Hillerman's new novel to be released April 25

Summer readers, get your bookmarks ready: The New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s latest book, The Way of the Bear, hits bookstores Tuesday, April 25. The series’ latest Leaphorn/Chee/Manuelito detective mystery is set in Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument on the edge of the Navajo Nation. Bookstores are hosting Hillerman for in-person discussions for her to share insights on her eighth installment in the series. Harper, 281 pages, $30 (hardcover)

Collected Works Bookstore: Discussion with Hillerman led by Susan McDuffie, author Death on the Rio Chiquito: A New Mexico Homefront Mystery. 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, in-person and on Zoom. 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226, collectedworksbookstore.com

Bookworks: 6 p.m., April 29. 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, 505-344-8139, bkwrks.com