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Bookworks

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Independent bookstore in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dedicated to supporting our community and connecting books and readers.

Est. 1984

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We are excited to celebrate the incredible debut of @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER tomorrow! 💙📚

September 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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Storytime today (and every Friday) at 10:30!

The children’s section of a bookstore set up for storytime. Chairs arranged around a rug with toys and instruments. A table with the days books on stands. 💙📚

February 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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🚨🚨TONIGHT!🚨🚨

Join us at Bookworks for a reading and signing with @rusbradburd.bsky.social for his new novel, Big Time! Rus Bradburd will be in conversation with political activist Mark Rudd.

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Promo flyer with an author photo of Rus Bradburd on the right and a cover of his novel BIG TIME on the left.

Text Reads:

Rus Bradburd
In conversation with Mark Rudd
Monday, February 24th at 6pm

Big Time: A Novel

February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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BACK IN STOCK!

The new paperback collected editions of Murderbot by @marthawells.com have been flying off the shelves. Now’s your chance to be a cool kid and see what the buzz is about!

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A display table with copies of all three volumes of the Murderbot diaries paperback collected editions

February 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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“Fabulous book - whether you know a hellebore from a hosta or not. Gardens, memoir, poetry, history. William Morris & Milton - all wrapped up in these beguiling essays.”

#StaffPicks 💙📚

Hand holding up a copy of THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME by Olivia Laing

February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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Got a little sidetracked earlier, what with cool author visits and all, but here are some of this week’s new releases!

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Stack of nonfiction books
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
Papyrus by Irene Vallejo
Imagination by Rush Benjamin
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison III
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Shift by Ethan Kross
Source Code by Bill Gates
Seeking Shelter by Jeff Hobbs

Stack of fiction books
Gliff by Ali Smith
Fourteen Days edited by Margaret Atwood
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
The Black Fantastic edited by Andre M Carrington
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter by Grace Tiffany
Isola by Allegra Goodman

February 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM

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Just got a visit from our (now) local author, T. Kingfisher. Don’t worry, we played it totally cool and didn’t spend the entire time trying to remember what to do with our hands.

Thanks, @tkingfisher.com !

A giganto stack of signed T. Kingfisher titles. A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL, THORNHEDGE, WHAT MOVES THE DEAD, WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT, A WIZARDS GUIDE TO DEFENSIVE BAKING, NETTLE & BONE, A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES

February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM

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New Release Tuesday!

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January 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM

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“The Martian Chronicles meets True Grit — with a dash of Jules Verne. Part western and part sci-fi, it blurs genres in an incredible way. Exciting, moving, and haunting.”

#StaffPick 🪐📚💙

January 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM

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New Release Tuesday!

Here are few titles were excited about in addition to today’s gigantic release (you know the one).

#BookSky 💙📚

Stack of nonfiction books:

Three Wild Dogs by Markus Zusak
Invitation to a Banquet by Fuchsia Dunlop
The Humanity Archive by Jermaine Fowler
Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt
I Dream of Joni by Henry Alford
Dare I Say It by Naomi Watts

We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Ballerina by Patrick Modiano
The Broprosal by Sonora Reyes
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Nobody’s Empire by Stuart Murdoch

January 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM

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“Catalina is such a delightful book — funny and quick-witted, but also complex and thoughtful and heart-rending. I loved Catalina’s smart, singular voice. This is a perfect read for fans of Sally Rooney or Lily King’s Writers and Lovers.”

#StaffPick 💙📚

January 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM

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This is your one week reminder that January’s SFF Book Club is Wednesday 1/15 at 6pm!

Our book this month is A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by New Mexico’s own Arkady Martine ( @byzantienne.bsky.social )

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

January 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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We received a nice holiday gift this year.

Thank you Albuquerque for showing your support year after year!

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Best of the City 2024 Winner flyer

Best Bookstore: BOOKWORKS

December 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM

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Mark your current great read, find your next one!

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A waterfall display off a bunch of Staff Pick bookmarks in various colors. The sign says “Staff Pick Bookmarks Take One!”

December 18, 2024 at 2:58 PM

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A slow day for new releases as we get closer to the holiday but still a few notable titles!

#NewReleaseTuesday
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Two stacks of books. One is WHISKEY TENDER by Deborah Jackson Taffa and the other is EMPEROR OF ROME by Mary Beard

December 18, 2024 at 12:07 AM

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Storytime today (and every Friday) at 10:30!

Books, songs, toys! It’s a blast!

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Storytime setup. A bench with three books HOW DOES SANTA GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY? , OVER IN THE MEADOW, and FROG ON A LOG.

On the floor in front of the bench are some toys. A bag of mega blocks, a garbage truck, two little cars, and two chunky animal puzzles

December 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club tonight at 6pm!

The book is THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN by @guygavrielkay.bsky.social . If you start reading right now and don’t take any breaks for food or bathroom you can probably still finish in time.