March 17, 2023, 7 PM, Back of Beyond Books and the Grand County Public Library present a reading and signing with Scott Graham and his new book: Saguaro Sanction

March 17, 2023

Saguaro Sanction

When Janelle Ortega’s cousin from Mexico is found brutally murdered at a remote petroglyph site in Saguaro National Park, she and her husband, archaeologist Chuck Bender, are drawn deep into a threatening web of hostility and deceit stretching south across the US-Mexico border and back in time a thousand years, to when the Hohokam people thrived in the Sonoran Desert.

Book 8 in Scott Graham’s National Park Mystery Series introduces readers to the landscapes and cultural histories of Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona, providing an inside look at the wonders of the wildly popular national park and its archaeological and cultural complexities.

In addition to discussing Saguaro Sanction we will also be looking at Scott’s earlier title, Canyonlands Carnage which is set near Moab in Cataract Canyon. Canyonlands Carnage was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award last year.

This event will be at the Grand County Public Library, 257 E. Center St. Moab, Ut. It is free and open to the public.

Heart the Lover by Lily King
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This is a tender-hearted and propulsive take on young love - from the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed college beginnings of our lovers in the 80s to the ways their paths diverge and converge into present day.  Most akin to her work Writers & Lovers in style, Heart the Lover is narrated by a Creative Writing student referred to as "Jordan" (the tennis-playing babe of Great Gatsby lore) by her boyfriend and his roommates. The kids banter, they argue, make love, break up, and begin the awkward art of growing up. I figured I should set aside a day and never-ending cup of coffee to read the book, and reader, you'll want to too.  It's impossible to not recall your own youth and mis-steps and hurts, time spent loving and longing and aching in your young heart!  Friendship and regret are big themes in this one, and as usual King brings a delicate yet matter of fact touch to the toughest conversations and emotions. Bring a box of tissues! Read it and weep. 
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Reviewed by Julia 

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Navajo memoirist Evelyn Begody is a public school educator. She writes about how she navigated her grief experience after losing her partner of 30 years and how she lived with her transitioned husband Bo. Her story shows love continues and what this might suggest about dealing with loss. Her recent second release is about her education. Similar in the spirit of loss, she penned this during the height of Covid, but her story remains universal. Stop by and say HI!

When: Saturday, November, 8th ~ 3-5PM
Where: Back of Beyond Books, 83 N Main St, Moab, UT 84532

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We invite you to join us for this event! 
Kathryn Wilder will read from her just-released book "The Last Cows: On Ranching, Wonder, and a Woman’s Heart," which follows her award-winning memoir, "Desert Chrome."
Both books celebrate Disappointment Valley, a Paradox Basin neighbor to Spanish Valley.
Questions will be welcome, and Wilder will sign books afterward.

When: Thursday, November, 6th ~ 5-7PM 
Where: Back of Beyond Books, 83 N Main St, Moab, UT 84532

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