Marie Parks Reading and Discussion
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The Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative is pleased to welcome New Mexico author Marie Parks for a reading and discussion!
Parks’ latest book, Flightless, released on April 7, 2026, and we’re thrilled to be part of her book tour!
About the Book:
Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief. All of his hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and prove himself to the guild, there’s no question he’ll take it. But his crewmates grow skittish, and one of his usuals refuses to join the operation, making Riff wonder what they know that he doesn’t. As his crew prepares, they face sabotage and betrayal. The only way out is forward, because the artifact is their sole bargaining chip. Riff must discover how far he’s willing to go to improve his station and confront his ambitions. This job has the potential to fulfill all his dreams… or end his career.
Flightless has been described as the “book I needed. The fun, heisty bits create a tasty coating for real conversations about revolution. Intimate, sweeping, and full of flight.”
-Mary Robinette Kowal, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Calculating Stars
This fantasy caper sounds so fun, and the Narrow Gauge staff is excited to read it!
About the Author:
Marie Parks (she/her) is an award-winning LGBTQIA+ fantasy author and founder of Sandia Starforgers writing retreats for speculative fiction writers. She coauthored The Grigori Cycle with Jes Honard, including Unrelenting (April 2022) and Undeniable (October 2025) from Not a Pipe Publishing. Unrelenting won the New Mexico Book Awards for best LGBTQ book and was a finalist in the categories of Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and First Book. Marie was a finalist for the Futurescapes Award for Most Promising New Author for her fantasy heist, Flightless (Shadow Dragon Press, 2026). Additionally, she is a New Mexico Writers Annual Grant recipient and was a finalist for the Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest – Sci-Fi/ Fantasy.
Marie lives in New Mexico with her dogs, where she loves to camp, hike, and eat green chile.
Parks’ latest book, Flightless, released on April 7, 2026, and we’re thrilled to be part of her book tour!
About the Book:
Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief. All of his hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and prove himself to the guild, there’s no question he’ll take it. But his crewmates grow skittish, and one of his usuals refuses to join the operation, making Riff wonder what they know that he doesn’t. As his crew prepares, they face sabotage and betrayal. The only way out is forward, because the artifact is their sole bargaining chip. Riff must discover how far he’s willing to go to improve his station and confront his ambitions. This job has the potential to fulfill all his dreams… or end his career.
Flightless has been described as the “book I needed. The fun, heisty bits create a tasty coating for real conversations about revolution. Intimate, sweeping, and full of flight.”
-Mary Robinette Kowal, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Calculating Stars
This fantasy caper sounds so fun, and the Narrow Gauge staff is excited to read it!
About the Author:
Marie Parks (she/her) is an award-winning LGBTQIA+ fantasy author and founder of Sandia Starforgers writing retreats for speculative fiction writers. She coauthored The Grigori Cycle with Jes Honard, including Unrelenting (April 2022) and Undeniable (October 2025) from Not a Pipe Publishing. Unrelenting won the New Mexico Book Awards for best LGBTQ book and was a finalist in the categories of Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy and First Book. Marie was a finalist for the Futurescapes Award for Most Promising New Author for her fantasy heist, Flightless (Shadow Dragon Press, 2026). Additionally, she is a New Mexico Writers Annual Grant recipient and was a finalist for the Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest – Sci-Fi/ Fantasy.
Marie lives in New Mexico with her dogs, where she loves to camp, hike, and eat green chile.
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