Treasure House Books & Gifts will host two author events

AT TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS

Treasure House Books & Gifts will host two author events this week.

Irene I. Blea will read from and sign copies of her book “Talking with Rudy” from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Blea will read from conversations she had with the late Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya.

Anaya was a famous New Mexico-born novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. His most remembered book was the novel “Bless Me, Ultima.”

Blea’s talks with Anaya covered such subjects as growing up in New Mexico, university life, dying, death and spirituality.

From 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, poet Trier Ward, an Albuquerque resident since 2015, will reads from and sign copies of her poetry collection “The Art of Escape.”

Treasure House is located at 2012 South Plaza St. NW, Old Town.

AT BOOKWORKS

The bookstore will host its third annual event celebrating National Poetry Month at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. At the event, local poets Sarah Kotchian, Sara Daniele Rivera, Mary Oishi, Michelle Otero, Hakim Bellamy and V.B. Price will read from their work.

New Mexico author Elizabeth Rose Quinn will read from and sign copies of her debut thriller “Follow Me” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. The book is described as a “creepy and frighteningly funny satiric thriller about a woman who sets out to find her missing sister and (in the process) uncovers the real horror of Mom-stag-ram culture.”

Bookworks is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.

AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE

Three New Mexico authors — Zachary Succardi, Sarah Doolittle and J.A.M. Kinsella — will autograph copies of their books at noon Saturday, April 5, at the bookstore, which is located at 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW.

IN MOUNTAINAIR

Mountainair author David Policansky will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, on the latest volume in his series on the historic Catholic Churches of New Mexico. The newly published volume, with full-page interior and exterior photographs, is on the “Historic Catholic Churches of Northwest New Mexico.”

Policansky’s talk, presented by the Torrance County Archaeological Society, will be held at the Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair. The talk is free and open to the public.

IN SANTA FE

New Mexico poets Mary McGinnis and Kathamann will read from their work at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Geronimo’s Books, 3018 Cielo Court, Suite D, Santa Fe. The readings are part of the bookstore celebration of National Poetry Month.

IN TAOS

SOMOS Salon is presenting poetry readings on two successive days this week.

At 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, Albuquerque poets Bill Nevins and Trier Ward will read. Nevins’ latest collection is titled “Light Bending.”

At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Taos poets Alan Macrae and Beth Enson will read.

The SOMOS Salon is located at 108 Civic Plaza Drive in Taos.

Treasure House Books & Gifts will host two author events