Books - Page 2 of 123 - Albuquerque Journal

Books - Page 2 of 123 - Albuquerque Journal

Mohsin Hamid's novel is a fever dream of a story

The overall effect is a light fuzziness that makes any topic approachable, but makes everything hard to fully grasp and focus on.

Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Profiling the first women programmers of the ENIAC

Little attention was given to six women who played big parts behind the scenes of the ENIAC

Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 at 12:02AM

'Any Other Family'

The meaning of family is explored via the lives of four biological siblings

Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 at 12:02AM

'Hatchet Island' is a mystery with first-rate prose, contrived ending

Paul Dorian once again offers vivid and vibrant descriptions

Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Anthology gets philosophical with 'Better Call Saul'

Each chapter is written by a different philosopher about some interesting philosophical issue in the show.

Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 12:02AM

'The Most Precious Substance On Earth' is a slice-of-life novel both meaningless and profound

Shashi Baht's novel is a slice of life that will either ring eerily true, or be a highly educational experience in empathy.

Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 at 12:02AM

'The Lies I Tell' is a hard-to-put-down thriller

For the reader, the book's revelations lead to questions about the possible gray area of doing what's 'wrong' in order to make things right.

Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Whips, quips in Tom Segura's newest book

Comedian gives bookish world a window into his heart

Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at 12:02AM

'Love and Asperger's' a memoir on moving forward together

Mary A. Johnson neatly entwines several seemingly disparate strands in her new book – a love story, memoir and perhaps even a case study of Asperger's Syndrome.

Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 at 4:02PM
Updated: Friday, June 10th, 2022 at 4:42PM

'The Favor' a well-executed crime thriller

Nora Murphy's debut novel 'The Favor' delicately but unabashedly puts a microscope to domestic abuse in modern America with the added layer of a crime thriller.

Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 2:30PM
Updated: Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Holy History: A look at five church buildings of New Mexico

With guidance from State Historian Rob Martinez, the list gives "a nod to the many…

December 24, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five items from the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History provides an objective, accessible window into the…

November 26, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five murals by Native artists worth taking a drive to see

'Walls of Resistance Walls of Pride: New Mexican Murals by Native Artists' features 24 murals…

January 21, 2023 5:02PM

Whether it came from king or kin, Clovis loans its name to major archaeological discovery

Modern-day Clovis is a mostly agricultural community in the eastern part of the state whose…

March 5, 2023 8:15AM

Placitas-based artist Colleen Gregoire captures the world with a stroke of whimsy

Editor's note: The Journal continues the once-a-month series "From the Studio" with Kathaleen Robert ...

March 12, 2023 9:15AM

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Albuquerque water guide: Irrigate efficiently for the landscape you desire

Diligence key in the fight with snails