Author documents 120 historic Mexican churches

AT BOOKWORKS: Beverley Spears will sign “Early Churches of Mexico: An Architect’s View” at 3 p.m. today.

After the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s, Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian friars fanned out across the central and southern areas of the country, founding hundreds of mission churches and monasteries to evangelize the Native population. This book documents more than 120 of these 16th century sites in duotone black-and-white photographs.

Wendell L. Griffen will sign “The Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope” at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.

Robert Lupton will sign “Running Into Trouble” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

Bookworks is at 4022 Rio Grande NW. Call 344-8139.

AT COLLECTED WORKS: Terrarai Trent will discuss “The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams” at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23.

Poet Nathaniel Tarn will read from “Gondwana” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26.

John Mangan will sign “Into a Dark Frontier;” Jerry Rogers will discuss “So Long for Now: A Sailor’s Letters from the USS Franklin” and Ronald Drez will sign “Predicting Pearl Harbor” at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.

Collected Works is at 202 Galisteo St. in Santa Fe. Call 505-988-4226.

AT PAGE ONE : Janet Chapman will sign “Madcap Masquerade” at 3 p.m. today.

Page One is at 5850 Eubank NE in the Mountain Run Shopping Center. Call 294-2026.

AT TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS: Ross Van Dusen will sign the latest in his award-winning series of children’s science books, “What Makes the Lightning?” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

Treasure House Books

& Gifts is at 2012 South Plaza NW in Old Town. Call 242-7204.