Albuquerque’s reading enthusiasts have no shortage of literary events this summer. Books on the Bosque, named Albuquerque the Magazine’s 2025 Best Bookstore, is hosting an average of eight gatherings every week in June, primarily book club meetings. Page 1 Books has a number of local author appearances scheduled this month and will begin their month-long “Find Waldo Local” event in July. Bookworks ABQ is offering a mix of author meet-and-greets and book club meetings and Slice of Life Anime and Manga is hosting a manga book club with free snacks included. Albuquerque Public Libraries continue to fill their calendars with programs across the city.
Readers can find June’s upcoming events below (Albuquerque Public Libraries hold many events. Only their book club events are listed here):
∨ Author Appearances
Villa Coco: A Novel (A Word with Writers: Andrew Sean Greer in conversation with Emily Zipps)
Tue June 16, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
Located at South Broadway Cultural Center
O’labumi Brown Event
Sat June 20, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Page 1 Books
Local Authors Event
Sat June 20, 12 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Deb Haaland’s A Voice Like Mine
Sat June 20, 3 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Miguel Sinnott Event
Sun June 21, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Page 1 Books
Lynn C Miler & Nancy J Allen in conversation with Lynda Miller
Thur June 25, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
G.S. Harrington Event
Sat June 27, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Page 1 Books
Shawn M. Graybeal-Sellers Event
Sun June 28, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Page 1 Books
Steven L. Davis’ Beating Heart of the World
Sun June 28, 12 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Betsy James’ Infinite and Dangerous and Bright: Poems
Tues June 30, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
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∨ Book Club Meetings
Short Story Club: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Mon June 15, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. | Taylor Ranch Library
Gateway to Graphics (Graphic Novel Club) – Uta Isaki’s Is Love the Answer?
Tue June 16, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Spooky Friends Book Club – Stephen King’s The Mist
Tue June 16, 6 – 7 p.m. | Taylor Ranch Library
Third Tuesday Book Group – Kazuo Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills
Tue June 16, 6 – 7 p.m. | Cherry Hills Library
Myth Universe (Book Club Deep Dive) – Homer’s The Odyssey
Wed Jun 17, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club – Claire North’s Slow Gods
Wed June 17, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
Diversity Book Club – Sharon M. Draper’s Copper Sun
Thurs June 18, 2 – 3 p.m. | Tony Hillerman Library
Rated R for Romance (Romance Book Club) – Danica Nava’s Love is a War Song
Thur June 18, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
The Plot Thickens (Mystery Book Club) – Olivia Waite’s Nobody’s Baby
Fri June 19, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Forbidden Fantasy (Romantasy Book Club) – Venessa Vida Kelley’s When the Tides Held the Moon
Sat June 20, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Sunday Sci-Fi Book Group at Cherry Hills Library – H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds
Sun June 21, 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Cherry Hills Library
A Queer Reality (Nonfiction X Queer Book Club) – Geena Rocero’s Horse Barbie
Mon June 22, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Bookworks Book Club – Eric Puchner’s Dream State
Wed June 24, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
It’s a Hardback Life (Literary Fiction Book Club) – Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko
Thur June 25, 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Grim Readers (Horror Book Club) – Jade Song’s Chlorine
Fri June 26, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Manga Book Club – Kuzushiro’s The Moon on a Rainy Night, Vol. 1
Sat June 27, 12 – 1 p.m. | Slice of Life Anime and Manga
Outer-Worlds Explorers (Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club) – Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed
Sun June 28, 3 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Queer Book Club – TJ Alexander’s Triple See
Mon June 29, 6 p.m. | Bookworks ABQ
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∨ Other Events
Shut Up and Write
Wed June 17, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
All Day Dad Trivia
Sun June 21 | Books on the Bosque
Kid’s Storytime
Sun June 21, 12 – 1 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Shut Up and Write
Wed June 21, 5:30 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Barbara’s Bookish Crafts
Sat June 27, 10 a.m. | Books on the Bosque
Let’s Get Metaphysical (Esoteric Club) featuring Joanna Martine Woolfolk’s The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need
Sat June 27, 3 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Stitchcraft Knitting Group
Sun June 28, 2 p.m. | Books on the Bosque
Find Waldo Local
July 1 – 31 | Page 1 Books
These events lead up to Albuquerque’s largest annual literary gathering, hosted by the ABQ Collective on July 11 and 12. Located at Eubank and Constitution, the ABQ Collective is an entrepreneurial hub for New Mexico’s small businesses. The Collective is home to more than 30 small businesses, including local artists, yoga instructors, chefs, and stylists. It frequently hosts events that connect Albuquerque communities and local vendors, including Albuquerque’s largest book festival.
This year’s Book Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 11 and 12. Saturday’s vendors will all be local authors, showcasing their works, offering book signings, and highlighting the importance of local stories. Sunday’s festivities will offer a variety of book-themed goods; last year’s vendors offered papercraft, vintage books, and other literature-inspired items. In advertising for last year’s Book Fest, the ABQ Collective highlighted the event’s purpose of “readers, book clubs, writers, and makers coming together for a day of stories, creativity, and connection.”
The ABQ Collective Book Fest is not the only major book-related event lined up this summer: Vellum & Vine, Albuquerque’s first romance bookstore and coffee shop, is expected to open later this summer, adding another exciting destination for the city’s literary community.
