Authors read from Jemez Mountains novel 'The Money Garden' at Mesa Public Library Saturday
The free program runs 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the library's upper rotunda.
LOS ALAMOS - Mesa Public Library will host authors Linda Vozar Sweet and Roger Sweet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the library's upper rotunda, according to a library announcement published Nov. 9. The event is free and open to the public.
The couple, who write together under the pen name Heshe Sweet, will read excerpts from their novel "The Money Garden" and discuss its inspiration and their joint revision process. The program ends with a question-and-answer session, book sales and a signing.
The novel is set in Jemez Springs and follows a librarian who finds nearly $1 million washing into his garden through an irrigation ditch and must decide whether to keep it or turn it over to the town police officer.
Linda Vozar Sweet taught creative writing and magazine writing at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos from 1998 to 2003. Roger Sweet was curriculum coordinator for the UNM-Los Alamos art department from 1983 to 2006 and served as mayor of Jemez Springs from 2018 to 2024, according to the library.
The library is at 2400 Central Ave. For more information, see the library's event calendar or call 505-662-8250.
