Cristina Ortega, author of The Key to Grandpa's House

Tuesday, April 29, 10:30 pm
Storytime at the North Valley Library, 7704 2nd St., NW, Albuquerque NM 87107. 505-897-8823.

Friday, May 2, 10:30 am
Storytime, Main Library, 501 Copper NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102. 505-768-5141.

Saturday, May 3, 3 pm
Storytime at the Ernie Pyle Library, 900 Girard SE, Albuquerque NM 87106. 505-256-2065.

Saturday, May 10, 10 am-2 pm
Talk and signing with illustrator Armando Ortega, as part of the annual Children's Fair, UNM Bookstore, 2301 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque NM 87106. 505-277-5451.

Tuesday, May 13, 4 pm
Storytime at the Taylor Ranch Library, 5700 Bogart NW, Albuquerque NM 87120. 505-897-8816.

Thursday, May 15, 11:15 am
Storytime at the Los Griegos Library, 1000 Griegos NW, Albuquerque NM 87107. 505-761-4020.

Saturday, May 31, 10 am-2 pm
Reading and signing at the Placitas Community Library, 1 Tierra Madre Rd., Placitas NM 87043. 505-867-3355.

Rick Nahmias, The Migrant Project

Tuesday through Thursday, April 29-May 1
Author roundtable and signing at the W. K. Kellogg Foundaiton 2008 Food and Society conference "Gathering for Good Food," Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa, Chandler AZ.

Armando Rodriguez, author of From the Barrio to Washington

Thursday, May 1, 6-8 pm
Reception, Talk and signing at Santa Ana College, D106 Bldg, 1530 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA. 714-973-7900 (Libreria Martinez Bookstore).

Thursday, May 8, 7 pm
Talk and signing at the UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library, 30 Stephens Hall #2360, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-643-1234.

Paula Moore, author of Cricket in the Web

Thursday, May 1, 7 pm
Talk and signing at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. 505-344-8139.

Saturday, May 17, 1-3 pm
Signing at Barnes & Noble, 700 S Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces NM 88001. 575-522-4499.

Melody Groves, author of Arizona War

Saturday, May 3, 2-4 pm
Book Launch at Vintage Cowgirl, 328 San Felipe St. NW, Albuquerque NM 87104. 505-242-6542.

Saturday, May 10, 11 am-1 pm
Signing at Barnes & Noble, 700 S Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces NM 88001. 575-522-4499.

Poets in ¿de veras? Young Voices from the National Hispanic Cultural Center

Sunday, May 4, 3 pm
Youth poets' reception at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St. SW, Albuquerque NM 87102. 505-246-2261.

Mary Beath, author of Hiking Alone

Thursday, May 8, 7 pm
Book launch at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque NM 87107. 505-344-8139.

David Roybal, author or Taking on Giants, with Fabian Chavez

Friday, May 16, 5 pm
Book launch at Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe NM 87501. 505-986-0151.

Pari Noskin Taichert, author of the latest Sasha Solomon mystery The Socorro Blast

Saturday, May 17, 2 pm
Signing at El Camino Real International Heritage Center, 300 E County Road 1598, San Antonio, NM 87832.
505-854-3600.

Patricia Santana, author of Ghosts of el Grullo

Saturday, May 17, 2 pm
Talk and signing at Barnes & Noble, 2015 Birch Rd. Suite 700, Chula Vista CA 91915. 619-216-0182.

David Stuart, author of Flight of Souls

Saturday, May 17, 1-3 pm
Signing at Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW, Albuquerque NM 87104. 505-242-7204.

David Hilliard, editor of The Black Panther Party

Wednesday, May 21, 7 pm
Talk and signing at City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Ave., San Francisco CA 94133. 415-362-8193.

Cary Herz, author of New Mexico's Crypto Jews

Saturday, May 24, 3 pm
Talk and signing at Borders, West Side, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque NM 87114. 505-792-3180.

Richard Flint, author of No Settlement, No Conquest: A History of the Coronado Entrada

Thursday, May 29, 7 pm
Talk and signing with Tony Horwitz, author of A Voyage Long and Strange at Page One Bookstore, 11018 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque NM 87111. 505-294-2026.

Friday, May 30, 4-6 pm
Talk and signing with Tony Horwitz at Alla, 102 W San Francisco, Suite 20, Santa Fe NM 87501. 505-988-5416.