You’re swept into Wren’s secret, early life in 1950s Connecticut, the second-youngest of six sisters who are heiresses to a firearms fortune.

Just when you start getting comfy in this parallel universe with a Sylvia Wren-shaped hole into which the reality of Georgia O’Keeffe has mysteriously vanished, you learn that O’Keeffe isn’t the only mysterious vanisher in the novel. A painter whose home overlooks “the Cerro Pedernal in the distance.” The narrator, who calls herself Sylvia Wren, is a famously reclusive artist-a painter, in fact, and one who loves to paint flowers (or are they vulvas?) A painter who lives in Abiquiú, New Mexico. (Annabella Farmer) FICTIONĪs you delve into the first chapter of The Cherry Robbers, you may begin to experience a curious sense of déjà vu. And-save room for dessert-a proud showing of Gothic horror with a New Mexican (and Mexican) twist.Ĭozy up with your tea and toasted, buttered currant buns, plus cat (if applicable), and enjoy our recommendations.

Jeff Bingaman an encyclopedia of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico that will make a trusty companion for autumnal day trips and rambles through landscapes you might think are familiar, but there’s always more to learn. So, we present a buffet of literary morsels for your reading pleasure (no sneeze guard necessary).Īmong them, an Indigenous-led collection of essays, poetry and more exploring lessons from the year 2020 a forthcoming work by former US Sen. It’s been a banner year for the readers and writers in town with the first-ever Santa Fe Literary Festival, rumblings of a new library branch and the debut of SFR’s literature column, “The Bookshelf.” But if there’s one thing we know about bibliophiles, it’s that they’re always ready to turn the next page.

If the promise of impending crispness gives you a hearty appetite to sink your teeth into the tower of books that’s accumulated on your bedside table (or kitchen table, or armchair, or the edge of your bathtub) well, we feel the same. To our minds, the black-eyed Susans dotting the highways signal New Mexico is on the cusp of fall. By Annabella Farmer, Julia Goldberg, Alex De Vore, Riley Gardner and Julie Ann Grimm Augat 12:00 am MDT

Gay Gigante by Gabriel Ebensperger