Music fans and avid readers alike have a special event to look forward to. New Mexico’s own Robert Mirabal, two-time Grammy Award Winner from Taos Pueblo, will make an appearance at Clear Light Books on Thursday, May 21^st from 6-8 PM. The author will read from his first novel “RUNNING ALONE in Photographs” and play live flute music at this free event. Books and CDs will be on hand for purchase and signing.

For the past decade or so, Mirabal has dominated the Native American music scene with a fusion of musical styles best categorized as world music. He has created more than a dozen traditional flute, rock and spoken word CDs that have earned him almost every honor awarded in the genre, including two Grammy Awards for best Native American Albums of the Year (2006 and 2008). His 2001 PBS special, “Music from a Painted Cave,” remains one of public television’s most popular fundraisers of all time.

Nonetheless, using music to connect his noble purpose with his audience is only one of Mirabal’s gifts, and his new novel, “RUNNING ALONE in Photographs,” promises to open a window onto contemporary American Indian life not seen before.

Written in a style that blends memoir and historical fiction, Mirabal’s tale is set in Saint Teresa Pueblo in northern New Mexico. It is the coming-of-age story of Reyes Wind, a young musician who returns to her ancestral home for her grandmother’s funeral.

Dealing with themes of personal responsibility and empowerment, the novel focuses on worlds in transition – the struggle between tribal identity and life in modern society – and the courage and grace required to live fully in each.

Hearing the author read from the novel is a unique experience. Don’t miss it!

For more info please call: Marcia Keegan at Clear Light, 989-9590

For interviews call Brigitte at Red Willow Press, (575) 751-3216

Event address: www.clearlightbooks.com/events

Website: www.redwillowpress.com

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About the Book:

RUNNING ALONE in photographs by two-time Grammy Award Winner Robert Mirabal (Red Willow Press, inc., Taos, NM)

After having sold out its first two small press printings, Robert Mirabal’s new novel RUNNING ALONE in photographs is now available in offset format and has been expanded from 256 to 280 pages. Previously available only in Taos and from the author’s website, it is now available through independent book stores nationwide.

Clear Light Book Gallery has invited the author to read from the book and sign copies. He will make a special appearance at the store on Thursday, May 21^st, from 6 – 8 PM. During the event he will also play a few Native flute compositions of his own.

The book has received rave reviews in the New Mexico Press.