Tue, Oct 14
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Joshua Wheeler, The High Heaven
“The High Heaven contains the gritty strangeness of New Mexico and Texas and the gothic allure of New Orleans, full of struggle, despair, and hope. Wheeler writes with great precision and wild, exceptional vision. What a book! I loved this novel.” ― Brandon Hobson, author of "The Devil Is a Southpaw
Date, Time & Location
Oct 14, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Joshua will be in conversation with poet, essayist, editor, and professor practicing in experimental traditions, Fahima Ife
Join us in-store or register to watch on Zoom here.
Pre-order The High Heaven ($28, hardcover) from CWB here or call the store to order (505) 988-4226
We're thrilled to host Joshua Wheeler once again, and this time for the launch of his debut novel in Santa Fe.
A multigenre debut novel tracing one woman’s quest for faith across the American West during the Space Age
In 1967, on the night of the first Apollo mission, a child named Izzy is orphaned when the doomsday cult she was born into clashes with the sheriff in the high desert of New Mexico. She’s taken in by a struggling rancher who is trying to keep his mind from falling apart as NASA rocket tests encroach on his outer range. Inspired by the true story of…