the Time.”

Albuquerque author Samantha Rae Ortiz will discuss and sign “Behind the Veil: Whispers of Eden, Book One” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1.

It’s a young adult dystopian fantasy that follows Layden Prier, a timid yet determined girl from the Outlayers. She’s competing to join the ruling elite of Nyine City, but her strange visions lead her to uncover their secrets.

Books on the Bosque is located at 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.

AT BOOKWORKS

Emily Zipps will be in conversation with Kit Rosewater at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28. They’ll chat about Zipps’ debut novel, “Alice Rue Evades the Truth.” In the novel, a down-on-her-luck receptionist is mistaken as the girlfriend of a comatose man and doesn’t have the heart to tell his devastated family — even when she starts to fall for his sister.

At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, D.J. Green will be in conversation with New Mexico Writers’ “Rising Writers.”

AT THE TAMARIND INSTITUTE

Paula Panich, author of “Takach: 50 Years,” will be in discussion with Dave Takach Sr., founder of Takach Press, at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Tamarind Institute. Diana Gaston, director of Tamarind Institute, and Brandon Gunn, educational director of Tamarind Institute, will moderate. A book signing will follow.

On March 7, 1975, the very first fine art printmaking press built by David Takach Sr. was completed in Albuquerque. “Takach: 50 Years” looks at the press’ continuing legacy.

To RSVP, visit tamarind.unm.edu. The discussion will also livestream on Instagram @takachpress.

The Tamarind Institute is located at 2500 Central Ave. SE.

AT COLLECTED WORKS

Five poets will read from their work in “Attached to the Living World: A New Ecopoetry Anthology” at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. The poets are Lauren Camp, Anne H. McDonnell, Sawnie Morris and Pam Uschuk.

At 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, Santa Fe photographer Stuart Cohen captures the beauty, the spirit and the everyday wonder of his hometown in his book “Here in Santa Fe.”

Collected Works is located at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe.

AT GARCIA STREET BOOKS

Poet Benjamin Green and poet-novelist Scott Archer Jones will read from their work at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the bookstore, 376 Garcia St. in Santa Fe.

Green lives in Jemez Springs. Jones resides a mile from his nearest neighbor in northern New Mexico.

The New Mexico Book Association is presenting the event.

IN TAOS

Deborah Jackson Taffa will discuss and sign copies of her memoir “Whiskey Tender” at 5:30 pm. Saturday, Nov. 1, at SOMOS Salon, 108 Civic Plaza Drive in Taos.

The book details Taffa’s early life in Yuma, Arizona, and then in Farmington.

She is the director of the MFA Creative Writing Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Taffa identifies as a member of the Quechan and Laguna Pueblo tribes.

Dale DeForest, Matt Gagnon to discuss works at Books on the Bosque