Photographer, poet offer different look at the border

AT BOOKWORKS: Photographer Bruce Berman and poets Ray Gonzalez and Lawrence Welsh will discuss and sign “Cutting the Wire: Photographs and Poetry from the U.S.-Mexico Border” at 3 p.m. today. The authors offer us a way to look again at the border between Mexico and the United States. David Muench will sign and discuss “Sandia: Seasons of a Mountain, with Ruth Rudner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. Sherwin Bitsui will talk about “Dissolve,” his new book of poetry, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. Bookworks is at 4022 Rio Grande NW. Call 344-8139.

AT PAGE ONE: Matthew Binder will discuss and sign his new dystopian novel “The Absolved” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.

It’s 2036. Henri is a wealthy physician, husband, father and serial philanderer. He is also one of the relatively few people to still have a job. Automation and other technological advances have led to unemployment so severe that many people are no longer expected to work and are now known as The Absolved.

Page One Books is at 5850 Eubank NE, Suite B-41, in the Mountain Run Shopping Center. Call 294-2026.

AT TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS: David Muench and Ruth Rudner will sign “Sandia: Seasons of a Mountain” at 1 p.m. today.

This portrait of Sandia, the mountain backdrop that dwarfs Albuquerque’s sprawl, offers a sense of place through the eyes of a photographer and the words of a writer.

Ross Van Dusen will sign “The Crocka Dog in the Evil Forest” at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.

An award-winning Albuquerque author and artist, Van Dusen has just released his second book in his efforts to help children with bullying problems.

R.D. Saunders will discuss and sign “Underground and Radioactive: Adventures of a Uranium Miner in 1970s New Mexico” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.

Capturing for posterity the vanishing world of uranium mining, this candid memoir recounts the author’s adventures and misadventures working underground in 1970s New Mexico.

Treasure House Books is at 2012 S. Plaza NW in Old Town.