In The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Neko Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.

The UNM Creative Writing Program invites you to join them at FUSION | The Cell on October 22, at 7 PM, for a reading by Molly Beer, author of Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution.

Our featured readers include Manuel González, the current New Mexico State Poet Laureate, and the Native American Community Academy (NACA) Spoken Word Poetry Team, including poets Keira Farias, Marissa Victorino, Luciano Lingnau, Luc Gutierrez, Violet Begay, and Summer Cruz-Haskey.

Author and journalist T.J. English is coming to FUSION on Friday, October 9, at 6 PM as part of the Rising High Arts Festival. English is the author of Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld, and is currently on tour for his latest book, Blood in the Desert: The T. J. English Reader. Bringing another dimension of storytelling, Blood in the Desert spans subjects as varied as jazz, boxing, police corruption, and violence in the desert Southwest.

Start time changed to 6:30 PM. Join us for an intimate literary reading featuring Albuquerque poet Sara Daniele Rivera, who will be joined by past workshop facilitators. In the second half of the evening, the event will turn into an open mic, where your voices can be heard!

The UNM Creative Writing Program invites you to join them at FUSION | The Cell on September 24 at 7 PM for a reading by Jake Fournier, author of Punishment Bag.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.

Editor of El Palacio, Emily Withnall, and summer issue contributors Estevan Rael-Gálvez, Myrriah Gómez, Lazarus Letcher, and Oliver Horn will discuss New Mexico history—from Indigenous enslavement to Black and queer experiences on Route 66 to the loss of communal land grant land to the state’s nuclear legacy—and the nature of the archive.

According to The New York Times, Smith's "new novel, 'The Fraud,' is based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial, but it keeps one eye focused clearly on today's political populism."

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight is Alexandra Fuller's unflinching memoir of growing up white in Africa during the final, violent decades of colonial rule—spanning Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Zambia, and Malawi in the 1970s and 80s.

When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles.

Join us the evening of April 26 for the launch of Horizon Review, Issue #1! The launch party will feature readings, music, food, and more. You can come enjoy the launch, pick up your pre-ordered copy, or buy one at the event, as we will have copies available.

Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play—now with a new preface by Neil Howe.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is back at FUSION | The Cell on April 17, at 7 PM!

Legendary poet Margaret Randall will read from her recently released book THE CALENDAR’S WHIM (Casa Urraca Press). Dodici Azpadu will read from CLOAK, also recently released from Casa Urraca Press. Tani Arness will read from WHO WILL SPEAK TO SNAKES, poems forthcoming from 3: A Taos Press.

In celebration of Women's Month 2026, participants will dive deep into a pivotal Generation X format: the Graphic Novel! And in honor of another compromised institution, participants may get all academicy and start discussing The Gaze, Who Gets To Represent, and even the Patriarchal Hierarchy Embedded In Language and Art.

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, March 1, from 11 AM–1 PM. The March discussion will be on Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s Lena Todd Awards Annual Reading is being held at FUSION! Join us at FUSION | The Cell on Friday, February 13, at 7 PM!

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, February 1, from 11 AM–1 PM. The February discussion will be on All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is back at FUSION | The Cell on January 30, at 7 PM!

Join us for a reading panel and conversation about four featured articles in the winter issue of El Palacio magazine at FUSION | 708 on Sunday, January 11, at 2 PM.

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, January 4, from 11 AM–1 PM. The January discussion will be on The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia.

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, December 7, from 11 AM–1 PM. The December discussion will be on Useful Delusions by Shankar Vedantam.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is back at FUSION | The Cell on December 5, at 7 PM!

The UNM Creative Writing Program invites you to join them at FUSION | The Cell on November 13, at 7 PM, for a reading from Andrew Bourelle, author of Shot Clock.

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, November 9, from 11 AM–1 PM. The November discussion will be on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is returning to FUSION! Join us for WIP at FUSION | The Cell on November 7, at 7 PM!

EVENT CAPACITY IS FULL. Horizon Review invites you to Between The Lines: A Literary Speakeasy on the evening of November 6. Come enjoy a night of art, drinks, and conversation set in the moody backdrop of FUSION | The Cell.

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, October 5, from 11 AM–1 PM. The October discussion will be on Orbital by Samantha Harvey.