Seated in front of his exquisite images of White Sands, acclaimed photographer Craig Varjabedian chatted with James Ayers, Assistant Director, University of New Mexico Press, about the beauty and ever-changing landscape of White Sands National Monument and the challenges of capturing its essence in his photographs.

In a fascinating conversation with Jim Falk, Vice Chairman of Global Santa Fe, Garrett Graff captivated a full-house audience, drawing audible gasps as he shared the startling insights uncovered while writing his oral history, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky—an expansive narrative of the atomic bomb’s creation and deployment, told through the voices of hundreds of scientists, generals, soldiers, and civilians.

The depth of Nathaniel's friendships within the Lowrider community in Albuquerque is evident in the powerful images he's taken over the many years he's been photographing them. In a warm conversation with Dr. Alicia Romero, Head Curator of the Albuquerque Museum, he let us in on those moments of family, community, and inter-generational gatherings.

Poets Robin Becker and Leslie Ulman: In a warm conversation, these two poet friends gave us a generous hour to reflect on their poetry as they read and talked about childhood, animals, cherished places, and complex friendships.

Nancy Foley’s warmth, wit, and playful spirit shone through in her conversation with author Lesley Poling-Kempes about her debut novel, I Am Agatha. Drawing on her 1970s New Mexico childhood and time spent at her grandparents’ home, Foley brings a vivid sense of place to life—so richly rendered it becomes a character in its own right within this enchanting novel alongside two protagonists and a loving community.

Lauren Camp’s reading of poems written during her father’s journey with dementia—and her conversation with poet Carol Moldaw about the process behind them—offered a poignant reflection on the intimacy and meaning that can emerge within family bonds, even in the midst of loss.

More than 130 people filled the store—and just as many joined on Zoom—for an extraordinary evening with Terry Tempest Williams in conversation with Dan Schrag. In an intimate and deeply moving dialogue, Terry reflected on her own grief and on the quiet revelations that shape her life and writing: not distant deities, but the ordinary and often overlooked presences—animal, plant, memory, moment—that remind us of our shared vulnerability and our profound interconnectedness with the natural world. The conversation invited listeners into a space of tenderness, reflection, and awe.

In a rich, warm, funny, and meaningful conversation, Bruce Berlin talked to Victor La Cerva, MD and co-founder of New Mexico Men's Wellness, about his memoir, "From Camden to Kathmandu," a journal on becoming.

Photographer Carl Moore had a warm and engaging chat with author and conservationist William DeBuys about his journey to photograph the roads and byways of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Carl paired selected passages from On the Road with his photographs, inviting readers to see Kerouac’s America anew, not as nostalgia, but as a living, breathing terrain.